Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, will hold a worksession on the one-year analysis of the county’s five-cent tax on disposable bags. Among the aspects to be discussed is a possible exclusion of the tax at clothing stores and other non-grocery […]

Montgomery County farmer David Weitzer raised a toast of bottled chocolate milk on March 19 as the Montgomery County Council saluted the county’s farmers as part of the celebration of National Agriculture Day. In 1981, Montgomery created its Agricultural Reserve—which has been called the country’s most successful farmland preservation program as it protects 93,000 acres […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer introduced a bill on March 19 to increase the county’s local Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which is called the Working Families Income Supplement. Councilmembers Marc Elrich and George Leventhal are co-sponsoring the bill. Originally created in 2000, the Working Families Income Supplement was set at 100 percent of the […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and members of his administration briefed the County Council on March 19 about a new report detailing problems with the construction of the Silver Spring Transit Center. Following that briefing, the Montgomery County Council released the following statement: “We are deeply disappointed in the repeated delays and cost overruns that […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to discuss an independent consultant’s report on the delayed Silver Spring Transit Center at 3 p.m. on March 19. Then, at 3:30 p.m., the Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will meet to discuss a $7.5 million supplemental appropriation that County Executive Isiah Leggett has […]

On March 12, the Montgomery County Council hearing room was glowing in bright orange, the color of the organized efforts to overcome Multiple Sclerosis, as the Council declared National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. During the ceremonies, former Maryland State Senator Frank Shore presented an orange tie and an orange tote bag to Councilmember Roger Berliner, […]

Steve Silverman, director of Montgomery County’s Department of Economic Development, recognizes the strong support of both the Montgomery County Council and the County Executive for “aggressive” efforts to retain private business, including the use of economic development funds to keep business in the county. He made these comments at the March 11 meeting of the […]

The Montgomery County Council will receive a new report by the Montgomery County Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) that updates the progress being made by Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in narrowing the achievement gap among grade level and at-risk measures of student performance at its March 12 meeting. The Council’s regular weekly session will […]

During the morning session, the Montgomery County Council will receive an overview on the proposed Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan and at 7:30 p.m., the Council will hold a public hearing on the plan that could significantly change the neighborhood along Connecticut Avenue near the Beltway. The Council’s regular weekly session begins at 9:30 a.m. […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 4, will continue its review of the suggested 2012 County Housing Policy. The PHED Committee, which is chaired by Nancy Floreen and includes Councilmembers Marc Elrich and George Leventhal, will meet in the Seventh Floor Conference Room of […]