Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews (D-Gaithersburg-Rockville) has introduced a resolution before the County Council to reduce the 2010 increase in the county’s energy tax by 10 percent. In 2010, the county raised the energy tax by 155 percent on homeowners and by nearly 60 percent on businesses and non-profit organizations. Reducing the 2010 energy tax […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro will meet with the media at 11 a.m. on March 18 to discuss key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. Among the topics Council President Navarro will address is the recommended Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget that County Executive […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner tells the media on Nov. 5 that the county and Pepco prepared well for Hurricane Sandy. Take a look.

During the July 19 Pepco debriefing, State Senator Brian Frosh proposed a “surge reserve” to train retired utility workers to help restore power after storms such as the June 29 derecho. His proposal involves using “big fines” imposed on Pepco to fund training for retired utility, military and others with the basic skill to help […]

Jackie Simon, who recently was presented with the Alfred McKenzie Award by the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs for her efforts to help people with disabilities, was honored by the Montgomery County Council on July 24. She was given the McKenzie award for her role in changing the fundamental restructuring of […]

By a 6-3 vote, the Montgomery County Council voted on May 15 to approve the Emergency Medical Services Transport Reimbursement legislation (ambulance fee) proposed by County Executive Ike Leggett. The fee was proposed in 2010 and approved by the Council, but was rejected by a voter referendum. Leggett proposed the fee this year after he […]