Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County’s Ride On bus service is planning to add buses when possible to routes on Wednesday in response to the Metro rail outage. According to a county news release, there are 85,000 daily Metro rail travelers in Montgomery County. Commuters are encouraged to adjust their travel plans accordingly. Montgomery County Government will be open […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice is holding his annual education budget meetings where residents are invited to ask questions about the upcoming Fiscal Year 2017 budget. Videographer Mike Springirth covered the first meeting: Remaining education budget forums: March 9 – Gaithersburg High School, 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 16 – Magruder High School, 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 23 […]

Jennifer Toole headlined the Planning Department’s Winter Speaker Series this month. Bridget Schwiesow has a recap. The next Speaker Series event takes place on Wednesday, March 16 at 6 p.m. at the Planning Department’s auditorium, 8787 Georgia Avenue, in Silver Spring. Transportation planner Jeffrey Tumlin, principal and director of strategy for San Francisco-based Nelson/Nygaard, will […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice, Education Committee chair, will hold a series of five public forums to discuss programs and budgets for the County’s public school system and community college. Councilmember Rice is hosting the event along with MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers, and Montgomery County College President DeRionne Pollard. According to a news release, the […]

County Executive Ike Leggett has sent his recommended fiscal year 2016 operational budget to the Montgomery County Council. The 5.1 billion dollar budget increases county government tax supported spending and cuts the property tax. Lorna Virgili reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, County Executive Isiah Leggett highlights the impact of his recommended budget on Montgomery County Public Schools. Related:

Acting Fire Chief Scott Goldstein shares his reaction to the County Executive’s recommended operating budget and what it means for the department in this MyMCMedia Extra video.

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Board of Education President Pat O’Neill reacts to the County Executive’s proposed budget and talks about some of the measures Montgomery County Public Schools officials are proactively taking to try and close the gap.

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger said the police department is looking at some changes and enhancements at the county’s 9-1-1 center in order to reduce emergency response time. The money for these changes are included in County Executive Ike Leggett’s recommended fiscal year 2016 operating budget.

Dr. DeRionne Pollard, the president of Montgomery College, explains how much money Montgomery College still needs following the presentation of the County Executive’s recommended fiscal year 2016 operating budget on March 16. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video: Related: