Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, on Expedited Bill 32-14 regarding planned improvements for the Capital Crescent Trail. The bill would authorize the planning, design and construction of the project that would affect the trail in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase area. The public hearing will be […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, on Expedited Bill 34-14 that would lead to the County building a new Wheaton Library and Recreation Center. The bill would authorize the planning, design and construction of the project. The public hearing will be held in the Third […]

Rockville’s Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the draft update of the Rockville Bikeway Master Plan on April 9 at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave. The hearing will be preceded by a public open house. City staff will be on hand to answer questions about the plan from 5-7 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) has released its Preliminary Proposed FY’15 Operating and Capital Budget for public hearing purposes. The $1.3 billion preliminary proposed budget includes a combined average rate increase of 6% in water and sewer rates, which meets the Spending Affordability Guidelines adopted by the two counties in fall 2013. The increase will […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, on Expedited Bill 35-13 that would amend the timing for payment of the fuel energy tax. The bill would generally amend County law regarding the fuel energy tax. The public hearing will be held in the Third Floor Hearing […]

Gaithersburg officials report that AT&T is proposing to replace an existing light pole at Kelley Park (400 Victory Farms Drive, Field #1) with a cell tower and associated structure. The public is invited to learn more and comment on the proposed plan at a public discussion scheduled for Jan. 21 at the Mayor and City […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Health and Human Services Committee (HHS) will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m., on Oct. 24 on the proposed increase in the County Minimum Wage (Bill 27-13). If passed, the bill would require certain private sector employers to pay a minimum wage that would gradually increase to $11.50 per hour […]

The City of Gaithersburg is hosting a public meeting to discuss and solicit input on the Lower Great Seneca Creek Watershed study Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.  The meeting will be held at Diamond Elementary School, located at 4 Marquis Drive, Gaithersburg. The City has contracted with URS Corporation to complete a study on […]