Last week, County Executive Steuart Pittman announced plans to protect public health and voting integrity for the November 3 general election. Citing a triple threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal cutbacks to the US Postal Service, and a state retreat from mail-in voting, Pittman encouraged voters to make a plan to vote now, using one of four methods the county is providing: Vote by mail, ballot drop boxes, early voting, or voting on election day. Visit www.aacounty.org/vote for more details and request your mail-in ballot NOW.

The County Council will continue to hold all meetings virtually in an effort

to keep members of the public and all staff as safe as possible during the current COVID-19 health crisis, and to comply with the State of Maryland’s Safer at Home recommendation and Governor Hogan’s Executive Order limiting public gatherings.

Starting on September 8, 2020, County Council Meetings will begin at 6:00 P.M and will include closed captioning. In addition, the Council will allow live testimony during the meetings. Pre-registration for this is required.

The Council continues to work hard to keep the public informed and involved in all meetings. Members of the public can still submit testimony and comments to the County Council using the available tools, can watch or listen to meetings, and beginning August 24, 2020, can sign up to offer spoken testimony during live virtual meetings. Please visit the Council website for updated information on how to participate or click here.

Please continue to monitor the County Council website to stay up to date on meeting format and participation as we move forward during the COVID-19 crisis.

Anne Arundel County will open cooling centers on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, and

Thursday, August 27, 2020, in response to prolonged high temperatures and

excessive humidity. The National Weather Service is forecasting temperatures in

the high 80s to low 90s with oppressive humidity, creating heat index values in

excess of 102 degrees. The following locations will be available to provide cooling

relief:

Anne Arundel County Police will designate District Station Community Rooms at the

following precincts as cooling centers from 12:00 p.m. until 06:00 p.m. on Tuesday,

August 25, 2020, and Thursday, August 27, 2020:

Read the full press release by clicking here.

Thank you to everyone who attended one (or more) of last week's webinars on the General Development Plan (GDP) and how to submit comments using the new interactive website. We had over 300 community members register!

Here are links to additional resources:

If you have any additional questions on the GDP, please feel free to email [email protected]. 

Anne Arundel County has passed our 2010 Census Self-Response Rate, but we still have a ways to go to make sure #EveryoneCounts!

More than 25% of Anne Arundel still needs to be counted. Complete your Census NOW at 2020census.gov to help us ensure a complete count.

Residents can now 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.

Click here to view the full calendar.

For media inquiries, please contact Roz Hamlett at [email protected]