Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council President Hans Riemer said the council is urging the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to live up to its pledge to halt the Grosvenor “turnbacks.” About half the rush hour Metro trains reach the Grosvenor-Strathmore station then turn back toward the District of Columbia. Riders heading to outbound stations have to wait […]

In his regular meeting with members of the media, Montgomery County Council President Hans Riemer discusses a tax study performed by the Maryland Comptroller’s Office, a bill that could threaten local governments’ ability to regulate small cell antennas, the council’s work on the capital budget and economic development for breweries. Two Metro topics also came […]

Red Line riders who need to get to the northernmost stops always have objected to the “Grosvenor turnbacks” — rush hour trains that stop at Grosvenor and turn around without continuing on to the White Flint, Twinbrook, Rockville and Shady Grove stations. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and Montgomery County reached a deal in […]