Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, will review the recommended compensation and benefits provisions for employees of all County agencies for Fiscal Year 2015. The worksession is part of the Council’s review of County Executive Isiah Leggett’s recommended FY15 operating budget. The Council is scheduled to reach a tentative […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice met with the media on April 28. Rice focused on the budget, schools, school resource officers and school bus cameras during his briefing with the media. He also said the next Silver Spring Transit Center update is scheduled for May 6. You can watch his briefing in its entirety […]

Montgomery County Council committees are in full swing reviewing this year’s operating budget proposal from the County Executive. Recently, the Public Safety Committee reviewed funding for school safety and security. As Susan Kenedy tells us, some adjustments have been recommended. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 25, will address Capital Improvements Program adjustments that will impact the revitalization of the Colesville/New Hampshire Avenue commercial area of Silver Spring and the development of the Long Branch area. Starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Seventh Floor […]

The long and snowy winter produced numerous Montgomery County residents who went out of their way to help neighbors. On April 22, Councilmember Nancy Floreen (to the immediate left of the speaker) presented “Golden Shovel Awards” to 111 residents who helped neighbors shovel out after snowfalls. Many of the awardees attended the ceremonies in Rockville, […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner, on the annual celebration of Earth Day, April 22, made the following statement as the Council prepared to vote on nine measures he sponsored to address the long-term protection of the environment and the use of clean energy: The complete text of Councilmember Berliner’s statement: “Colleagues, today our Council honors […]

The Montgomery County Council during its morning session on Tuesday, April 22, is scheduled to take action on nine measures addressing long-term protection of the environment and the use of clean energy. They are part of a package of bills introduced earlier this year by Councilmember Roger Berliner. See Councilmember Berliner Proposes Green Bills (Video) […]

The Montgomery County Council and County Executive Ike Leggett on April 18 announced a joint effort to secure “affordable” sewer service for the historic district of Clarksburg. Council President Craig Rice (front right) and County Executive Leggett (front left) signed a letter urging the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to work with the dozens of property […]

County Executive Ike Leggett was the featured guest on Montgomery Al Dia (Montgomery Today) to celebrate the 100th show, the county’s award winning Spanish language radio show that airs every Tuesday at 2 p.m. on Radio America 1540 AM. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County leaders met with members of the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless and volunteers with the 100,000 Homes campaign to acknowledge the County’s progress in finding permanent housing for medically vulnerable homeless living on County streets. “The County Council is not going to drop this issue,” said Councilmember George Leventhal during the press […]