County Operations

Animal Services will be open from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM on December 24 and December 31.

The entrance to the Severn Chapel Road - Bacon Ridge Natural Area is closed for construction. The park remains open! You can access all trails from the Hawkins Road and Bacon Ridge Road trailheads. The Bike Skills Park will remain open and accessible via the trail system. For more information on the construction project and alternative parking areas, please visit the Bacon Ridge Natural Area Website. For more information on this construction project, please visit the Capital Projects: Bacon Ridge Natural Area webpage.

Anne Arundel County Government will be closed on Thursday, December 25th and Friday, December 26th for the Christmas Holiday.

Please visit the Holiday Bus Schedule page to view changes to bus services for the upcoming holiday season. 

Beginning the week of September 22, construction will begin for the Lake Waterford Dredging and Shoreline Enhancement Project. During this period, fishing at Lake Waterford Park will be prohibited, and the small parking lot closest to the dam along Maryland Route 648 (Baltimore - Annapolis Blvd) will be closed. We apologize for any inconvenience. To learn more about this project, please visit the Lake Waterford Park Dredging Project website.

• All libraries will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, December 24-25, for Christmas Eve Day and Christmas Day. Libraries will also be closed Sundays December 21 and 28.

• The Arnold, Brooklyn Park, O'Malley, Pasadena, Severn, and South County Senior Activity Centers will close beginning Wednesday, December 24, 2025 and will reopen on Monday, January 5, 2026 due to the scheduled winter holiday closure.
• Pascal and Annapolis Senior Activity Center will be closed for renovations starting 12/22 for an extended period of time.

Holiday Schedule – Christmas

• Thur, Dec 25th- NO Curbside Collection – WMS Facilities Closed
• Fri, Dec 26th - Curbside Collection Provided to Thursday Customers & WMS Facilities Open ·
• Sat, Dec 27th - Curbside Collection Provided to Friday Customers & WMS Facilities Open

Holiday Schedule – New Year’s

• Thur, Jan 1st- NO Curbside Collection – WMS Facilities Closed
• Fri, Jan 2nd - Curbside Collection Provided to Thursday Customers & WMS Facilities Open
• Sat, Jan 3rd- Curbside Collection Provided to Friday Customers & WMS Facilities Open

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