HARFORD COUNTY, MD—Harford County will be following Governor Larry Hogan’s lead in fully completing Stage One of the Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery.

On Wednesday evening, Governor Hogan announced that restaurants could begin offering outdoor seating and that youth sports and outdoor swimming pools could resume operations.

“Harford County will move safely and quickly following Gov. Hogan’s announcement, which allows local jurisdictions to complete Stage One of the Maryland Roadmap to Recovery beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 29th,” said County Executive Barry Glassman. “(On Thursday), I plan to help our restaurants prepare for this next step by issuing an executive order to facilitate outdoor dining, similar to my executive order for retail sales.”

For more information and interpretive guidance, visit https://open.maryland.gov/backtobusiness/.