Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council today approved a bill that will reorganize the county’s Department of Economic Development (DED) into a new nonprofit organization. The reorganization of the county’s economic development efforts was proposed by County Executive Ike Leggett. The bill will transfer certain duties of the current Department of Economic Development to a new Montgomery County […]

Did you know that June is National Homeownership Month? Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Council Vice President Nancy Floreen joined Elm Street Development, Montgomery Housing Partnership, HUD officials and members of the community on June 24th to cut the ribbon at Olney Springs. This new mixed-income, for-sale development is located in Olney and features […]

A Montgomery County Council Committee will learn more about the status of the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) on Monday morning. The Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee is scheduled to receive an update on the CCT, which is a planned busway extension from the Shady Grove Metrorail Station north to Clarksburg. The Committee is chaired […]

Dennis Kamber, who was recently named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), is congratulated by Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen as he was honored by the Council on June 23. The award is the highest accolade given by the association with only 649 members selected worldwide since the society’s founding […]

Susan Kenedy hosts the latest episode of Council in Brief, which includes reports from the Council’s June 9th community policing discussion, information about a public hearing to restructure the Department of Economic Development and an interview with Michael Smith, the county executive’s recommendation for development ombudsman. You can watch the five minute show, here:

An after-school enrichment program for girls that promotes physical fitness and fosters self-esteem recently culminated in a 5K race at Montgomery Mall. Susan Kenedy has the story. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The County Council has approved a budget of just over $5 billion, a slight increase from last year’s budget as the county continues to recover from the recession. Susan Kenedy has the story. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Read “County Adopts Fiscal 2016 Budget” for more […]

The Montgomery County Council today adopted a $5.08 billion total county operating budget for Fiscal Year 2016. The budget reflects a 1.7 percent increase over the approved budget for FY 2015. “This budget effectively addresses the top priority concerns of County residents while holding the line on taxes,” said Council President George Leventhal. The Council […]

The budget reflects a 1.7 percent increase over the approved budget for FY 2015. The Council is scheduled to formally adopt the FY16 operating budget and amendments to the Fiscal Years 2015-20 six-year Capital Improvements Program on Thursday, May 21. The budget will go into effect on July 1. Council Vice President Nancy Floreen cast the […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett today announced that he will send legislation to the County Council on Friday that would transfer the major functions of County economic development and business promotion to a private-sector-led, non-profit entity. Under the proposed legislation, both the County’s Department of Economic Development (DED) and the non-profit Montgomery Business Development Corporation […]