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Western Howard county is mapped as Rural Conservation and Rural Residential, and Eastern Howard County is zoned for denser development. [33] [34] 1993 – The Howard County General Plan and Water and Sewer Plan are amended to bring public water to counter groundwater contamination at Alpha Ridge Landfill. [35] 1997 – The State of Maryland ...
In 1924, the Howard County Volunteer Fireman's Association was formed operating out of a new combination firehouse and transit terminal on Main street in Ellicott City with an $10,500 600 gallon American LaFrance triple combination engine. [4] Insurance agent Benjamin Mellor became the first fire chief serving until 1934. [5]
After lengthy hearings, county officials denied the request in April 1970. [31] In August 1971, Contee sold its 349-acre tract to HRD for $2.4 million. Thereafter, HRD agreed to sell the Huntington property to The Marriott Corporation. The sale was contingent on Marriott obtaining approval to build a theme park on the land.
Howard County has a record of acting as a bellwether in state-wide elections since the late 20th century: Since at least the 1950s, Howard County has voted for the successful senatorial candidate in both Maryland's Class I and Class III seats, and since 1998 the county has voted for the successful gubernatorial candidate, voting for Republican ...
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Maryland’s handgun licensing requirements, rejecting an argument from gun-rights activists that the law violated the Second Amendment by making it too ...
Within Maryland the county is the default unit of local government. Under Maryland law, counties exercise powers reserved in most other states at the municipal or state levels. [4] Many of the state's most populous and economically important communities, such as Bethesda, Silver Spring, Columbia, and Towson are unincorporated and receive their ...
Howard County Executive Ken Ulman approved $150,000 to fund the Homeless Subsidy Stability Program, and the Howard County Department of Citizen Services partnered with the Howard County Housing Commission to administer the program. At present (2013), seven families have been deemed eligible and are in various aspects of the housing process.
The legislation was pre-filed with the Maryland House of Delegates on September 29, 2021. It was amended by the Environment and Transportation Committee [41] and later by the Judicial Proceedings Committee. [42] On March 29, 2022, the Maryland Senate voted unanimously in favor of the legislation, with three members absent. [43]