Main Street Music Fest - Tickets - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, Maryland, September 24, 2016 | Ticketfly

Big news: Main Street Music Fest will be at Merriweather Post Pavilion this year! A portion of the revenue will go to fund the Ellicott City Partnership (ECP) and its efforts to assist those merchants and residents impacted by the flood. Click the link below to order your tickets for Saturday, September 24. #ECStrong #resurrECt #EllicottCity #MainStreetMusicFest https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1284429?q=6aff3bb0-f1d2-42b2-9ec6-4ebbe7086172&p=e27935e9-9993-4058-b901-d89b049d3ed6&ts=1470926178&c=ticketfly&e=0093h&rt=Safetynet&h=f8729774622960854051e87742a9b105

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MAIN STREET ACCESS THIS WEEKEND: Residents, Business Owners, and Property Owners will again be given access to Main Street on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The days are intended to allow residents and owners another opportunity to remove trash and debris from their properties. The county will provide 12 dumpsters along Main Street to facilitate the cleanup. A staging area for the visits has not been determined. Continue to monitor the county’s social media pages or www.howardcountymd.gov or my Facebook page for details. Residents, merchants and property owners will need to be credentialed to gain access to the cleanup site. If they have not already been credentialed, they can visit the DAC Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday during cleanup hours. Residents and owners may bring non-credentialed guests, who will be granted one-day access. The number of guests permitted is not limited, but they must stay with a credentialed resident or owner. Insurance adjusters and private contractors are permitted as guests of credentialed residents and owners. BE SAFE & CAREFUL: County health officials say forecasts of high heat and humidity will make the temperatures feel well over 105 degrees, so they remind participants to stay cool and hydrated. Officials add that conditions in some Main Street buildings may pose hazardous health concerns, particularly for those with breathing problems, the immuno-compromised, the elderly and children. More information on precautions will be made available.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR BUSINESSES & RESIDENTS REGARDING FEDERAL LOAN ASSISTANCE NOW AVAILABLE: The US Small Business Administration's customer service representatives will be available at the Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) co-located at the Disaster Assistance Center at the Ellicott City 50+ Center at 9401 Frederick Road to answer questions about the disaster loan program and help individuals complete their applications beginning Friday, Aug. 12 at 8:30 a.m. Regular hours will include Saturday, Aug. 13 and Sunday, Aug. 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 20 and Sunday, Aug. 21 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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This Saturday, August 13th, the Howard County Historical Society, based in Historic Ellicott City, Maryland will have two events that will benefit the Main Street relief effort, with the proceeds from both events going to the Ellicott City Partnership. 1) Ellicott City Walking Tours 11:00a-1:00p and 2:00p-4:00p These tours will focus on the historic sites around the Court House and will NOT go to Main Street. Your journey into the past will take you to: Mount Ida, The Patapsco Female Institute, the Courthouse, Oak Lawn Seminary, The Museum of Howard County History, Lawyer’s Row, Weir Building, Emory Jail, Emory Methodist Church. The tours WILL include access to the Patapsco Female Institute, Mt. Ida Mansion, and the Museum of Howard County History (1st Presbyterian Church). Put on your most comfortable walking shoes and step back in time with the Howard County Historical Society to discover the intriguing stories behind the iconic landmarks of this nearly 250-year-old mill town. The tour begins in the parking lot of the Mount Ida mansion at 3691 Sarah’s Lane and will take you on a journey that follows in the footsteps of Ellicott City’s founding fathers, visionary educators, railroaders, merchants, lawyers, millworkers, firefighters, police officers, slaves, prisoners, ministers and more. Please keep in mind that this guided tour covers roughly three-quarters of a mile over hills and some rougher terrain so remember to bring your stamina as well as your passion for history! Free parking is available near the Mount Ida mansion at the top of the hill north of the courthouse. HCHS Member Tickets $5 per person; Non-Member Tickets $10 per person. Large Group discounts are available for 10 or more -please call: 410-480-3250 2) Museum Concert Series: 80's Throwback Party to Benefit Ellicott City Partnership with "I'm the Man" Join the Howard County Historical Society as we go back to the Reagan years with the legendary sounds of Joe Jackson with "I'm the Man". I’m The Man transports its audience back to 1979 when Joe Jackson first came on the scene. His first two albums (Look Sharp and I’m the Man) hit the U.S. market within months of each other. Spawning such hits as Sunday Papers, Look Sharp, On Your Radio, I’m The Man and the often questioning anthem, “Is She REALLY going out with him”, Joe Jackson exploded onto the punk/new wave music scene. For more information about I'm The Man visit www.imthemanband.com The concert will take place at the Museum of Howard County History (8328 Court Avenue) in Historic Ellicott City, next to the Circuit Courthouse. Parking is available in the courthouse parking lot. Tickets are $12 per person in advance and may be purchased at the door if not sold out. Members of HCHS are free; tickets must be reserved ahead of time. Doors open at 6:30pm. For more information, call 410-480-3250 or e-mail at info@hchsmd.org

