Montgomery Community Media

The Tobytown Cemetery in Potomac is no longer buried under years of overgrowth. Office administrators and lawn service workers spent hours removing leaves, weeds and vines covering up grave markers on the historic grounds. The Housing Opportunities Commission employees found out the cemetery actually extends beyond the fenced section adjacent to River Road. MyMCMedia’s Phyllis […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner is asking the Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) to restore a cemetery in Tobytown “to a dignified state and to develop a plan for its on-going maintenance.” In a letter to HOC Director Stacy Spann, dated Feb. 23, Berliner notes that the Council recently watched a video about Tobytown and […]

Housing Opportunities Commission Chair Sally Roman stepped down from the HOC on Wednesday. Appointed to the commission in 2007, Roman completed her second term on the commission, county spokesman Patrick Lacefield said. Roman retired from the Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning in 2002 after 15 years, according to an HOC statement. At Park […]

The Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) of Montgomery County has a new commissioner. Pamela Byrd was appointed as a commissioner to the agency in April 2016. “Pamela Byrd is an excellent addition to the Commission and we are grateful to have her expertise and experience,”  HOC Chair Sally Roman said. “I thank County Executive Ike Leggett and […]

UPDATED More than a week after Tobytown resident James Martin made the case for bus service at a Montgomery County Council budget hearing,  the community received a response from local leaders at a Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) meeting held at the Tobytown recreation center Monday night. Montgomery County Council Vice President Roger Berliner stopped by the meeting […]

UPDATED Montgomery County’s Housing Opportunities Commission is scheduled to host a service fair in Tobytown on Monday, April 18. According to a HOC flyer, the purpose of the event is to provide information about area programs, services, and resources available to Tobytown residents. Delegate Aruna Miller is also scheduled to attend. The event will take […]

The Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) of Montgomery County has a new commissioner. Linda Croom was appointed in January of 2016 as the HOC’s resident commissioner. “I thank County Executive Ike Leggett and the Montgomery County Council for selecting Linda Croom as HOC’s newest Commissioner,” said HOC Chair Sally Roman. “The Commission has worked with Ms. […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. His guests include Brian Karem, Zaida Arguedas, Lily Qi and Sally Roman. Topics discussed this week include the recent violence in Paris, League of Women Voters civic engagement roundtables, potential issues that will influence Asian American voters in the upcoming election and a new […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Stacy Spann, the executive director of the Housing Opportunities Commission, says there are a range of people, near and far, looking for affordable housing in Montgomery County. The HOC has a new system for applications for affordable housing programs. You can find out more, here.

It took just less than one workday for the more than 200 volunteers, but for the kids living at the Seneca Heights Apartments in Gaithersburg it will be hours and hours of fun on their new playground here. With funding and volunteers from The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, Marriott International, Montgomery County […]