Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council will interview five applicants for the chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board on July 8. As you may remember, Planning Board Chair Francoise Carrier’s term expired on June 14 and she did not apply for reappointment. The Council received letters of interest from 18 applicants to fill the vacancy. Eight […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice met with reporters on July 7  to discuss key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. Some of the items discussed at his weekly briefing included the draft White Oak Science Gateway master plan, the selection and interview process […]

The Montgomery County Planning Board announced today the appointment of Michael F. Riley to the position of Director of the Montgomery County Department of Parks, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). In this role, Riley will be responsible for more than 700 department employees including the Park Police Division, over 36,000 […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice has announced the list of applicants to be interviewed for the chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board on Tuesday, July 8. Planning Board Chair Francoise Carrier’s term expires on June 14. She has indicated that she would not apply for reappointment.  The applicant list consists of 18 applications […]

The Montgomery County Council is seeking applicants to fill a position on the Montgomery County Planning Board for the expiring term of Françoise Carrier (Democrat).  Her term will expire on June 14.  Carrier, who serves as the Planning Board Chair, has indicated that she will not apply for reappointment. Applications must be received no later […]

The Montgomery County Council is seeking applicants to fill a position on the Montgomery County Planning Board for the expiring term of Françoise Carrier (Democrat).  Her term will expire on June 14.  Carrier, who serves as the Planning Board Chair, has indicated that she will not apply for reappointment. No more than three members of […]

Montgomery County Planning Board Chair Françoise Carrier has announced that she will not seek a second term as Chair. Here decision was sent via email to the Planning and Parks Department staff on the evening of Jan. 9: “It is with mixed feelings that I write to tell you I have decided not to seek […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will hold the second of five planned work sessions on the Countywide Transit Corridors Functional Master Plan at 9:30 a.m. on Oct 14 in the third floor hearing room of the Council Office Building. The proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) would be […]

The Montgomery County Planning Board unanimously approved a request to provide addresses for several properties located on the north side of Brooke Road west of the intersection of Chandlee Mill Road in Sandy Spring (frequently referred to as the Farm Road). The approval was issued at the July 18 Planning Board meeting following a review […]

Pulte Homes is “highly disappointed” with the recommendations made by Montgomery County planning staff that drastically impact development plans for the Ten Mile Creek community in Clarksburg. The July 18 report on the Clarksburg Limited Master Plan for the Ten Mile Creek Watershed recommends downgrading the current zoning on 538 acres of Pulte land, which […]