Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, Nov. 9, in Montgomery County: 1. Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot wants to end the alcohol monopoly in Montgomery County and he wants to do it by July 1. 2. Newly elected Gaithersburg leaders will be sworn in at a ceremony at City Hall tonight. 3. Montgomery County’s […]

The public is encouraged to sign up to testify at a hearing before the Montgomery County Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control in Rockville on Tuesday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m.  The committee will hear responses to reforms of the County’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC). The Ad Hoc Committee is chaired by Hans Riemer and […]

The Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council will hold a public hearing during a special session on Monday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss a proposed amendment to the city’s Ethics Ordinance. The proposed ordinance includes comprehensive changes to bring the City’s ethics provisions into compliance with state statutory requirements, ensuring that those requirements are […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. on June 9, on Expedited Bill 24-15 that would modify the amount of the tip credit an employer can use to calculate the minimum wage for a tipped employee working in the County. The bill also would require an employer of a tipped […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal announces upcoming meetings on policing. Leventhal said the Council will hold a discussion on the pilot program for body worn cameras on May 11 with Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger. Leventhal also announced that police relations will be the topic of a June […]

If you have an opinion on whether Montgomery County Public Schools should change the times schools start and end, you have just one more week to let the school board know about it. The MCPS Board of Education recently held two public hearings on the topic of changing school start times. MyMCMedia’s Krista Brick has […]

The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced it will hold a Rockville hearing on Jan. 13 to receive public comments on the proposed merger of Exelon and Pepco Holdings, Inc. The merger would combine Exelon’s three top-performing utilities – BGE, PECO and ComEd – with Pepco Holdings electric and gas utilities – Pepco, Delmarva […]

WSSC will conduct two public hearings on its proposed Fiscal Years 2016 – 2021 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The six-year CIP proposes planning, design and construction expenditures for major water and sewer projects. The first hearing will be Tuesday, September 9 in Largo and the second is scheduled for Wednesday, September 10 in Rockville. The […]

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is hosting two meetings over the next week to discuss proposed changes to its customer bills. The proposed changes are part of an effort to shift the billing system to a more modern, equitable and predictable approach to gathering revenue. Customers shouldn’t assume the changes will lead to higher […]

The Montgomery County Council  is scheduled to receive a report and recommendations from the County’s Right to Vote Task Force on July 22. The Council established the task force to review all local laws and practices that may affect the right to vote. A main goal of the task force was to recommend changes at […]