The Montgomery County Council approved $54 million budget cuts on July 28 for the county’s FY16 budget. County Executive Isiah Leggett had proposed $50 million in budget cuts, which included not funding programs for homeless veterans, child care initiatives, fire and rescue operations, and others. The Piney Branch Pool was among the facilities that Leggett […]
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July 28, 2015 |
July 17, 2015 |
Takoma Park Residents Express Concern Over Possible Pool Closing (VIDEO)
The Piney Branch Pool in Takoma Park faces closure due to lack of funding, but residents are coming together to save the pool. Many of the people who use this pool said they do not know what they will do if the facility closes. The pool, according to residents, is a place to learn water […]
July 15, 2015 |
Takoma Park Residents Concerned About Piney Branch Pool Closing (VIDEO)
Residents in Takoma Park are coming together to save the Piney Branch Pool. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett did not allocate money to fund the facility in the FY 2016 Operating Budget. Funds for the pool were added on the County Council’s reconciliation list during the budget process. On July 9, Leggett recommended a $51 […]
May 1, 2015 |
Piney Branch Pool in Danger of Closing
The Piney Branch Pool in Takoma Park faces closure if county funds used to subsidize it dry up this year. The 25-meter pool is used by swimmers, senior citizens and even the Montgomery Blair High School swim team, but without county funds it might have to shut at the end of the fiscal year, June […]
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