Montgomery Community Media

CANCELED:  The Town Hall Meeting scheduled for Jan. 27 is canceled following the recent winter blizzard. Original Post  The Montgomery County Council will host a Town Hall Meeting in Clarksburg on Jan. 27. According to a news release, the meeting will be held at Rocky Hill Middle School located at 22401 Brick Haven Way. Issues […]

Montgomery County residents love their animals. That was certainly evident at a Jan. 27 public hearing about proposed Bill 50-14 that would ban retail pet stores that sell dogs and cats in Montgomery County. Dozens of residents packed the Council’s chamber, many of them wearing stickers or buttons that read “Animal Lover” or “Stop Puppy […]

UPDATED 12:39 p.m. The Department of Transportation’s Highway Services has deactivated its Storm Operations Center as of noon. Crews remain in the field as necessary. #DOTHighwayServices will deactivate the #StormOperationsCenter at noon today. Crews will remain in the field to treat as necessary. — MC Highway Services (@MontCo_Highways) January 27, 2015 UPDATED 11:28 a.m. Waring […]

Montgomery County Public Schools are closed today because of emergency weather conditions. All school and community activities in school buildings also are canceled. Administrative offices will open two hours late. Day care programs in school buildings may open at 10:30 a.m. today.

UPDATED A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Montgomery County effective from now until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27. According to the advisory, between three and six inches of snow are possible. Snow will develop this morning and continue through tonight into Tuesday. The heaviest snow will be tonight. Temperatures are forecast to […]

During the morning County Council session on Jan. 28, Councilmember Roger Berliner will introduce a package of 13 measures addressing long-term protection of the environment and the use of clean energy. All 13 measures have at least five Councilmembers as co-sponsors. Public hearings will be held on 11 of the measures on Feb. 11, and […]

The Save Ten Mile Creek Coalition and a crowd of nearly 100 rallied on the front steps of the Montgomery County Council office building in advance of the  Council’s Planning, Housing & Economic Development (PHED) and Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy & Environment (T&E) committee work session on drinking water and reservoir issues related to Ten Mile […]