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Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal is scheduled to meet with members of the media at noon on Monday. Leventhal is expected to discuss the recommended Fiscal Year 2016 budget savings plan that was proposed by County Executive Isiah Leggett. The County Council votes on its budget savings plan on Tuesday. Leventhal is also expected […]

The Montgomery County Council issued a proclamation in honor of Thomas Harr, the executive director of Family Services Inc., in Gaithersburg. Harr was recognized for his long career with the Montgomery County Department of Addiction, Victim and Mental Health Services and, for the past 17 years, as the executive director of Gaithersburg-based Family Services, Inc. […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett transmitted a memo to Council President George Leventhal late this week in response to a memo that Leventhal sent to Councilmembers about the budget savings plan. “I would like to set the record straight on a number of issues that you have raised,” said Leggett in the first paragraph of […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has transmitted a savings plan of approximately $51 million in recommended savings from the budgets of county government and county agencies. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports the plan is now in the hands of County Councilmembers. You can find more information about the savings plan here.

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal is calling for an Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) review of the salaries of Montgomery County’s “high level managers.” In a memo to Councilmembers on July 13th, he said: “Our managers do an excellent job, but my sense is that in many cases their salaries are well above those […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal said he is disappointed about County Executive Ike Leggett’s proposal to cut $500,000 in housing vouchers for homeless veterans in our area. Take a look: https://youtu.be/KZ4ar7G94qY

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal recently visited Charlotte, North Carolina where he rode the city’s light rail system. He talked about how impressed he was with that system at his weekly briefing with reporters on July 13th. In his mind, he said it reinforced the need for the Purple Line here. In this MyMCMedia […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on July 13th and the Fiscal Year 2016 Savings Plan dominated the conversation. Leventhal said he was concerned about some of the county executive’s proposed cuts, including $500,000 that the Council added to the budget’s reconciliation list to assist homeless veterans. He also suggested that county […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal transmitted a memo to the County Council today about County Executive Ike Leggett’s recommended $51 million fiscal year 2016 savings plan. “In my view, a savings plan is needed now, at the start of FY 16, because there have been major changes in the county’s revenue picture since May […]

It’s Monday morning and that means back to work for many of us. Here are your five things to know today, July 13th, in Montgomery County: 1. Drive for Supplies: Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Drive for Supplies program will provide free school supplies to families today from noon to 5 p.m. at Richard Montgomery […]