Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee at 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25, will continue its review of recommendations from the county’s Tenants Work Group regarding rules for rental properties. The PHED Committee, which is chaired by Nancy Floreen and includes Councilmembers Marc Elrich and George Leventhal, will meet in […]

During County Council President Roger Berliner’s October 1st press conference, MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke asked Berliner about the emails his office is receiving concerning the environmental impact of development near Ten Mile Creek. Take a listen.

During his October 1, 2012 press conference Roger Berliner discussed the “hot button” issue of the envirnmental impact of development in Clarksburg on Ten Mile Creek.

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner reports that his offices have received over 600 emails from residents concerned about the impact of development in Clarksburg on Ten Mile Creek. As part of an online petition, residents are urging county leaders to amend the Clarksburg Master Plan. “I urge you to act to make Clarksburg Town […]

Have you ever assumed a situation was hopeless because “the government” or “somebody” besides you – you being powerless — has determined that things are not going to change? I have. Take the case of the baby deer locked in a small, chain-link-enclosed, densely wooded area around a stormwater management (SWM) pond at the top […]

The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Solid Waste Services (DSWS) has recognized outstanding achievements in recycling, waste reduction, reuse, buying recycled-content products and educational efforts by local businesses, organizations, multi-family apartment and condominium properties, residents, and individuals. Honorees were announced at the annual Recycling Achievement Recognition Program held at the Silver Spring […]