Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County needs a new facility to house its homeless population to accommodate 200 single men, 100 single women and a surge capacity of another 100 people. Currently, the county is using a temporary office building, county recreation buildings and hotel rooms, according to information from the Health and Human Services Committee Planning, Housing and […]

The Montgomery County Council approved a special appropriation of $334,500 for additional arts and humanities emergency relief funding on Oct. 27. Led by councilmembers Craig Rice and Evan Glass, the council unanimously agreed to provide more funding towards the Arts & Humanities COVID-19 Relief Fund. The council approved a special appropriation to create the Arts […]

Today is Thursday, Oct. 29, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Early Voting Day 4: Early voting is underway until Nov. 2. You can early vote in-person between 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 11 early voting centers. Montgomery County residents who are eligible but not yet registered to vote […]

The Montgomery County Council will host a virtual Youth Town Hall meeting on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. with Montgomery County School Board President Shebra Evans and Student Member of the Board Nick Asante. They would like to learn more about the issues currently impacting young people across the county. The virtual Youth Town Hall […]

The Montgomery County Council is creating a commission on redistricting. County residents who wish to join may apply by 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26. Currently, the county is divided into five council districts, each electing one member to the council. Additionally, four councilmembers are elected at-large. However, ballot questions in the upcoming election could […]

Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) was awarded the 2020 National Best Practices Consumer Education Program Award by Stateways for its virtual education seminars. ABS is the alcohol wholesaler for Montgomery County. In 2015, Stateways established the Best Practices Awards in eight categories that distinguished alcohol control agencies in the United States and Canada that provide […]

Los Concejales del condado de Montgomery votaron unánimemente el martes para fortalecer la prohibición sobre los productos de servicio de alimentos de poliestireno al agregar aquellos marcados con el número seis de reciclaje, incluidos los conocidos vasos de plástico Solo rojo brillante y ciertos materiales de empaque. Durante los últimos seis años, muchos de los […]

Councilmembers unanimously voted Tuesday to strengthen Montgomery County’s ban on polystyrene food service products by adding those marked with the recycling number six – including the familiar bright red Solo plastic cups and certain packaging materials. For the past six years, much of the polystyrene materials often used in food service, especially takeout, have been […]

One day after councilmembers blasted County Executive Marc Elrich for not allocating and distributing much of the funds designed to help residents and businesses during the global pandemic, Elrich responded, “I don’t have any question we are going to spend the money. It’s going to get spent, but getting it right, you know, is really […]

An emotional Montgomery County Council blasted the county staff, and specifically County Executive Marc Elrich, after receiving information that much of the federal money allocated to help residents and businesses during the global pandemic have yet to be distributed. “The buck stops with him,” Council Vice President Tom Hucker said during a Oct. 13 council […]