Garrett County Government

Notice of Public Meeting The Upper Potomac River Commission will meet in regular quarterly session Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at noon at the Upper Potomac River Commission, 528 Maryland Avenue, Westernport, Maryland. The meeting is open to the public. The agenda for the meeting is: 1. Review of... see more

The Garrett County Department of Public Works - Roads Division has announced that Alpha Space Control Contracting will be initiating line stripe work this season on various County roadways. Line stripe work is anticipated to begin on Monday, April 20, 2026, and is expected to continue into the... see more

A structure fire was reported on March 30, 2026, at approximately 1:11 p.m. at a county-owned industrial storage building located at 200 Francis Sanders Drive in Oakland. The fire, discovered by employees, originated in a storage room and was quickly brought under control within five minutes by the... see more

The Western Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC), in partnership with Frostburg State University, is hosting an Amazon Web Services AI Pitch Competition on May 14, 2026. Sponsored by PREDICTif Solutions and Amazon Web Services (AWS), this event brings together innovators, entrepreneurs... see more

The Garrett County Department of Solid Waste & Recycling is proud to announce a recycling rate of 44.60% for 2024. The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) reviews the information in each (MRA) Maryland Recycling Act Recycling Report submitted by the Maryland counties. They release the... see more