Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on County Executive Ike Leggett’s proposed plan for Bus Rapid Transit line for the U.S. 29 corridor on April 18, according to a news release. Leggett’s proposed U.S. 28 BRT line would run between Burtonsville and Industrial Parkway in a dedicated lane and from Industrial Parkway […]

County Executive Ike Leggett will hold a virtual town hall meeting with county residents from 1 – 2 p.m. on April 19. Residents are encouraged to submit questions to Leggett before and during the chat, here. According to a county news release, questions and answers will be posted online. You can peruse past online discussions, […]

The latest episode of County Report This Week (CRTW) begins with an interview with County Executive Ike Leggett about the report of a rape at Rockville High School. Leggett talks about safety and security in the school system.  County Council President Roger Berliner also addresses the issue at his weekly briefing. Other CRTW reports include the […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold five public hearings next month to receive feedback on County Executive Ike Leggett’s recommended Montgomery County’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Operating Budget. More than 150 people are expected to provide feedback on the budget during the five hearings, which are scheduled April 4 – 6. Over the next two […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with County Council reaction to the county executive’s recommended fiscal year budget and concerns about President Trump’s proposed federal budget. There are also reports on a health care rally in Gaithersburg, the Capital Bikeshare network expansion in Wheaton, and summer jobs at […]

Montgomery County officials celebrated the satellite Capital Bikeshare network in Wheaton on Wednesday morning. It may have been too cold for bike riding but local officials were beaming as they cut the ribbon at the bikeshare station adjacent to the Wheaton Metro station along Georgia Avenue. “My heart skips a beat every time I see […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and County Council President Roger Berliner have written a letter to Planning Board Chair Casey Anderson asking for a delay in the Equity One sketch plan process, just weeks after the board approved the development plan (excluding the area believed to be a historic burial ground). In the letter dated March […]

Anqoinette Crosby hosts the latest edition of County Report This Week. The show begins with a report on the county executive’s proposed budget and includes County Council reaction. There are also reports from Montgomery College, Montgomery County Public Schools and more. You can watch the show, below:

The Town of Poolesville is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. The town was founded in 1867. On Monday night, local officials gathered to talk about some of the upcoming events planned to celebrate the town’s history. “Celebrating our 150 years of rich history is important as we reflect upon our great founders, their goals […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett said the county had begun to institute its snow-removal plan as the region braces for a big nor’easter heading toward the mid-Atlantic. “Unfortunately over the last few years I now know more about snow removal than I ever wanted to know in my lifetime,” Leggett said Monday morning. In January […]