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 […]

Work at the Silver Spring Transit Center is on track for a late spring release, according to General Services Director David Dise. In an interview on April 6th, Dise said he is preparing to transmit a memo to County Council President George Leventhal to update the County Council next week about the status of the […]

In a memo dated Feb. 2 and addressed to Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett indicates he will ask the State Delegation to withdraw State Bill MC 24-15, Montgomery County Transit Authority. “Over the last few weeks, we have heard a variety of opinions on how we should address our […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin has written a memo to County Executive Isiah Leggett and County Attorney Marc Hansen asking for an update about the status of school bus safety cameras. In the memo (posted below), Ervin expresses frustration “after learning that the Police Department is still awaiting legal guidance on issuing a request for […]

UPDATED 4/24 The committee meeting on Wheaton redevelopment has been rescheduled from today (April 24) to May 8 at 2 p.m. =================================================================== Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro  sent the following memo to Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett on April 16 in reference to the Wheaton Redevelopment Program and the potential relocation of the headquarters […]

The top story on County Report This Week: the Silver Spring Transit Center. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. General Services Director David Dise briefed the Montgomery County Council on the status of the Silver Spring Transit Center on April 9. The 75-minute briefing […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen today said that Montgomery County must create a quantifiable and actionable roadmap for what it expects from Pepco and the Maryland Public Service Commission regarding the utility company’s ongoing performance issues. In a memorandum to Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, Floreen said, “Given the extraordinary financial losses that the county […]