There is often confusion on what CA, the Howard County Government, and the Columbia Village Community Associations will handle for residents. Below you will find a breakdown of what each entity is in charge of.
- Maintaining Columbia’s 3600 acres of open space and over 100 miles of pathways
- Maintaining fitness facilities, golf clubs, tennis and basketball courts and swimming pools
- Organizing free summer concerts and films at the Downtown Columbia Lakefront
- Operating the Columbia Ice Rink, Columbia Horse Center (via lease), Columbia SportsPark/SkatePark & Columbia Dog Park
- Providing summer camps
- Operating the Columbia Art Center, Youth and Teen Center at the The Barn, Columbia Archives
- Providing Before and After School Care to Howard County students
- Developing plans to improve the connectivity of the pathway system in Columbia
- Developing plans to protect and restore Columbia’s watershed
- Schools and library management
- Watershed management/restoration
- Water and sewer management
- Inspections, licenses and permits
- Road maintenance and snow removal
- Planning and zoning management
- Waste and recycling collection
- Historic preservation County parks and recreation facilities
- Police, fire and rescue services
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- Enforcing covenants
- Providing resources and referral services for residents
- Advocating for residents at the village, Columbia and county level
- Fostering partnerships between villages, Columbia Association and Howard County
- Facilitating information sessions and community meetings
- Managing, maintaining and renting out CA’s village buildings and neighborhood centers
- Hosting individual village events and partnering with all villages for Columbia-wide special events
- Offering programming, including classes, camps and lectures
- Creating village master plans
- Working with village merchants
- Communicating to residents via newsletters, websites and social media
- Encouraging neighbor-to-neighbor connectivity via block parties, beautification grants and block captains