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June 26, 2020 | Mira Varghese

Damascus Girl’s ‘Make-A-Wish’ Makes Splash Thanks to Permitting Services Department

Hannah, a 6-year-old Damascus girl with a neurological condition, will soon have the backyard swimming pools she’s been wanting. Make-A-Wish Mid Atlantic’s spring plans to build a backyard swimming pool for Hannah were held up because her family was having issues obtaining much needed property records. However, Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS) offered […]

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April 13, 2017 | Mitti Hicks

Parks Department Officials Worried About Proposed Budget (VIDEO)

Montgomery Parks staff is asking for the community’s help to advocate for more funding for parks. This comes following County Executive Ike Leggett’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 proposed budget for the parks department of roughly $93.2 million which is $4.3 million less than what the Montgomery County Planning Board asked for. “Cutting that $4.3 million cuts back […]

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