Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council President Hans Riemer made the following comments today after County Executive Isiah Leggett transmitted his Fiscal Year 2019 recommended operating budget to the Council:  “The Council thanks the Executive and his staff for their great work developing the Fiscal Year 2019 recommended operating budget.  This budget provides the Council with a clear […]

Council President Hans Riemer has introduced legislation that would establish a “Ready to Learn” program, providing subsidies so low-income children can attend early learning centers. “What we would like to do is get those kids an acceleration coming into kindergarten so they have learning skills,” Riemer said Monday. “It’s not about learning the alphabet or […]

Montgomery County Council President Hans Riemer holds his regular meeting with the media. This session he covered public safety awards, public release of emails, Metro funding, his Ready to Learn legislation and this week’s town hall in White Oak.

Anqoinette Crosby hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week with news and information for Montgomery County. On this episode, find reports on: County Council discusses small cell towers regulations; A zoning text amendment is introduced to raise the allowable production of solar energy on public properties; The Board of Elections seeks hiring bilingual […]

Metro funding and small cell antennas dominated Montgomery County Council President Hans Riemer’s “meet the media” session on Feb. 12.

Montgomery County Council President Hans Riemer said the council is urging the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to live up to its pledge to halt the Grosvenor “turnbacks.” About half the rush hour Metro trains reach the Grosvenor-Strathmore station then turn back toward the District of Columbia. Riders heading to outbound stations have to wait […]

Council President Hans Riemer meets the media Jan. 22 where the topics are Montgomery County’s selection as one of 20 potential sites for the new Amazon “HQ2,” the government shutdown and the council’s efforts to trim the current budget because of a revenue shortfall.

Montgomery officials aren’t revealing the location the county has pitched as a possible location for Amazon’s “HQ2” — the site where the Seattle-based company would build for 50,000 employees. On Thursday, Montgomery County was chosen as a potential site, one of 20 potential locations out of 238 that were competing for the new office complex […]

The section of Metro track that failed Monday had been visually inspected three times this month, once in August and once also in October, a rail system official said Tuesday. Track failure remains the likely cause of Monday’s Metro derailment, but the transit system is examining other causes, said the official, Pat Lavin, Metro’s chief […]

Here’s five things to know today, Tuesday, Jan. 16, in Montgomery County: 1. Capital Budget: County Executive Ike Leggett discusses his capital budget at a press conference at 11 a.m. 2. Meet the Media: County Council President Hans Riemer holds his regular meeting with the media today at 12:30 p.m. in the Council Office Building. […]