Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett along with County Council members Marc Elrich, Sidney Katz, Hans Riemer and Tom Hucker, Police Chief J. Thomas Manger, Acting Fire Chief Scott Goldstein and Department of General Services Director David Dise took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Public Safety Training Academy (PSTA) on Feb. 11. The […]

There could be a big change in the way alcohol is sold here in Montgomery County if county leaders buy into one of the changes suggested by the Montgomery County’s Office of Legislative Oversight. A report released Tuesday by the Montgomery County’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) that analyzes the County’s Department of Liquor Control […]

Montgomery County officials have unveiled a new website designed to provide residents and businesses with unprecedented access to raw spending data. It’s called spendingMontgomery and local leaders said the website is a national model for financial transparency in government. “We are committed to open government, and to transparency, in everything we do,” said Montgomery County […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy committee met on Jan. 29 and one of the items on the agenda was a follow up to the Office of Legislative Oversight report on change orders in county construction projects. The background information is posted online here.

Montgomery County Councilmembers recently passed legislation to ban the use and sale of polystyrene. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

There’s a new campaign in Montgomery County to ensure our local sidewalks are safe and passable this winter. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. For more information on the Safe Sidewalks campaign, visit the county’s website here.

The Montgomery County Council today unanimously enacted a bill that will ban use and sale of certain expanded polystyrene food service products and the sale of certain polystyrene packing materials in the county, and will require the use of compostable or recyclable alternatives. The bill, whose chief sponsor was Councilmember Hans Riemer and which was […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has a new title. Leggett was recently named president of the Maryland Association of Counties (MACO). Michael Bruen has more from MACO’s annual meeting on the eastern shore. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

It’s Friday!  Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 16, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has released his recommended 2016 Capital Budget and proposed amendments to the CIP. 2. The latest episode of County Report This Week begins with an update on the Silver Spring Transit Center. Watch the […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer is touting the county’s free bus service in downtown Silver Spring, which is expanding its hours of service. The Silver Spring circulator, also known as “VanGo,” will now run later into the evening and on Saturdays. “The Silver Spring VanGo Circulator service forms an important part of the urban area’s […]