Montgomery Community Media

On Monday, November 19, Montgomery Council GO Committee will discuss telework programs in the County. Also on Monday: MCPS Financial Report, Adult English Literacy, Development Districts Funding Duplication The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, will hold a worksession on employee teleworking programs in […]

The Montgomery County Council on November 13 approved revisions to the County’s 2012-16 Subdivision Staging Policy (which was formerly called the Growth Policy). The policy sets rules regarding transportation and school adequacy for proposed new developments. The revisions were approved by a vote of 8-1. Council President Roger Berliner, Vice President Nancy Navarro, and Council […]

The demand for affordable housing far outweighs the supply here in Montgomery County. One of the non-profit organizations the county works with to fill the void is Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP) County Council member Hans Riemer toured a project completed by Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP) and comments on the many benefits of the county working […]

Montgomery County Council member Hans Riemer discusses the potential impact of Hurricane Sandy on our area in this video clip and notes what makes it different from the derecho.

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer said the elected leaders are updated regularly about the status of the storm and about local preparations. In this video clip, he explains how that works.

Montgomery County Council member Hans Riemer said he’s concerned about the size of Pepco’s workforce and how it may impact the company’s ability to get outside help to Montgomery County if there are widespread power outages in the area. Take a look.

Although it is still too early to know the exact track of Hurricane Sandy, Montgomery County officials are preparing now. In this video clip , County Councilmember Hans Riemer tells MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke about some of the prep work taking place today. Take a look.

Montgomery County Council member Phil Andrews was joined on Oct.15 by more than two dozen elected officials and community leaders to express their opposition to Maryland’s new Congressional map and to urge voters to repeal it on Nov. 6 by voting against Ballot Question 5. Take a look. Speakers also called for fundamental redistricting reform […]

The Montgomery County Council on September 18 approved Bill 19-12—known as the Displaced Service Worker Protection Act—that will ensure that vulnerable, low-wage service workers have temporary job protections when their employer’s service contract is terminated. Councilmember Valerie Ervin was the chief sponsor of the bill, which also was supported by Council Vice President Nancy Navarro […]

Dozens of Montgomery County residents packed the Montgomery County Council chambers to testify at the Public Service Commission’s Aug. 7 public hearing. The hearing was scheduled to get residents’ feedback following the June 29 derecho and power outages. In addition to sharing stories about how the power outages impacted their lives and how much it […]