Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will celebrate the Ride On bus system’s 40th anniversary today. The celebration at the Executive Office Building in Rockville will include a bus operator who’s been with Ride On since the 1970’s, a passenger of Ride On since 1975 and Ride On’s first division chief. Also expected to join Leggett […]

The Montgomery County Council today unanimously approved Bill 11-15 that will expand affordable, quality child care services in the County and develop a strategic plan for child care services. Bill 11-15 is the Child Care Expansion and Quality Enhancement Initiative. The bill’s lead sponsors are Councilmembers Nancy Navarro and Hans Riemer. The bill was co-sponsored […]

The inaugural tree planting for the County’s newest environmental program, Tree Montgomery, took place on Monday with the help of County Executive Ike Leggett, Councilmember Hans Riemer, County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Director Lisa Feldt, and community and business representatives. Developed and implemented by DEP, Tree Montgomery provides for the planting of large shade […]

Last year, the Montgomery County Council and County Executive approved a bill that would provide partial public financing for local elections. The bill was designed to attract a broader pool of applicants, but as Susan Kenedy reports a lack of funding for the program has prompted a Council Committee to take action. Visit our PEG […]

Several Montgomery County officials attended the 2nd annual AAHP Community Day on April 18 in Silver Spring. Find out more about the event in this video: https://vimeo.com/125600419?utm_source=email&utm_medium=clip-transcode_complete-finished-20120100&utm_campaign=7701&email_id=Y2xpcF90cmFuc2NvZGVkfDY3ZTUyMzZhZTllNzg1NTM4MGFkMzVkZDAzNjNmZDNiNjcwfDEwMzgyOTIxfDE0Mjk2Mzk0Njh8NzcwMQ%3D%3D

The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee recently discussed the importance of public election funding in the county’s fiscal year 2016 operating budget. Take a look:

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee today unanimously recommended that the full Council consider adding up to $2 million to begin funding a new Public Election Fund that will allow candidates for County Council and County Executive to qualify for partial public financing for their campaigns. When the Council approved […]

Montgomery County Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control has wrapped up a segment of its discussions about how the liquor control department handles business. We have team coverage: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer held a rally on March 31 to discuss details of a bill he is sponsoring to create a new County Office of Child Care. Here is a short video recap: The new office would be responsible for creating innovative strategies to implement a comprehensive child care program for the County. […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control met on March 27. Here’s a quick look at some of the discussion: