Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced the launch of Savage Mill Bucks, a summer incentive program that will promote shopping locally and supporting small businesses in Howard County’s Savage Mill.
During a news conference Monday afternoon, Ball announced that the program will offer $10 business vouchers to residents and visitors to shop at more than 70 small businesses at Savage Mill, a historic retail destination and business complex, between June 1 and Aug. 31.
Howard County is investing $10,000 in the program that will support roughly 1,000 small businessvouchers that can be spent at small businesses and shops throughout Savage Mill, according to a release from the county executive’s office.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announces the launch of the Savage Mill Bucks program, an incentive to support local small businesses, on June 2, 2025. (Courtesy of Howard County)
The program will also encourage tourism to Historic Savage. Ball was joined by the Winer family – the owners of Savage Mill – along with elected officials and business owners for the announcement.
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