Montgomery Community Media

It’s the Year of the Monkey and February 8, 2016 marks the beginning of the year 4714, according to the Chinese calendar. Did you know that Asian Americans now represent more than 14 percent of the population of Montgomery County? In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen presents Asian American community members […]

During today’s County Council session, Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 16-03 was introduced by lead sponsor Hans Riemer. This zoning text amendment would allow homeowners to legally rent out their properties on a short-term basis. Currently, County homeowners are restricted from renting out properties on popular services such as Airbnb or Roomorama. Find out more in […]

The Montgomery County Council appointed Al Roshdieh as the Director of the Department of Transportation (MCDOT) on Tuesday. Roshdieh has served as MCDOT’s Acting Director since December 2014 and his latest efforts include leading blizzard 2016 cleanup in the County. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett released this statement following Roshdieh’s appointment. “Montgomery County is changing […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 2nd, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery Village Master Plan and Westbard Sector Plan are two of the topics on the Montgomery County Council’s packed agenda today. You can watch the Council meeting, beginning at 9:30 a.m. today, live, here. 2. The Montgomery County Department of […]

The Blizzard of 2016 was the hot topic at Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen’s weekly briefing on Feb. 1st.    Floreen said she has requested that executive staff from all county departments involved in storm operations participate in a special session with Councilmembers on Feb. 9th. As for the cost of the storm, Floreen […]

UPDATE Feb. 8  The special session scheduled for Feb. 9 will occur in March due to winter storm expected Feb. 8. The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to hold a special session on Feb. 9 to discuss how the county performed before, during and after the Blizzard of 2016. “Our Council will ensure accountability,” said Roger Berliner, […]

The nine members of the Montgomery County Council have sent a letter to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Peter Rahn, the secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation, asking that the state proceed with the original design of the long-planned interchange at I-270 and Watkins Mill Road in Gaithersburg. It was recently learned that the […]

More than 3,000 volunteers across Montgomery County pitched in to help make their community a better place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In this MyMCMedia video, Willie James Inman reports on the 2016 MLK Day of Service events in Silver Spring and North Bethesda. Volunteers participated in over 40 activities that benefited more than 40 nonprofits […]

Susan Kenedy hosts the latest episode of Council in Brief, which includes reports on the Montgomery Village Master Plan and the upcoming legislative session in Annapolis: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 14, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee will meet today at 9:30 a.m. to discuss the allocation of local income tax revenue by the State of Maryland. You can stream the meeting live on the Montgomery County […]