Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County is launching a new outreach campaign to encourage residents to use reusable bags. Lorna Virgili reports that you can get free reusable bags at your local library. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

It’s been over three and a half years since legislature passed a bill proclaiming each additional bag to be 5 cents. So, now we look back on the tax, is it working, is it worth it? https://youtu.be/hRMg2d_vgpE

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner, chair of the Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, wrote to County Executive Isiah Leggett on Nov. 6 regarding Bill 10-13. The bill would modify the County’s 5-cent tax on bags. Berliner said he and the bill’s co-sponsors will agree to the Executive Branch’s request to allow more time for […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will hold a work session at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 4 to discuss Bill 10-13 that would amend the County’s bag tax law to limit the five-cent fee only to bags distributed at “food stores.” The T and E Committee, which […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy & Environment (T&E) Committee will hold a public hearing on making some changes to the scope of the bag tax at 7:30 p.m. on June 18. The meeting will be televised live on CCM Channels Comcast 6, RCN 6 and Verizon 30. Proposed Bill 10-13 would limit the […]

“21 This Week” host Casey Aiken and the panel discuss Montgomery County Council’s proposed changes to the bag tax. Guests Susan Heltemes and Elbridge James comment.Take a look. The next show of 21 This Week airs on Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and then again at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 21. Don’t miss it! View this […]

A bill that would revise Montgomery County’s five-cent excise tax on disposable bags was introduced before the County Council during the Council’s general session on April 23. Bill 10-13 would limit the tax to bags distributed at food stores. It also would repeal the tax on plastic food take-out bags. The County’s tax on bags […]

“21 This Week” host Casey Aiken previews this week’s show. Aiken and the panelists will discuss the Montgomery County bag tax, the proposed online sales tax being considered by Congress, the new leader of the Maryland Republican Party, and the possibility of NRA court challenge to the new Maryland gun law. “21 This Week” airs […]

A bill that would revise the provisions of Montgomery County’s five-cent excise tax on disposable bags will be introduced before the County Council during the Council’s general session that will begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23. Bill 10-13 would limit the tax to bags distributed at food stores. It also would repeal the […]

Two new topics were posted this week on Montgomery County’s engageMontgomery website (http://engage.montgomerycountymd.gov), giving residents an opportunity to voice their opinions and share ideas about the carryout bag fee, and the practice of Montgomery County Public Schools to purchases school amenities using private funds. The questions up for discussion are: · If the carryout bag […]