Montgomery Community Media

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with the Council’s review of the operating budget. You can watch the show in its entirety, below:

More than fifty percent of the county’s operating budget goes to funding the school system. County Councilmember Craig Rice chairs the Council’s Education Committee, and he has been holding a series of budget forums along with leaders from Mongomery County Public Schools and Montgomery College. Our crew caught us with them at Kingsview Middle School […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett unveiled his proposed fiscal year 2016 operating budget on March 16. His presentation was broadcast live on local public, education and government television stations and dozens of county employees attended the formal event at the County Executive Office Building. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. The Montgomery County Council will hold public […]

Dozens of Montgomery County residents attended County Executive Isiah Leggett’s public forum on the fiscal year 2016 operating budget on Jan. 5 at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. Also in the crowd, Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney Katz, who said this was his first budget forum, and representatives from many county departments. A […]

Superintendent Joshua P. Starr is recommending a $2.4 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016, which includes $103.6 million in additional spending that will allow Montgomery County Public Schools  to manage its continued growth, narrow achievement gaps, and prepare students for the future. Starr presented his recommendation to the Montgomery County Board of Education […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr is expected to present his Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Operating Budget recommendation to the Board of Education today at about noon. Starr will hold a media briefing after the presentation at 1:30 p.m. to discuss his recommendation and answer questions. The meeting is at the Carver Educational […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold five budget public hearings in April. Elected officials hope to hear about what is important in the budget to county residents. All the hearings will be held in the Third Floor Hearing Room of the council office building in Rockville. The number of speaker slots is limited so residents […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett released his FY 2015 operating budget on March 17 at a televised news conference. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. To review the budget in detail, visit the county’s website at www.montgomerycountymd.gov. Related:

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews describes County Executive Ike Leggett’s decision to go over Maintenance of Effort, “a bad move.” Related:

The Montgomery County Council will hold five public hearings spread over April 8-10 on Montgomery County’s Fiscal Year 2015 Operating Budget. More than 150 people are expected to express views about specific items, and the general structure, of the budget. Residents also can offer comments at the public hearings about the FY15-20 County Capital Improvements […]