Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council today unanimously approved Bill 33-12 that will establish a ban on smoking on most County owned or leased property. Bill 33-12, whose chief sponsor was Council member Nancy Floreen and which was co-sponsored by Council members Phil Andrews, Marc Elrich, George Leventhal, Nancy Navarro, Craig Rice and Hans Riemer, will prohibit […]

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.

Nearly 300 people turned out for Lt. Governor Anthony Brown’s town hall meeting on public safety at the Montgomery County Council Office Building on Feb. 6 in Rockville. Brown was joined by a panel made up of State Police Superintendent Colonel Marcus Brown, State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lillian Lowery, Crime Control and Prevention Executive […]

The Montgomery County Council today unanimously approved legislation designed to encourage the creation of new affordable housing by requiring an assessment to accompany the proposal for certain new projects included in the County’s Capital Improvements Program (CIP). Councilmember Roger Berliner was the lead sponsor of Bill 37-12, which was co-sponsored by Council President Nancy Navarro, […]

On Jan. 28, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Council President Nancy Navarro issued a joint statement about a new transportation proposal in Annapolis. In this video clip, Navarro explains why finding new transportation funding is so important to Montgomery County. Here’s a look at the entire joint statement issued by Leggett and Navarro: “We […]

At her press conference on Jan. 28, Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro confirmed her office has received noise complaints from some residents living near or adjacent to the ICC and she said county officials are investigating the issue. Take a look.

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro met with the media on Jan. 28 to discuss a variety of topics. She began with transportation funding (specifically proposals to raise the gas tax) and released a joint statement with Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett on the topic. She also fielded questions from reporters. You can watch the […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro held her first press conference of the new year on Jan. 14.  MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You can watch the press conference in its entirety here and see some more photos below:

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro will appear on “The Politics Hour” of the WAMU-FM radio show hosted by Kojo Nnamdi and resident analyst Tom Sherwood on Friday, Jan. 18 between noon and 1 p.m. Council President Navarro will talk about Montgomery issues, Maryland statewide issues and her goals during her one-year term as Council […]

School security is on the minds of many following the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke recently asked Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro if more school resource officers (SROs) should be assigned to area schools. Take a look.