Five Things to Know for Jan. 8 in Montgomery County

Here’s five things to know today, Monday, Jan. 8, in Montgomery County:

1. Evening Commute Challenge: A light wintry mix of rain and sleet is expected to affect the evening commute.

2. Candidates: The Democratic candidates for Montgomery County executive will be part of a forum hosted by Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors in Rockville, starting at 10 a.m. Participants are County Councilmembers Roger Berliner, Marc Elrich, and George Leventhal; Delegate Bill Frick; former Rockville mayor Rose Krasnow; and health care executive David Blair.

3. Budget: County Executive Ike Leggett hosts a fiscal 2019 budget forum at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor, Bethesda, starting at 7 p.m.

4. Positive Smartrips: Metro won’t allow negative balances on its Smartrip cards, starting today.

5. Moving Along: And speaking of transit, Ride On has made changes to 13 routes that started Sunday. See the changes here.

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Douglas Tallman

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2 Responses to “Five Things to Know for Jan. 8 in Montgomery County”

  1. On January 8, 2018 at 8:10 am responded with... #

    That’s “AFFECT the evening commute,” NOT “impact.” Impact is a NOUN, unless DDS or DMD follows your surname, and even then it’s an ADJECTIVE..

    • Douglas Tallman
      On January 8, 2018 at 1:08 pm responded with... #

      Fixed. — DT

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