Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED- Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, County Council President Craig Rice and Vice President of the Montgomery County Board of Education Patricia O’Neill today announced the launch of a new education program to reduce pedestrian crashes involving teens. Other speakers included: Montgomery County Council members Cherri Branson and Roger Berliner, Seneca Valley High School Principal Marc […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro today expressed enthusiasm for the continued progress of a two-year pilot program that will have Olney Town Center involved in a microgrid project that could be a model for the future of electric power service. Among the goals of the project would be to reduce critical load outages by 98 […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Police Traffic Division Director Captain Thomas Didone, who received a national “Highway Safety Hero Award” for his dedication to advancing highway-safety initiatives was recognized by the Montgomery County Council and County Executive Isiah Leggett for his recent award and his 26 years of protecting and educating County motorists and pedestrians about being […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to interview five applicants for a vacant position on the Montgomery County Planning Board. The position is a four-year term. The Council received letters of interest from 25 applicants and elected leaders selected the following five applicants to interview on Sept. 23 for the position: Natali Fani-Gonzalez, Dennis Kamber, […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice held a news briefing on Sept. 15 to discuss several issues, including minimum wage, campaign finance, the ACES program, the Council’s fall agenda and more. You can watch his briefing in its entirety here: @MoCoCouncilMD Monday Morning Press Conference pic.twitter.com/3DyrbJlxam — Craig Rice (@RicePolitics) September 15, 2014 @RicePolitics appeals […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner, chair of the Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, has responded to the Aug. 19 announcement of the filing of Pepco and Exelon’s proposed merger with the Maryland Public Service Commission. “It is a fundamental responsibility of our state regulators to determine whether this proposed merger—which will […]

The Montgomery County Council recently held a briefing on the needs of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. through the southern border. County Executive Isiah Leggett said the county will not turn these kids away and he noted some of these minors are already here. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of […]

Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz is spending a lot of time in Rockville these days, especially at the Montgomery County Council office building at 100 Maryland Avenue. Inside the Council building he’s been attending Montgomery County Council meetings, reviewing Council packets and getting to know the Council staff as he prepares to transition from his current […]

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin recaps his meeting with the Montgomery County Council in this MyMCMedia Extra. Related:

U.S.Senator Ben Cardin met with members of the Montgomery County Council today (July 21) at noon. The elected leaders discussed a variety of issues from local transportation issues to cybersecurity to recent international events. MyMCMedia’s Krista Brick was tweeting (see below) from the meeting that was held at the 6th floor conference room of the […]