Public Hearing on Mission Road Site Acquisition, Oct. 4

September 14th, 2016

Tuesday, October 4, 6 p.m., Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, Maryland 21042

The Board of Education will hold a public hearing on consideration of the acquisition by Howard County of the Mission Road site during it’s regularly scheduled meeting on October 4.

The County Executive’s Office is facilitating a potential purchase of a 77-acre site, known as Mission Road/US 1. The executive has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the property’s owner, which expires January 1, 2017.

Prior to finalizing any agreements; however, the County Executive wishes to obtain acknowledgement from the Board of Education that it is interested in this site for future school use. This site is anticipated to be used for multiple purposes, including multiple schools, a Department of Public Works water tower, and Recreation and Park uses.

Over the past year, the Site Review Committee, composed of representatives from the Howard County Public Works, the Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning, and the Howard County Public School System, met to preliminarily discuss the potential purchase of a 77-acre site along US 1 in Jessup. The members of the Site Review Committee have concluded that this site should be considered by the Board of Education for acquisition by the County for joint public uses.