Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council today unanimously approved amended Bill 31-15 that will require most single-family homes be tested for radon prior to be being sold. According to county officials, Montgomery County is the first in the nation to mandate radon testing, ensuring that buyers and sellers and are informed of the possible existence of radon […]

The Montgomery County Council today unanimously enacted Bill 41-15 that will increase penalties for selling tobacco to minors. The Council, sitting as the County’s Board of Health, also introduced a resolution today that, if approved, would make the legislation apply in the municipalities of Montgomery County. A public hearing on that resolution is scheduled for […]

Dozens of Montgomery County residents and two County Councilmembers attended a community meeting about operations at the Montgomery County Airpark this month. The meeting was held on Nov. 4th at the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission Training Room. County Cable Montgomery’s (CCM) Susan Kenedy reports. The NTSB’s final report on the Dec. 8, […]

The leaders of some of the most populous jurisdictions in Maryland are expected to gather in front of the Maryland State House on Monday to ask Governor Larry Hogan to release the $68 million designated by the Maryland General Assembly to fully fund K-12 education through the Geographic Cost of Education Index (GCEI). According to […]

Montgomery County Public Schools and the Recreation Department are joint partners in the “Excel Beyond the Bell” after school program for middle school students. A recent report by the Council’s Office of Legislative Oversight, examined the impact the program has on the students it serves. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery […]

Construction is now underway at Clarksburg Premium Outlets and, when it opens, MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports the center will include 90 stores, 2,200 parking spaces and hundreds of jobs.

Just off I-270 at Exit 18, construction is officially underway at the site of the future Clarksburg Premium Outlets. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Oct. 21st at the construction site. The new shopping center is slated to officially open next fall just in time for the 2016 holiday shopping season and it will feature […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee held a worksession on Bill 31-15 today. The bill, which would provide additional information and protection for potential single-family homebuyers, was supported 3-0 by committee members. Councilmembers Craig Rice and Sidney Katz are the lead sponsors of the bill. If passed by […]

World Food Day is organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to inspire people around the world to eradicate hunger. It is celebrated on Oct. 16. Heather Bruskin (right), manager of the Montgomery County Food Council, explained the significance of World Food Day at the Montgomery County Council meeting on Oct. […]

Susan Kenedy hosts the latest episode of Council in Brief, which features reports on the Excel Beyond the Bell program, radon legislation and more. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.