ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Government offices, courts, animal shelters and 50+ centers will be closed in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, October 14. There will be regular trash, recycling, yard waste and food waste collections on Mondays and the Alpha Ridge Landfill will be open.

County parks, Gary J. Arthur, North Laurel and Roger Carter Community Centers, the Meadowbrook Athletic Complex, Harriet Tubman Cultural Center and Kiwanis-Wallas Hall will also be open on the 14th. The Cedar Lane and Schooley Mill Activity Rooms are also open, but externally only allow. The Robinson Nature Center and historic sites in the county, including the Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum, are closed on the 14th.

The Regional Transport Agency (RTA) will operate on a fixed schedule on weekdays. For more information about RTA, call 1-800-270-9553 or visit www.transitrta.com. All parking rules and fees are in effect on Indigenous Peoples Day.

The 1-1-1 centre, police and fire brigade remain staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For emergencies, please call 9-1-1. For non-emergency matters, please call 410-313-2200.

Provincial activities will resume on Tuesday, October 15, according to regular opening hours.

In 2020, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced that the county would recognize Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday in October, instead of Columbus Day. At that time, the County joined the growing number of tribal nations, states, counties, cities, and school districts across the United States who stepped up to honor and celebrate this land’s first people while celebrating the thriving, vibrant American Indians and Alaska Natives recognized. cultures that are present today.