Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to hold a budget meeting today and on the agenda are the budgets of the Montgomery County School System and the county’s police department. The discussion includes more than $622,000 in funding for body cameras for police. Details about that discussion are here. The schools’ agenda item can be found […]

The Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, June 9 at 7 p.m. in the Civic Building. Items on the agenda include a dialogue with Montgomery County District 5 councilmember Cherri Branson, presentations for proposed development at The Blairs apartment buildings and Elizabeth Square, and the SSCAB elections. See the […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee and its Education Committee will meet jointly at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 28, for a worksession on the School Resource Officers (SRO) program that places officers in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The committee also will receive an update on the program that places cameras on school […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to take action on recommendations by the County’s Planning Board to designate seven park properties to the County’s Master Plan for Historic Preservation at 9:45 a.m. on March 25. One of the seven properties is the Wheaton Youth Center, which has received considerable attention from residents who believe it […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee and its Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will meet jointly at 2 p.m. on March 24, for a worksession on the County’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) report on “Youth and Work in Montgomery County.” The report examines the availability of educational and employment services for at-risk, […]

The Montgomery County Council will receive a report on March 18 from the County’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) regarding “Change Orders in County Government Construction Projects.” The report examines the change order process for County Government capital facility construction contracts and describes how change orders affect the cost and schedule of recently completed projects. […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 4 on the proposed White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan. The plan would guide major transformation of the area around Route 29 in White Oak. The public hearing will conclude a full day for the County Council and its committees. The […]

The Montgomery County Council at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28 will select a new Councilmember to serve the remainder of the term representing District 5. The position has been vacant since the resignation of Councilmember Valerie Ervin on Jan. 3. The vote to select the new Councilmember will conclude the morning session of […]

The Montgomery County Council will begin its review on Jan. 14 of the first proposed major changes in the County Zoning Ordinance since 1978. The Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee held numerous worksessions over the past six months on revisions that were recommended by the County’s Planning Board. The worksession for Tuesday […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold morning and afternoon worksessions on the proposed Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan on July 9. The Council also will begin to look at the Long Branch Sector Plan, with a morning overview and a 7:30 p.m. public hearing on the proposal that would create a pedestrian friendly community with […]