The County Executive has proposed moving the 50+ Center from a wing of the half-sized Elkridge library to a wing on the proposed Elkridge Community Center, and expanding the Elkridge Library into the vacated space. Which would make the Elkridge library only 3/4 sized. I say any new library in Columbia should be a copy of the Elkridge library.

Alternatively, one could expand the Elkridge 50+ center into the entire Elkridge library. Then Elkridge would have a standalone 50+ center comparable to the two in Columbia and the one in Ellicott City. And then the county could build whatever library they want in Downtown Columbia, and an exact copy of it in Elkridge.

All parts of Howard County should have the same level of county-funded amenities and services. Special treatment for Columbia cannot be justified. It needs to stop. As an Elkridge resident, I am thoroughly sick and tired of the taxes I pay being spent on amenities in Columbia that we will never have in Elkridge.

https://wtop.com/howard-county/2019/10/1-dead-as-gravel-truck-overturns-during-2-vehicle-crash-in-howard-co/

https://www.marylandmotorcycleaccidentlawyerblog.com/fourthyear_gw_medical_student_1/

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/1-person-killed-1-injured-in-labor-day-motorcycle-crash-say-howard-county-police