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‘Can I build a rental home in my backyard?’

Avatar photo by Lisa Markovitz September 5, 2023September 5, 2023

With the County about to update land use and zoning regulation guidelines this Fall, one of the biggest and most talked about proposed changes is increasing homeowner rights to build […]

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Opinion | Wants versus needs

Avatar photo by Lisa Markovitz July 20, 2023July 20, 2023

Howard County has finished its latest budget cycle. Some specific new high-priced items raised widespread concern, considering expensive infrastructure updates are needed across the County. The council recently applied the […]

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Opinion | Does Howard County need an Office of Inspector General?

Avatar photo by Lisa Markovitz May 8, 2023May 8, 2023

An Office of Inspector General can be described as an independent government office able to conduct investigations to identify waste, fraud and abuse, and illegal acts, while also identifying ways […]

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Howard County proposes to grow. How much is too much?

Avatar photo by Lisa Markovitz February 28, 2023April 15, 2023

The County is updating a 10-year growth plan called HoCo By Design. A rewrite of zoning rules, changing how development is regulated, will follow. Community input to the County’s draft […]

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Opinion: Importance of Columbia Association board elections

Avatar photo by Lisa Markovitz February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

Editor’s Note: This item was written before the CA board accepted the resignation of President and CEO Lakey Boyd. Consternation between the Columbia Association (CA) Board and its President, Lakey […]

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Competing business interests plague Ellicott City flood control

Avatar photo by Lisa Markovitz October 28, 2022November 16, 2022

Over the past month, Council Member Liz Walsh has been publicizing the status of several residential building projects in the Tiber Branch Watershed, a 3.7 square mile area located in […]

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Opinion: Money talks, voters are listening

Avatar photo by Lisa Markovitz January 31, 2022

The 2022 Howard County election cycle was to be the first to include the Citizens’ Election Fund, a public financing system for County Executive and Council races, approved via referendum, […]

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The next decade of commercial businesses

Avatar photo by Lisa Markovitz May 10, 2021May 10, 2021

Howard County is facing budget shortfalls coming out of the pandemic. The Howard County Spending and Affordability Committee recently advised that projected revenues fall far below our expected expenditures. Short-term […]

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Development donations pollute politics

Avatar photo by Lisa Markovitz February 26, 2020February 27, 2020

We often hear complaints about money in politics at every level impacting national, state and local campaigns. While we all would like to see community interests prioritized over special interests, […]

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Where have all the trees gone in HOCO?

Avatar photo by Lisa Markovitz February 3, 2020April 7, 2020

In Howard County, for decades, more trees have been cut down than State law allows. Development waivers, allowing more tree removal than regulations permit, have been granted because county decision […]

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