Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro will meet with members of the media on Jan. 14 to discuss key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. Navarro will address actions the Council is taking to make sure County schools and neighborhoods are safe in the wake […]

Montgomery County Council received a fiscal briefing as planning for the FY 2014 budget begins. A balanced budget for FY 2014 would require an overall 1% reduction in agency spending. Council President Nancy Navarro comments. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

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 […]

A crowd of 600-plus elected officials, government and business representatives, and community leaders from throughout Montgomery County and the State of Maryland will be on hand for the Committee for Montgomery’s annual legislative breakfast. The breakfast will be held Friday, Dec. 14 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. A virtual “who’s who” […]

The Montgomery County Council today unanimously approved a resolution, sponsored by Council member 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 shown […]

“21 This Week” host Casey Aiken previews this week’s show. This week’s panelists are talking about the year in review, the county executive race, and the new County Council President Nancy Navarro’s plans for the upcoming year. Take a look. The next show of 21 This Week airs on Sundays at 11 a.m. and then […]

At the Dec. 4  Montgomery County Council meeting, the county’s elected leaders selected Nancy Navarro as the Council’s newest president. She was nominated by Council member Craig Rice (in both English and Spanish) who noted the historic significance of her new leadership role. Nancy Navarro made some remarks as incoming president of the County Council. […]

On Monday, November 19, Montgomery Council GO Committee will discuss telework programs in the County. Also on Monday: MCPS Financial Report, Adult English Literacy, Development Districts Funding Duplication The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, will hold a worksession on employee teleworking programs in […]

The Montgomery County Council on November 13 approved revisions to the County’s 2012-16 Subdivision Staging Policy (which was formerly called the Growth Policy). The policy sets rules regarding transportation and school adequacy for proposed new developments. The revisions were approved by a vote of 8-1. Council President Roger Berliner, Vice President Nancy Navarro, and Council […]

Silvia Rodriguez Macdonald, an ESOL teacher at Lois P. Rockwell Elementary School in Damascus, was recognized by the Montgomery County Council on Oct. 9 after she was recently named a “Champion of Change” by the White House and the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Champions of Change are honored for doing extraordinary […]