Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin was joined by local Korean community leaders on Jan. 9 to celebrate the unanimous passage of a Council proclamation recognizing Korean American Day for the very first time  this month in Montgomery County. Korean American Day will be officially celebrated in Montgomery County on Jan. 13. The day recognizes the first […]

The Montgomery County Council is reminding homeowners that they must submit a one-time application with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) by Dec. 31 to establish eligibility to the Homestead Property Tax Credit. The credit limits the amount of assessment on which a homeowner actually pays taxes on their principal residence. The […]

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin met with the Montgomery County Council on Dec. 10 for an informal meeting over lunch. Topics discussed included the fiscal cliff, transportation funding, and immigration reform. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Our post “Senator Cardin Meets with MoCo […]

The Montgomery County Council on Dec. 11 unanimously approved a resolution, sponsored by Councilmember Valerie Ervin, to increase bullying prevention efforts through the enhancement of multi-disciplinary teams. These teams bolster bullying-prevention efforts through enhanced communication among service providers to get to the root causes of bullying and develop collaborative prevention strategies. Multi-disciplinary teams have been […]

“Today the Council reviewed the County’s six-year fiscal plan. The current economic and revenue projections make it clear that our approach to the Fiscal Year 2014 budget, which starts next July 1, must be cautious. Recovery from the recession continues but remains fragile. The status of state and federal support for the County is uncertain. […]

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin met with the Montgomery County Council on Dec. 10 for an informal briefing/meeting over lunch. Cardin began his update with the latest on the fiscal cliff. He also answered questions and addressed local concerns ranging from immigration reform to transportation to climate change. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to […]

Montgomery County Council member Phil Andrews is requesting the Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) to cut in half the tolls on the Inter-County Connector  (ICC) to significantly increase use of the underused highway. Andrews has sent a letter to the Acting Chairman of MTA with his proposal. The full ICC highway connecting I-270 in Gaithersburg to […]

The Montgomery County Council meets on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at the Council chambers. The Council’s regular session will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Third Floor Council Hearing Room of the Council Office Building at 100 Maryland Ave. in Rockville. The election of Council officers will take place as one of the early items on […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner met with the media for his final weekly press conference on the 6th floor of the Council Office Building on Dec. 3. Berliner, who met with Congressman Chris Van Hollen earlier in the day, began with an update on “the fiscal cliff” and then moved to Pepco’s recent rate […]

Seven members of the Montgomery County Council today issued a statement in response to Pepco’s request for a rate increase. Council President Roger Berliner, Vice President Nancy Navarro and Council members Phil Andrews, Marc Elrich, Valerie Ervin, George Leventhal and Hans Riemer endorsed the statement. The complete text of the statement:  “We oppose Pepco’s request […]