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Howard County Releases “The Path Home” A Five-Year Plan to End Homelessness
A new report jointly authored by the Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services’ Office of Community Partnerships and the Howard County Coalition to End Homelessness provides a new multi-year outlook on the county’s collaborative effort to build a community where no one experiences homelessness.
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01/29/2020
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Howard County Releases “The Path Home” A Five-Year Plan to End Homelessness
The Path Home outlines a five-year strategic plan to ensure that homelessness in Howard County is rare, brief and nonrecurring.
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01/29/2020
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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball to Testify in Support of Bay Restoration Fund
Senate Bill 172 Bay Restoration Fund alters the criteria for determining the use of funds in the Bay Restoration fund for purposes including climate resiliency and flood control, it also specifies that certain grants to local government may be used for stormwater management measures.
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01/29/2020
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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball to Participate in Annual Point-In-Time Homeless Count
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and staff members from the County’s Department of Community Resources and Services will join community volunteers to conduct the agency’s annual Point-In-Time (PIT) Count on Tuesday, January 28 from 3:00 p.m. to midnight.
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01/28/2020
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County Executive Calvin Ball Joins Ribbon Cutting for Howard County General Hospital Expansion
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joined Howard County General Hospital President Steve Snelgrove to officially open the hospital’s two-story, 50,000 square foot expansion on today. The project houses a new entrance and waiting area for the Emergency Department, replaces observation and psychiatry units, and cost approximately $45 million.
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01/27/2020
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Howard County Hosts Red Sand Ceremony to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joined representatives from HopeWorks and the County’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention and Police Department today, to fill pavement cracks outside the County’s George Howard Building with red sand to honor victims and survivors and raise awareness about human trafficking.
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01/27/2020
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County Executive Calvin Ball Joins Ribbon Cutting for Howard County General Hospital Expansion
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will join Howard County General Hospital President Steve Snelgrove on Monday, January 27th, to officially open the hospital’s two-story, 50,000 square foot expansion.
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01/25/2020
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Howard County Executive Ball Presents “Childhood Memories of The Holocaust A Cantata”
In observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Office of the County Executive, the Howard County Office of Human Rights and Columbia Center for the Arts will present Childhood Memories of The Holocaust A Cantata: We Will Never Be Bullied Again. This event is free and open to the public, no ticket or registration is required.
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01/24/2020
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Howard County Hosts Red Sand Ceremony to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will join representatives from HopeWorks and the County’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention and Police Department on Monday, January 27 to fill pavement cracks outside the County’s George Howard Building with red sand to honor victims and survivors and raise awareness about human trafficking.
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01/24/2020
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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball to Host Lunar New Year Celebration
All are invited to join Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, along with First Lady Yumi Hogan, Senator Clarence Lam and Council Chairperson Deb Jung, for his second annual Lunar New Year Celebration on January 25th at The Mall in Columbia.
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01/24/2020
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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Testifies in Support of House Bill 1: Built to Learn Act of 2020
On January 23, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joined County and City leaders from across Maryland to testify in front of the Maryland General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee in support of House Bill 1: Built to Learn Act of 2020
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01/24/2020
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Excavation for New Cut Road Water Main Replacement to Begin
In order to accommodate two retaining walls necessary to stabilize and strengthen the area between New Cut Road and the New Cut tributary, the water main must be relocated. This project will require the use of explosives to clear the way for the installation of the new pipe into the existing bedrock to improve infrastructure resilience.
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01/23/2020
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St. Paul Street Sewer Connection Project to Begin
A Howard County construction project to connect 3758 St. Paul Street in Ellicott City to the County’s public sewer main is expected to begin on or about Monday, January 27. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by late February.
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01/23/2020
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Howard County’s Belmont Manor & Historic Park Recognized by WeddingWire
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced that for the second year in a row, the Department of Recreation & Parks’ Belmont Manor & Historic Park has received the “Couples’ Choice” award for venues from WeddingWire.
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01/22/2020
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Howard County To Hold ‘Apprenticeship Day’ For Jobseekers
The Office of Workforce Development's “Apprenticeship Day” will help jobseekers learn how to take advantage of a Registered Apprenticeship where one can “earn and learn” while working on the job.
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07/31/2019
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County Executive Ball Releases Statement on Council Vote Supporting School System Audit
Today, the Howard County Council unanimously voted (4-0) to pass Howard County Executive Calvin Ball’s resolution calling for a state audit of the Howard County Public School System.
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07/29/2019
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Cedar Lane Water Pumping Station Construction to Begin
A Howard County project to construct a water pumping station at 10793 Hilltop Lane in Columbia is scheduled to begin on or about Monday, August 5. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by late November 2020.
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07/29/2019
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County Executive Ball Announces New Office of Children and Families Administrator
Today, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced Erin Bonzon, MSW, MSPH, as the new head of the Howard County Office of Children and Families (OCF), effective immediately.
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07/29/2019
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Howard County Launches Online Open House for Ellicott City Master Plan
The Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning (DPZ) and Howard County Executive Calvin Ball launched an Online Open House to provide information and gather feedback as part of the Ellicott City Watershed Master Plan process. The site focuses on several key downtown areas where significant changes to previously-proposed master plan ideas are likely, given the flood mitigation work under the Safe and Sound plan.
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07/26/2019
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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Working With “Woodstock 50” Promoters To Hold Historic Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball releases the following statement regarding “Woodstock 50," a music festival marking the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, taking place at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
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07/26/2019
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Student Commissioner Wanted for Howard County’s Human Rights Commission
The Howard County Human Rights Commission is currently accepting applications for the position of Student Commissioner to serve a one-year term from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 as a non-voting member on the Commission. The deadline for applications has been extended to Friday, August 2, 2019.
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07/24/2019
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County Executive Ball Seeks Members for Howard County’s Commission for Veterans and Military Families
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is seeking applicants who are interested in serving on the Commission for Veterans and Military Families. The deadline to apply is Friday, August 23, 2019.
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07/24/2019
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Howard County Opens New Bocce Courts at Cedar Lane Park
Today, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball was joined by Department of Recreation & Parks Director Raul Delerme, Special Olympics Maryland Howard County Bob Baker and elected officials, as he officially opened four new synthetic-turf bocce courts at Cedar Lane Park West, located at 5081 Cedar Lane in Columbia.
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07/24/2019
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Howard County Department of Public Works to Host Public Meeting on Calvert Ridge Pond Repair Project
The County's Department of Public Works will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, August 13 to present the plans for a project to repair the Calvert Ridge stormwater management pond adjacent to 7078 Calvert Drive in Elkridge. The project will improve water quality treatment of stormwater and to improve the functionality and maintainability of the stormwater management system.
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07/24/2019
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County Executive Ball Issues Statement On Recent Public Safety Concerns
ELLICOTT CITY – Today, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball released the following statement regarding recent public safety concerns: “I am deeply saddened by any loss of life, particularly in our county and I pray that our community will be guided by our better nature to come together as one.”
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07/23/2019