Montgomery Community Media

A public-private partnership has led to a solution for local first responders during the current health crisis. Some local distilleries, wineries, and a compounder pharmacist came together to help make hand sanitizer that is being distributed to first responders regularly as they fight on the front lines during the COVID-19 outbreak. The partnership was formed […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced a major statewide initiative to help furloughed federal workers on Thursday. The initiative is called #MDHelps. Through #MDHelps, the Hogan administration is organizing a food drive for furloughed workers across the state of Maryland. According to Secretary Ellington Churchill, from the Department of General Services, Maryland will have a total of […]

Across the country, police agencies are becoming concerned that officers, who drive Ford Explorers, are becoming ill from carbon monoxide poisoning. In Montgomery County, the Department of General Services has been monitoring the Explorers since January, said David Dise, the department’s director. Of the 108 Explorers the county operates, 60 to 80 percent have cracked […]

If you have visited the Montgomery County Public Safety Headquarters building in Gaithersburg this week, you may have seen tree removal crews at work in the parking lot. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports that dozens of trees are coming down so that the county can install a new microgrid project. According to the county’s website, Duke […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett announced the replacement of 15 cars used by the Department of General Services (DGS) with energy efficient ones by the end of Fiscal Year 17. As part of Montgomery County’s commitment to achieving energy efficiency, DGS staff and other county agencies will have access to Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, according […]

Solar panels are being installed on the roof of the Montgomery County Council Office Building at 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville.  The solar energy system is expected to generate more than 53,000 kilowatt hours of energy each year. “The Department of General Services deserves a tremendous amount of credit for the fantastic job they have […]

The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building located on 401 Hungerford Drive was recently treated for a bed bug infestation. According to County Spokesperson Patrick Lacefield, on May 18th  HHS staff notified the Department of General Services (DGS) Division of Facilities Management (DFM) of a possible bed bug infestation at the 401 […]

David Dise, director of the Department of General Services (DGS) for Montgomery County, said he is calling for radon tests of county facilities following news that 26 Montgomery County public schools and two other MCPS buildings tested positive for elevated levels of radon. “Given the results reported by MCPS, I have initiated an investigation of […]

Montgomery County’s Department of General Services (DGS), Division of Fleet Management Services, recently opened its second compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station at the David F. Bone Equipment Maintenance and Transit Operations Center (EMTOC) at 17000 Crabbs Branch Way in Rockville. The new site offers both CNG and E85 fuel and is open to the […]