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Montgomery Council member Roger Berliner and Neil Greenberger discuss Berliner’s accomplishments as the 2012 Council President and the key challenges he is focusing on this year. Berliner is the chair of the Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee and stresses the importance of funding for transportation projects. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner County […]

The Montgomery County Council recently approved a bill banning smoking on most County owned or leased property. In this video, the chief sponsor of the legislation, Councilmember Nancy Floreen, explains why she believes the bill empowers county residents to say “don’t subject me to your smoke.” Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee and its Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee are considering recommendations that could improve services that help seniors get around the County. The T and E Committee, which is chaired by Roger Berliner and includes Councilmembers Nancy Floreen and Hans Riemer, and […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Health and Human Services Committee and its Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee (GO) will meet jointly at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14, for a worksession on wellness and disease management programs for employees of county agencies. The worksession is a continuation of the joint committee’s ongoing efforts to improve […]

The Wootton High School golf team not only won the Maryland 4A/3A team championship in November, the Patriots also became the first school in state history to win a title with females at three of the four spots in the lineup. On Feb. 12, the Montgomery County Council saluted their historic accomplishments at ceremonies in […]

U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski met with the Montgomery County Council on Feb. 11 over an informal lunch to discuss local and federal issues of interest. Mikulski, who was recently named the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, shared some dire news about the possible impact of sequestration next month on Maryland and Montgomery County if […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to take action on Feb. 12 on legislation that will establish a ban on smoking on certain county property and on another bill that would provide increased funding to promote the county as a good place to hold conventions and for tourists to stay. The elected leaders will also […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro met with the media on Feb. 11 for her weekly press briefing. Among the topics Navarro addressed were poverty in the county, the SNAP the silence challenge, the need for transportation funding dollars, the smoking bill, artificial turf, accessory apartments, Glenmont sector plan and more.

UPDATED Residents, non-profit providers, community activists and elected leaders gathered at the Silver Spring Civic Building on the eve of Feb. 8 to discuss their work week living on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) $5 per day food budget. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. As noted in the above video, it was Montgomery County Councilmember […]

The Montgomery County Council will continue its series of informal meetings with federal and state elected officials when it hosts U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski at noon on Feb. 11 at the Council Office Building in Rockville. The meeting with Senator Mikulski will follow a 10 a.m. meeting of the Education Committee and a 2 p.m. […]