Naming History Of Four Buildings In Howard County Sought From Public

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Anyone with information about the history of the naming of four Howard County buildings is asked to reach out to the county's public facilities and spaces report evaluation and action commission.

The four buildings are Carroll, George Howard, Ligon and Warfield. Located in the county’s main governmental complex off Courthouse Drive in Ellicott City, these four buildings serve as the epicenter of county government business and operations.

Community members with information are encouraged to either email publicspaces@howardcountymd.gov or participate in one of the commission’s upcoming monthly meeting. Dates and times of the commission’s monthly meetings can be found on its website.

The Howard County Public Facilities & Spaces Report Evaluation and Action Commission was established by executive order in May 2022. The commission has been tasked with:

• reviewing the 2021 Public Spaces Commission Report;
• completing and implementing a strategic plan to obtain community feedback on the report;
• creating a plan to review names, locations obtained from community feedback;
• reviewing public spaces that were not reviewed by the previous commission;
• making recommendations based on the rubric created by the previous commission and evaluate and propose changes to the rubric, as needed;
• and making recommendations based on community feedback.