GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS LIBRARY

A Citizens' Reference Library

The following is a list of select documents discussing Howard County Government policies and/or proposed policies.
You can access these documents by clicking on their title.
Most are provided in Adobe Acrobat format.
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Master Plans

Library: Facilities Assessment and Master Plan: 2004 - 2030

Land Preservation and Recreation (DRP)

Water and Sewer Master Plan, Solid Waste Plan (DPW)

Consolidated Housing Plan (DHCD)

Senior Housing Master Plan

Human Services

FY10 Proposed Capital Budget (6.67 Mb)

FY10 Spending Affordability Report (2.27 Mb)

Howard County Receives Triple-A Rating from all three Bond Rating Agencies
Fitch Ratings
Moody's Investor Services
Standard & Poor's

Your 2009 Water Quality Report (1 M)

FY09 Spending Affordability Report (347 k)

Howard County Task Force on Affordable Housing Report (302 k)

GASB 45 Task Force Report (79 k)

Human Services Master Plan (612 k)

Howard County Government Phone Directory (75k)

Human Services Master Plan (612 k)

Provides the community with frameworks and data required to identify the major unmet and future challenges facing Howard County through the year 2010 and likely beyond.

Foreign Born Community:
Dimensions, Growth and Implications (4.12 M)

Study conducted by the Association for the Study and Development of Community.

Merriweather Post Pavilion Feasibility Study (6.97 M)

Feasibilty Study Associated with Possible Purchase and Renovation of Merriweather Post Pavilion
March 2005

Your 2008 Water Quality Report

The tap water that Howard County provides to residents connected to the public water supply is routinely monitored according to federal and state laws. This annual water quality report details the results of these tests.

Keeping Our Neighborhoods Beautiful

A Property Maintenance Handbook for Residents and Community Associations. 2003 Second Edition.
This publication is aimed at residents and community associations and covers a wide variety of topics, including property care, the role of community and condominium associations, choosing a contractor, and tips on what every rental lease should contain.
One especially useful chapter in the handbook is entitled “Getting Help from Howard County” and details the county agencies and phone numbers the homeowner is most likely to need for property concerns such as running water, clean streets, sewers, garbage collection or animal problems.

Howard County Receives Triple-A Rating from all three Bond Rating Agencies
Fitch Ratings
Moody's Investor Services
Standard & Poor's