Ellicott City Update for Wednesday, August 10th: NO ACCESS TO MAIN STREET ELLICOTT CITY There will be no access to the Main Street area through Friday, Aug. 12 to allow County engineering crews to examine public infrastructure. It is our hope that residents, owners, and businesses will be able to return to the area for more cleanup on Saturday and Sunday. And while we greatly appreciate the outpouring of volunteer support, we do not need any of those services today. Credentialing Available at DAC For residents and business/property owners who have not yet received credentials, the Disaster Assistance Center (Ellicott City 50+ Center, 9401 Frederick Road) will be open today from 2-7 p.m. for credentialing. Job Listings/Employment Opportunities Please pass along to any of your employees impacted: If you are an employee who was impacted by the Ellicott City flooding, follow Howard County Office of Workforce Development on Facebook, email owd@howardcountymd.gov or call 410-290-2620 for the latest job listings. Tiber River, Hudson Branch, and Sucker Branch Debris Removal and Repair Howard County Executive Allan H. Kittleman submitted a request today for financial and technical assistance to remove debris and repair damaged river walls in the Tiber River, Hudson Branch, and Sucker Branch through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program. The program is administered by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture‘s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Yesterday, county staff from the Department of Public Works and the Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits inspected the waterways in downtown Ellicott City alongside staff from the NRCS.

Weinstein eyes 'rebirth' of Ellicott City as flood clean-up continues

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/ellicott-city/ph-ho-cf-flood-aftermath-weinstein-0811-20160810-story.html Some of my perspective is captured in today's article in the Baltimore Sun.

Howard County Executive Allan H. Kittleman

Today's daily Senior Policy Group meeting was another example of the exemplary work of our County Government. Many folks may not be aware that resources from across Maryland and around the US are here to help Ellicott City recover. I don't think there's a county in our state that hasn't sent personnel to help. Teams from Pennsylvania and Colorado and elsewhere are contibuting their disaster relief expertise to the effort. The support has simply been awesome! Thank you County Executive Allan Kittleman for changing the model for the daily meetings and giving me a seat in the room. We have walked Main Street from West End to the Patapsco River many, many times and talked with residents, business owners, and property owners. Each trip is both heartbreaking and inspiring at the same time. We share our commitment to rebuilding Ellicott City with the entire County Government and each of my Council colleagues. We are all in this together. #WeAreEC #ECStrong #RebuildingECtogether

