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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Numerous counties in Maryland have implemented fees and programs to address polluted runoff since the 1980s. [2] In 2010, the U.S. EPA ordered the states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to reduce stormwater runoff through independent funding methods. [3] Maryland voted to use stormwater fees to cover the $14.8 billion cost. [3]
Howard County is the name of seven counties in the United States of America: Howard County, Arkansas; Howard County, Indiana; Howard County, Iowa; Howard County, Maryland; Howard County, Missouri; Howard County, Nebraska; Howard County, Texas
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Poplar Springs is a town located in western Howard County in the state of Maryland, United States. The town is named for the "Poplar Spring Branch", where Levin Lawrance settled in 1741 and Captain Philimon Dorsey settled in 1750 on a land patent named "Dorseys Grove".