Five Things to Know for April 1 in Montgomery County

Today is Monday, April 1. Maybe some rain on Wednesday, more on Friday, but otherwise a decent week coming up. Here’s the forecast.

1. Municipal Monday: Rockville meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, at 111 Maryland Ave. The Mayor and Council are expected to have a budget worksession and declare that April is World Autism Awareness Month. Gaithersburg meets at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 31 S. Summit Ave. Poolesville also meets, starting at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 19721 Beall St. The agenda includes a proposal to allow small cell antennas in public rights of way.

2. Council Committees: The Montgomery County Council’s planning committee looks at animal boarding businesses in commercial/residential zones. The committee meets at 9:30 a.m. in the Seventh Floor Hearing Room, Council Office Building. The committee also will get a briefing on code enforcement. The Public Safety Committee meets at 2 p.m. in the Third-Floor Conference Room to receive a report on the Montgomery County police’s crime lab.

3. Identity Theft: The county’s Office of Consumer Protection hosts a session at the Kensington Park Library at 6:30 p.m. on how to protect against identify theft. The library is at 4201 Knowles Ave.

In this workshop, Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection @ConsumerWise, will show you ways to protect yourself and your family from identity theft. 4/1/19 – 6:30 PM. Sign up online https://t.co/zjugT4J9eN or in person at #KennsingtonParkLIbrary. Registration Required pic.twitter.com/TJ719lOuzs

— Montgomery County Public Libraries (MD) (@MCPL_Libraries) March 21, 2019

4. Peak Bloom: Today’s the start of the region’s peak cherry blossom blooms. See our coverage:

Update: Local Cherry Blossom Status and Peak Bloom Dates

5. ICYMI: County Executive Marc Elrich wants the public to weigh in on the qualities folks would like to see in their next police chief.

CE Marc Elrich Seeks Public’s Input on Police Chief Qualities

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