Town of Oakland

Town of Oakland Town Hall is the municipal office for Oakland, the county seat of Garrett County. It is at 15 South Third Street in downtown Oakland, in the same building as the Oakland Police Department, and it is where residents and businesses take care of utility bills, permits, trash questions and park reservations.

Town Services

Town Hall is your starting point for the day-to-day services the town runs:

• Water and sewer service, including online bill payment
• Trash pickup and by-request yard waste and brush pickup
• General services and streets
• Code enforcement, including a form to report a violation
• Cemetery records for the town cemetery
• Zoning, administered with Garrett County

Parks, Facilities and Reservations

The town manages a wide set of public spaces, including Broadford Lake Park and its Daniel Offutt Amphitheater, Glades Park and Glades Pavilion, Rotary Park, the Mountain Fresh Pavilion, a dog park, trails and paths, the Community Center and the B&O Museum. You can reserve pavilions and buy a Broadford season pass through the town website. Oakland also has designated Arts and Entertainment, Main Street and Commercial districts.

Town Government

Oakland was incorporated in 1862 and is governed by a mayor and town council elected to two-year terms. The council holds regular public meetings, and agendas, a meeting archive, budgets, financial reports and the town code are posted online.

For after-hours town emergencies, such as a water main problem, the town lists 301-334-1911.

Call Us!

• Website
• (301) 334-2691
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