Montgomery Community Media

It was cold and costly. The total costs for snow removal operations this winter cost Montgomery County over $32 million, according to County Executive Isiah Leggett. “During the winter of 2014-2015, Montgomery County experienced 27 snow/ice events with total accumulation of approximately 46.6 inches,” wrote Leggett in an April 24 memo to Council President George […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, County Executive Isiah Leggett talks about the protests in Baltimore and how to handle that kind of situation.

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett explains why he did not include funding for public campaign finance in his proposed Fiscal Year 2016 operational budget in this interview: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

County Executive Ike Leggett was in Annapolis this week calling on Governor Larry Hogan to release $68 million of school funding in the state budget. The General Assembly passed a budget that restores the geographic cost of education index funding that grants certain counties additional monies to cope with the increasing numbers in school population. Montgomery […]

On April 22nd, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett signed into law six bills approved by the County Council. Lorna Virgili has more in this report. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with the Council’s review of the operating budget. You can watch the show in its entirety, below:

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has announced the launch of a transit screen project for public buildings that provides real-time information about all types of transportation options that are available near a particular location. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) initiative has installed two screens in Rockville, one in the Executive Office Building, 101 […]

With hundreds of maintenance and construction projects already underway this spring, and work zone-related crashes on the rise, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has declared April as Work Zone Safety Awareness Month. Safety partners across the state are emphasizing that roadway work zone safety is everyone’s business and reminding drivers to be aware when orange is […]

Joseph Beach, director of Montgomery County’s Department of Finance, has received this year’s Distinguished Local Government Leadership Award from the Association of Government Accountants (AGA). Beach was presented with the award at the AGA’s 13th Annual National Leadership Conference and Exposition in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes local government professionals who exemplify and promote excellence […]

This month, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett unveiled his recommended 5.1 billion dollar, fiscal year 2016 operating budget. Lorna Virgili recently sat down with Mr. Leggett to talk more about his budget and how difficult it was to put it together. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.