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The Montgomery County Council will receive an update from the executive branch on remediation plans for the Silver Spring Transit Center at 1:45 p.m. on July 23. The center has been delayed due to construction problems and last week, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA—or better known as Metro) questioned the remediation plans that […]

The Montgomery County Council received an update on the Silver Spring Transit Center at its June 18 meeting. General Services Director David Dise updated the Council on the status of testing and remediation at the facility. He said work is progressing and “colloboration is alive and well.” You can peruse the latest memos on the […]

During a discussion with officials from the County Executive’s office, Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen said the point of the May 1 Silver Spring Transit Center briefing was to find out what is happening with Metro. Watch the conversation here.

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro addresses county officials from the executive’s office at a May 1st briefing to discuss the status of the Silver Spring Transit Center. In this video clip, Navarro expresses her disappointment that County Executive Isiah Leggett did not attend the May 1st meeting and she identifies the two issues that […]

Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal addresses Tim Firestine, Montgomery County’s chief administrative officer, at a May 1 briefing to discuss the status of the Silver Spring Transit Center. The nine-member Montgomery County Council called the meeting after learning from The Washington Post that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) sent an important letter about […]

The Montgomery County Council will meet with representatives of the County’s Executive Branch at 2 p.m. on May 1 for a briefing on the status of the Silver Spring Transit Center. Tim Firestine, the County’s Chief Administrative Officer, and David Dise, the director of General Services, are expected to be among those meeting with the […]

The Montgomery County Council sent a letter on April 26, signed by all nine Councilmembers, to Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett expressing its surprise to learn that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) would not accept the Silver Spring Transit Center as contemplated by the Memorandum of Understanding between WMATA and Montgomery County. The […]

The top story on County Report This Week: the Silver Spring Transit Center. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. General Services Director David Dise briefed the Montgomery County Council on the status of the Silver Spring Transit Center on April 9. The 75-minute briefing […]

Montgomery County expects construction on the Silver Spring Transit Center to resume this summer. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett comments on the status of the transit center and his earlier decision to delay construction. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

“The Silver Spring Transit Center: What’s Next?” is the topic of the  Montgomery County Taxpayers League’s April 25 meeting. General Services Director David Dise is scheduled to attend the meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the 6th floor conference room of the Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Avenue. For more info: www.mctaxpayersleague.org