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Montgomery County Council members Tuesday called County Executive Ike Leggett’s proposed budget a good start. They said they were sure the spending plan would go through changes as it passes through council committees before its adoption. “It’s a solid template that we will modify as we do, but it’s a good starting point for our […]

Council President Roger Berliner discussed the impending release of County Executive Ike Leggett’s budget and how President Trump’s budget would affect Montgomery County. He also talked about the Tobytown cemetery and funding for the Corridor Cities Transitway and Bus Rapid Transit. He also described an upcoming letter from U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen and District 16 […]

News reports say the Trump administration is seeking a historic cut in the federal work force, likely to affect Montgomery County, the home of scores of federal workers. “Montgomery County has more federal workers than any jurisdiction in the region, and so if you’re slashing the federal payroll, you are obviously having a significant impact […]

Council President Roger Berliner covered a wide array of topics in his Monday meeting with reporters, including a proposed food security plan, the Bethesda Downtown Plan, and a microloans proposal.

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is proposing the county spend $225,000 to beef up security at a Jewish facilities in the wake of recent bomb threats. In a memo sent to the County Council on Monday, Leggett is asking for security improvements at the Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington in Rockville, the Charles […]

With immigrants concerned about their future and Jewish schools the subject of bomb scares, Council President Roger Berliner on Monday blamed President Donald Trump for the “ugly side of America that has been exposed.”   “I think many in the community are really wondering as to the president’s mental stability. This is serious. And people are […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a town hall meeting for the Silver Spring area on Mar. 15, according to a news release. The meeting will be held at the Long Branch Community Center located at 8700 Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring and begins at 8:00 p.m. Residents are invited to ask questions on […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 16, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery College has an open house and ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of the Science Center West Renovation at 9:15 a.m. Thursday. County Executive Ike Leggett and County Council President Roger Berliner will speak. 2. The Montgomery County Planning Board meets at […]

County Council President Roger Berliner wrote the county Planning Board on Wednesday asking for assurance that any action on a sketch plan for the Westbard redevelopment by Equity One “will not prejudice, pre-judge, or limit [the board’s] range of options” in dealing with an African-American cemetery that supposedly is under a building and parking lot […]

REVISED 1.18.17 2:30 p.m.  Frustrated with the lack of representation from the Montgomery County Council, dozens of Bethesda residents turned out for an informational meeting on Thursday night to learn more about the process to incorporate Bethesda. The meeting was hosted by two groups, the Coalition of Bethesda Area Residents and the East Bethesda Citizens […]