Montgomery Community Media

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with the Council’s adoption of the fiscal year 2015 budget. You can watch the show in its entirety here:

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett released the following statement on the County Council’s approval of the FY15 budget: “Today, the Montgomery County Council approved the fiscal year 2015 budget. I thank the Council for their hard work on this important task. Balancing the needs of our residents and businesses with the resources available is never […]

The Montgomery County Council today unanimously approved a $4.99 billion total County operating budget for Fiscal Year 2015. The budget, which reflects a 3.8 percent increase over the approved budget for FY 2014, allowed the Council to “accomplish much given the resources available,” said Council President Craig Rice. The Council also unanimously approved the Fiscal […]

The Montgomery County Council on Thursday, May 22, is expected to approve the County’s $4.99 billion Fiscal Year 2015 total operating budget and the Fiscal Years 2015-20 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. The Council reached tentative agreement on the budget and CIP on May 15. The Council […]

The Montgomery County Council today reached unanimous tentative agreement on a $4.99 billion total County operating budget for Fiscal Year 2015. The budget, which reflects a 3.8 percent increase over the approved budget for FY 2014, allowed the Council to “accomplish much given the resources available,” said Council President Craig Rice. The Council is scheduled […]

The Montgomery County Council at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, is expected to reach a tentative agreement on the Fiscal Year 2015 operating budget and the 2015-20 Capital Improvements Program. Formal adoption of the budget is scheduled for Thursday, May 22. The budget will go into effect on July 1. The Council’s meeting will […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice held his weekly briefing with the media on May 5 to discuss a variety of topics including the Council’s latest budget deliberations, the Silver Spring Transit Center, school resource officers, safety at Northwest High School, school bus cameras and more. You can watch the briefing in its entirety here:

After sending his recommended Fiscal Year 2015 Budget to the County Council, County Executive Ike Leggett was interviewed on the county’s Spanish language radio show. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

This week’s big story in Montgomery County was the release of County Executive Ike Leggett’s recommended fiscal year 2015 operating budget. Leggett released the nearly $5 billion budget on March 17, a day the county was socked by another winter storm. As the snow flakes fell outside the windows of the Executive Office Building in […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews, who is a democratic candidate for the office of county executive, says people are telling him on the campaign trail that they want to live in Montgomery County but they aren’t sure they can afford to stay. That’s why Andrews says he’s advocating a cut in […]