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The Montgomery County Council took a straw vote, unanimously approving the FY 2017 budget recently. The Council is scheduled to take a final vote later this week. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, County Executive Ike Leggett talks about his concerns with the budget, including the recordation tax rate hike, additional spending, and employee negotiations. Related Posts:

UPDATED Dozens of residents turned out for a Town Hall meeting hosted by police to discuss an uptick in crime in the Germantown central business district area on Wednesday. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports. The meeting was held at the Germantown Community Library, where Commander of the 5th District Dave Gillespie along with officers presented residents […]

In a packed Rockville courtroom on Wednesday afternoon, Luis Reluzco, the man charged with hitting and killing Montgomery County Police Officer Noah Leotta, pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter. According to prosecutors, on Dec. 3rd Reluzco ordered five beers and five shots at a Hooters in Rockville, and allegedly struck Officer Noah Leotta shortly after leaving […]

Keep your umbrella handy, rain is in the forecast. Here are five more things to know today, May 18, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to hold a legislative session and on the agenda: recordation tax rates. You can view the full agenda here. 2. A plea hearing for Luis Reluzco, the […]

A Silver Spring woman has been charged with 33 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty, according to officials with the Montgomery County Animal Services Division. Investigators said Lisa Oestereich was charged on May 13th in the case of 11 ferrets that were seized from her Markham Street home on April 6th. Each charge of animal cruelty carries a penalty of up […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen has sent a letter today to  School Board President Michael Durso requesting that Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) suspend “all planning and other preparatory activity related to the proposed Carver site,” until the Council takes up the issue in June. “We share your concern that the ultimate transition of […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers George Leventhal and Sidney Katz presented Asbury Methodist Village with a proclamation in honor of its 90th Anniversary on Monday. “Councilmember Sidney Katz and I presented a proclamation to Asbury Methodist Village on its 90th anniversary, providing an excellent quality to life to its senior citizen residents in Gaithersburg,” Leventhal wrote in […]

The Montgomery County Council voted to approve a plan that reduces the compensation packages for unions that represent thousands of County employees including; teachers, fire fighters, police officers, and public service workers on Monday. The current deal, which was renegotiated over the past two weeks, between the County and three unions, pushes back salary increases […]

Remember to grab an umbrella on your way out today, rain is in the forecast. Here are five more things to know today, May 17, in Montgomery County: 1.  The Montgomery County Council will be in session today and on the agenda; work session on the FY 17 budget. You can view the full agenda here. […]

A person who fell from a Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) treatment plant tower in Damascus Monday afternoon has died, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer said. According to Piringer, it happened at the WSSC treatment plant located on the 22700 block of Log House Road. A spokesperson from WSSC said that the […]