5 Things to Know Today, Oct. 5, In Montgomery County

It is October 5 and it is World Teachers Day. Make sure to show extra appreciation for the Montgomery Count educators. In the meantime, here are five things to know in Montgomery County.

1. Council in Session: Montgomery County Council meets virtually at 9 a.m. The council will issue proclamations recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Energy Action Month. Tune in at 9:55 a.m. for a briefing on rental assistance and evictions. Here is a full look at the meeting’s agenda.

2. School Board Meets: Montgomery County Board of Education meets in closed session at 9 a.m. The meeting “opens” at noon and includes a discussion about the latest with schools reopening at 1:10 p.m. Here’s a look at the full agenda.

3. Budget Forum: County Executive Marc Elrich holds a hybrid forum seeking input on the 2023 Operating Budget from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Here is a link to join the forum.

We need your input as we develop next year’s budget. Our first Fiscal Year 2023 Hybrid Budget Forum takes place next Tuesday, Oct. 5 at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center. Please participate in person or online! https://t.co/k2xBE0nHuo

— County Exec Marc Elrich (@MontCoExec) October 1, 2021

4. ICYMI: Save the date for Montgomery County’s flu vaccination clinics. Click the link below for details:

County Offers Flu Vaccination Clinics This Fall

5. Note on Facebook Outages:  Like many other organizations, MyMCMedia is affected when Facebook and Instagram go down. Between the two platforms, we have more than 50,000 followers. We appreciate our followers on these platforms, and we encourage you to also follow us on Twitter and subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch our latest videos.

And as a reminder to our loyal readers…Find the latest coronavirus news updates in Montgomery County here.

For the latest news and events in Montgomery County, stay with MyMCMedia. We hope you will also follow MyMCMedia on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

About Deirdre Byrne

Deirdre Byrne is a social media coordinator for Montgomery Community Media. She can be reached at dbyrne@mymcmedia.org or on twitter at @DeirdreByrneMCM.

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