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The Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee will hold a worksession at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 3 on the County’s Emergency Operations Plan. The multi-discipline and all-hazards plan establishes the overall roles and responsibilities for emergency operations. The Public Safety Committee, which is chaired by Phil Andrews and includes Councilmembers Roger Berliner and Marc Elrich, […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Joshua Starr is recommending that the district consider pushing back high school start times by 50 minutes and extending the elementary school day by 30 minutes. The recommendation is based on the report by the 2013 Bell Times Work Group, which has been studying the issue of school starting […]

The Montgomery County Council has approved a resolution aimed at increasing voter participation and improving voting practices. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Previous posts

The Montgomery County Council will continue a public hearing on the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 26. The primary purpose of the master plan is to identify the specific lines and approximate station locations for the proposed bus rapid transit lines within Montgomery County, as well as the minimum […]

Montgomery County has joined the Maryland Economic Development Association and jurisdictions across the state in recognizing Sept. 30-Oct.4 as Economic Development Week. Montgomery County’s 32,300 businesses employ more than 361,000 workers, including more than 600 businesses that each have more than 100 employees. At ceremonies on Sept. 24 in Rockville were, left to right: Holly […]

Should the Montgomery County Council get a 17% pay raise? That’s a topic tackled by “21 This Week” Host Casey Aiken and panel. Take a look:

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24 on the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan. The primary purpose of the master plan is to identify the specific lines and approximate station locations for the proposed bus rapid transit lines within Montgomery County, as well as the […]

A seven member committee, appointed by the Montgomery County Council in February, recommended a 17% pay raise over the already approved 2.28% increase which takes effect December 1, 2013, for members of the Montgomery County Council. The committee recommended the increase be made effective at the start of the next term, December 1, 2014. The […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro was joined by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Congressman Chris Van Hollen, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and other community leaders on Sept. 23, in support of action at all levels of government to improve and protect the right to vote of citizens in Montgomery County, Washington, D.C. and […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, to continue its extensive review of the first proposed major changes in the County Zoning Ordinance since 1978. At Friday’s work session, among the items to be discussed are height and density limits for certain zones. […]