Join County Executive Steuart Pittman as he talks to a panel of local religious leaders about celebrating safely and keeping the faith during the holiday season.

Submit your questions in advance to [email protected], and tune in tonight at 6 p.m. on facebook.com/aacoexec to watch live.

This year's State of the County is like none before. 2020 has challenged our physical health, our mental health, and our economic health.

To enter 2021 with a sense of apprehension, with great concern about our future, is understandable. I, however, am confident. We are resilient.

Click the image above to watch County Executive Pittman's State of the County Address, and I hope you will work with us in the coming year to make Anne Arundel County The Best Place - For All.

For most county residents, the holiday season will look different this year. Many people have lost loved ones and will be missing someone’s presence, and even more have lost their jobs and are dealing with financial stress. The resources provided in this toolkit are focused on helping residents cope with added stress and anxiety in a healthy way and practical steps they can take to stop COVID-19 from coming home for the holidays.

Click here to access.

Our communities are struggling from the impacts of COVID-19, and Anne Arundel County is here to help. We've expanded our Food Access Warmline to a full COVID Care Warmline to get you the help you need. Call 410-222-3663 to speak with a case manager now.

The Community Action Agency received CARES funding from Anne Arundel County to offer energy assistance to households whose incomes are over the eligibility requirements for Community Action’s other energy programs. To qualify, applicants must be an Anne Arundel County resident, have experienced a decrease in household income due to the pandemic, and outstanding energy bills must be from no later than March 1, 2020. If you, or anyone you know, meet these criteria, please contact Community Action’s energy assistance hotline as soon as possible at 833.888.0401(TTY 711). The hotline is operated twenty-four hours a day, seven days per week.

Community Action’s Housing Assistance and Services program have funding to assist County residents who live and/or work in Hanover, Harmans, and Severn with delinquent rent payments due to a loss of household income due to COVID-19. If you live or work in these communities and are behind in your rent payments, please call 410.626.1900 x1018.

For information about the Agency’s Energy Assistance and Housing Assistance and Services program, please contact Martha “Mickie” Stanfield, Deputy CEO and Director of Asset Building, at 443.822.2035 or [email protected]. Click here to read the agency's full December 2020 newsletter.

Payments may be made by check and cash and will be by appointment only. A terminal is also available in the lobby for online payments. To schedule an appointment, please call 410-222-2700 on any of the days above from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Please refer to your bills for due dates. Visit their website for all payment options.

Please remember to social distance and that masks/face coverings are required in all County buildings.

The Office of Transportation has completed a Multi-modal (Bicycle, Pedestrian, Transit, and Vehicular) Mobility Study of the Parole Growth Management Area. The Mobility Study will support the Office of Planning and Zoning’s update of the Parole Urban Design Concept Plan (PUDCP), the master plan for the Parole Growth Management Area (PGMA), which is currently underway.

The purpose of the study is to identify necessary short-term and long-term improvements to meet the Parole Town Center’s future multi-modal mobility needs and provide a connected transportation network supporting all users of the right-of-way including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists.

The study was broken into two reports, an existing conditions report and a recommendations report. The recommendations report consisted of a series of recommended improvements with regard to street typologies (cross-sections), bicycle, pedestrian, transit network improvements, as well as roadway and intersection improvements.

All reports and recommendations, as well as a link to provide comments, can be found by clicking here.

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Residents can view a calendar of upcoming community meetings in their area, review site plans and other documents, attend virtual meetings, watch previously recorded meetings, and provide public comments directly to the Office of Planning and Zoning - all through the new Community Meetings website. See a list of upcoming meetings below and click here for more details and to view the full calendar.

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