Montgomery Community Media

The future of the Montgomery Village community, specifically the now defunct Montgomery Village Golf Course, will be the focus of a meeting held next week at Watkins Mill High School. The Montgomery County Planning Department, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is inviting business owners and residents to discuss the Montgomery Village […]

The Montgomery County Planning Department recently hosted a nationally known guest in an effort to advance the quality of design in the county. Bridget Schwiesow has more. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Montgomery County Planning Department has launched a Winter Speaker Series featuring former Planning Board Chair Royce Hanson.  Bridget Schwiesow reports. Find out more about upcoming events here. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Montgomery County Planning Department invites community members and developers to discuss the initial draft of the newly revised Subdivision Regulations at a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 21 from 7-9 p.m. at the Planning Department Headquarters (8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring). The proposed changes to Chapter 50 of the current Montgomery County Code which governs […]

The Montgomery Planning Department is holding a series of sessions toward  adoption of  a revised plan for the Westbard Sector.  The sessions are on Monday Nov. 10, Wednesday Nov. 12, Thursday Nov. 13 and Tuesday Nov. 18. The Westbard Sector is perhaps best known for the shopping areas that include the Giant off Westbard Avenue […]

A community meeting was held on Oct. 21 at Walt Whitman High School to discuss the scope of work for the Westbard Sector Plan. According to the Montgomery Planning website, the Westbard Sector Plan is one of the oldest plans still in use in Montgomery County having been last updated in 1982. You can find […]

The Montgomery County Planning Department is offering free trees to qualifying property owners in certain urban districts of Montgomery County. The Shades of Green program, which was launched in 2012 as a pilot program, is now expanding to some additional areas of the county that have a high level of impervious surface in an effort […]

The Montgomery County Planning Department will hold a community meeting to discuss the Westbard Sector Plan on Tuesday, Sept. 23, from 7-9 p.m. at Walt Whitman High School cafeteria, 7100 Whittier Boulevard in Bethesda. Anyone who lives, works or has an interest in the future of the Westbard community is invited to attend the PlanWestbard […]

The Montgomery County Council on Sept. 23, is scheduled to  interview four applicants to fill a vacant position on the Montgomery County Planning Board. The Council received letters of interest from 25 applicants for the four-year term position. The interview schedule will be as follows: • 2 p.m. Charles Kauffman • 2:30 p.m. Victor Weissberg • […]

The plans for the long-awaited Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park are underway and one thing is for sure – it will include a carousel. In this MyMCMedia Extra, County planners seek input from the community on what they’d like to see move into the Clarksburg area. A new 290-acre park is in the plans for […]