Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner discussed immigration, the Bethesda Downtown Plan, minimum wage, Metro, his support for the microgrid and more at his weekly briefing with reporters on Feb. 6. Immigration was the first topic on his mind as he passed out a joint statement that was issued by the county’s elected leaders last […]

Gaithersburg city leaders are planning to meet behind closed doors on Monday evening at City Hall. According to a notice announcing the executive session, the elected leaders are expected to discuss the following three topics: the telecommunication regulations, the terms and conditions for an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Montgomery County regarding Gaithersburg’s stormwater fee, […]

Gaithersburg leaders have scheduled a closed door meeting to follow tonight’s work session at City Hall. According to a note posted on the City’s website, the topics to be discussed at the executive session are small cell facilities, a Memorandum of Understanding with Montgomery County regarding the Development Impact Tax, and the PEPCO Rate Case. […]

UPDATE, April 15, 2:50 p.m. After receiving numerous complaints in opposition of a proposed plan to install small cell facilities in local communities, the Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg plan to convene a closed executive session on Monday night to further discuss the issue. The closed door meeting will take place following the Council’s regular meeting, which […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education is planning to meet behind closed doors on March 1st to discuss the proposed contract for the Montgomery County Public Schools superintendent and to receive legal advice. The BOE will conduct the closed session from 4 – 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. You can find out more about this meeting, […]

Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 28, in Montgomery County: 1. A bond review hearing is set for 1 p.m. today for a Germantown man who is charged with murder in the death of a Clarksburg man. 2. Congressman Chris Van Hollen is asking the state Board of Elections to reject two […]

Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and the Gaithersburg City Council are scheduled to meet behind closed doors on July 20th to discuss “pending or potential litigation” about the “Crown Farm development.” A notice of the meeting has been posted on the city’s website. No other information has been released about this executive session.

Gaithersburg City Councilmember Jud Ashman, who is well known as the founder of the Gaithersburg Book Festival, may soon be the city’s next mayor. At an executive session on Oct. 6, Ashman was selected “conditionally” by City Councilmembers to serve as the city’s next mayor until the 2015 municipal election. Ashman has served on the […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, we asked Gaithersburg City Councilmembers Cathy Drzyzgula and Jud Ashman if they want to be the next mayor of Gaithersburg. Take a look: Gaithersburg City Council members will meet behind closed doors on Oct. 6 to select a new mayor from the five-member City Council. Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz has submitted […]

Gaithersburg city leaders plan to hold an executive session or closed door meeting at the Mayor and City Council meeting on Aug. 18 to discuss acquiring a piece of property as a potential new police station site. An announcement about the meeting is posted on the city’s online agenda. No details about the property or […]