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The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee and its Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will meet jointly at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, for the second worksession on a limited amendment to the 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan and the Hyattstown Special Study Area that concerns the […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, on Expedited Bill 35-13 that would amend the timing for payment of the fuel energy tax. The bill would generally amend County law regarding the fuel energy tax. The public hearing will be held in the Third Floor Hearing […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee and its Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will meet jointly at 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, for the first of three planned worksessions on a limited amendment to the 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan and the Hyattstown Special Study Area […]

Just last month, Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice outlined the process to appoint a new Councilmember for District 5. As you may remember, on Dec. 10, Councilmember Valerie Ervin announced that she was resigning from the Council effective  Jan. 3, 2014 to become executive director of the Center for Working Families. As provided in Sections […]

UPDATED It is official: Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz is running for the District 3 Montgomery County Council seat. Mayor Katz said he will make a formal announcement about his upcoming campaign later this month. ORIGINAL POST Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz has confirmed he is considering a run for Montgomery County Council. In a telephone conversation […]

The Montgomery County Council on Jan. 14, 15 and 16 will hold worksessions on the first proposed major changes in the County Zoning Ordinance since 1978. The Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee held numerous worksessions over the past six months on revisions that were recommended by the County’s Planning Board. The PHED […]

The Montgomery County Council has taken the unprecedented steps and recently passed a measure to raise the county’s minimum wage over a four year period. The bill has been signed into law by County Executive Ike Leggett. This action puts Montgomery County ahead in a national movement to address growing wage inequality. Susan Kenedy has […]

After serving the residents of District 5 as a member of the County Council for the past seven years, Valerie Ervin has announced she will be leaving public office next month to become executive director of The Center for Working Families. 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 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, will continue its extensive review of the first proposed major changes in the County Zoning Ordinance since 1978. At Monday’s worksession, among the items to be discussed are provisions for the “average height” of a building in […]

The Montgomery County Council meets at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 and the leaders are scheduled to elect new officers for the 2013-14 year. The election of a new president and vice president will mark the end of the one-year term as Council president of Councilmember Nancy Navarro. Craig Rice is the current Council […]