Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED on 5/20 Montgomery County’s new Nighttime Economy Task Force will meet on May 20 at 5 p.m. at the Civic Building in Silver Spring. For more information about future meetings, visit the county’s website here: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/nighttimeeconomy/when.html Who’s Who: Nighttime Economy Task Force Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has announced his appointments to the county’s […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee will hold a work session at 2 p.m. on the Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget request for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The worksession is expected to include discussion on programs focused on closing the Achievement Gap. The review is part of the Council’s examination of the recommended budget […]

All committee meetings of the Montgomery County Council are now being either broadcast live on County Cable Montgomery (CCM) or recorded for later broadcast on the county’s cable station. At times when two committees are meeting simultaneously, viewers have the option of seeing one meeting live on television and the other on the Internet via […]

Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal addressed the Gaithersburg Economic and Business Development Committee on Jan. 18 at the Kentlands Mansion. Gaithersburg Economic Development Director Thomas Lonergan said it was one of the best presentations the committee has ever received. The County Council’s number one priority is transportation and that was the focus of Leventhal’s address. […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will hold a Jan. 17 work session at 9:30 a.m. with a panel of experts who will offer a variety of innovative methods to fund transportation projects. Montgomery County has planned for several major transportation projects to support its economic growth, but […]

The Gaithersburg Book Festival may be still six months away but committee members are working year round to plan the largest literary event in Montgomery County. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. For the latest book festival news and events, visit the Gaithersburg Book Festival website.