Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will continue its discussions on the Glenmont Sector Plan at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 17. The worksession will address historic preservation concerns, affordable housing and property specific recommendations. Later, at 1:30 p.m. in the Seventh Floor Hearing Room, the PHED Committee will continue its […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will meet at 2 p.m. on Sept. 16 to continue its discussions on the Long Branch Sector Plan and to hold a worksession regarding transportation issues for the Glenmont Sector Plan. The PHED Committee, which is chaired by Nancy Floreen and includes Councilmembers Marc […]

The Montgomery County Council approved the Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan after it also approved a number of amendments addressing specific aspects of the plan at a meeting on July 30. The plan was approved by a vote of 8-1. Council President Nancy Navarro, Council Vice President Craig Rice and Councilmember Phil Andrews, Roger Berliner, […]

The Montgomery County Council will receive an update from the executive branch on remediation plans for the Silver Spring Transit Center at 1:45 p.m. on July 23. The center has been delayed due to construction problems and last week, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA—or better known as Metro) questioned the remediation plans that […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee meets at 9:30 a.m. on July 22 to receive an update on implementation of the first public charter school in the County. In July 2011, the Board of Education approved the application of the Crossway Community Montessori Charter School in Kensington, which opened with 67 students this past school […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee at 9:30 a.m. on July 12, will continue its extensive review of the first proposed major changes in the County Zoning Ordinance since 1978. At Friday’s worksession, among the items to be discussed are proposed regulations offered by the Department of Permitting Services (DPS) […]

Three advisory referendum questions will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot, with response options of yes, no or no opinion: • In the City of Rockville, the term of office for the Mayor and the Councilmembers is currently two years. Do you favor increasing the term from two years to four years? • City of […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 21, will continue its extensive review of the first proposed major changes in the County Zoning Ordinance since 1978. At Friday’s worksession, the committee will focus on proposed changes for residential and rural zones, including limitations on allowing […]

The 2012-13 Wootton High School Girls Swimming and Diving team, which had an unbeaten regular season of dual meets, won the Maryland 4A/3A West Region and state championships and then went on to win its first Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic championship, was honored for its accomplishments on June 18 by the Montgomery County Council. The Rockville […]

The Montgomery County Council sent a letter on April 26, signed by all nine Councilmembers, to Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett expressing its surprise to learn that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) would not accept the Silver Spring Transit Center as contemplated by the Memorandum of Understanding between WMATA and Montgomery County. The […]