Howard County honing HoCo By Design to shape long-term development

Howard County officials are working to develop a long-range, visionary plan called HoCo by Design that will detail development and conservation in the county through the year 2040. Once each decade, Howard County updates its general plan that guides land-use decisions. The current plan, PlanHoward2030, was adopted in 2012. The document establishes an overall plan and recommended actions relevant to current and future needs of the county. “Howard County is reaching a critical inflection point,” said Mark Miller, administrator with Howard County’s public information office.