An important message from Patapsco Heritage Greenway: "Dear Patapsco Heritage Greenway Volunteers, The devastating storm on July 31 that dumped up to 6.5 inches of rain and triggered unprecedented stormwater runoff has had a tremendous negative impact on our watershed. In addition to debris that we see washed into the river from storm drains, we are finding and reporting sewage leaks, washouts and major erosion and large debris in the water. As you probably know, the area of the Patapsco Valley State Park from Ellicott City to Route 1 is indefinitely closed while DNR crews clear debris- including cars in the river- and reopen the trails. No one should be accessing these areas at this time. Additionally- the two most significant sewer line breaks, one at Miller's Branch and one at Sucker's branch, have dumped tens of millions of gallons of sewage into the water and so areas from Route 40 east along the Patapsco are not safe for water access. (It is never a good idea to swim in rivers after a major flood event). The Park has been in touch throughout the last week with PHG and is hoping that we can get in to help them manage flood relief, once they've stabilized the area. For now, they are sending park visitors to areas of the park further west and so those areas are also burdened with extra litter- in addition to stormwater debris. If you are visiting those areas, please consider bringing a trash bag to help pick up this litter. For now, we will wait to mobilize larger cleanups but we hope you'll stand by in case we need to mobilize earlier than our regular season. If you are out and about in open sections of the park and you see sewage leaks or other damage above Ellicott City, please let us know and also report what you are seeing to the right departments, shown here: Culvert blocked or broken: Report to Highways. Balto County 410-887-2560, HoCo 410-313-7450, AA Co 410-222-7940. Culvert blocked or broken (near State Hwy): Report to MD State Highway Administration. BatoCo 410-363-1315, HoCo 800-545-8132, AA Co 410-766-3770. Dams caused by debris: Report to DEPS. AA Co 410-537-3000. Ho Co contact info@patapscoheritagegreenway.org Hazardous waste spill: Report to MDE. Balto Co 866-633-4686, AA Co 410-222-7363. Sewer overflows or breakage: Report to Utilities. Balto Co 410-887-7415, AA Co 410-222-8400. Thank you so much for all that you do for the Patapsco! Mary Catherine Cochran Executive Director, Patapsco Heritage Greenway mcochran@patapsco.org"

Howard County, Maryland > Branches > County Executive > #ECStrong Recovery Resources

The County’s #ECStrong Volunteer Reception Center will relocate from the Walmart parking lot on Ridge Road to the Disaster Assistance Center (DAC) located at the Ellicott City 50+ Center (9401 Frederick Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042). The Volunteer Reception Center will be closed through Friday and will reopen on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13 and 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A comprehensive resource list regarding recovery efforts can be found at https://www.howardcountymd.gov/ECStrong-Recovery-Resources.

#ECSTRONG Event - All Day! | Kelsey's Restaurant

HAPPENING NOW THRU THIS EVENING - Ellicott City Fundraiser at Kelsey's Restaurant. Raffles, auctions and fund raisers to support Ellicott City! Kelsey's will be donating 10% of our entire sales for the day!

Volunteer To Provide Legal Assistance To Those Affected By The Ellicott City Flood | Howard County Bar Association

The Howard County Bar Association is providing Historic Ellicott City flood victims with short consultations and contract review for businesses and residents to understand this rights with regards to INSURANCE, LEASES, ETC. HCBA will be available at the 50+ center today from 4:30-7 pm and tomorrow and Friday from 10 am-3 pm. https://www.howardcountybar.org/events/volunteer-to-provide-legal-assistance-to-those-affected-by-the-ellicott-city-flood/

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This afternoon, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan officially asked the U.S. Small Business Administration to issue a physical disaster declaration for Howard County following the devastating storm that dumped six inches of rain on Ellicott City and the surrounding area in less than two hours on July 30. By making the request, low-interest disaster loans can be made available to repair or replace a variety of real estate, personal property, machinery and equipment, and inventory or business assets that were damaged or destroyed by the flood. Making SBA loans available to property and business owners offers financial options in this long recovery from the devastating storm that hit Ellicott City. Governor Hogan has been in our corner right from the start. We appreciate his action today to make this type of financial assistance possible. Ellicott City cannot rebuild alone but we can rebuild together. When further details are available, we will provide them online and through the Disaster Assistance Center.