Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Planning Department’s White Flint 2 Sector Plan team recently met with residents and property owners in a recent public forum. Take a look: Learn more about the plan at montgomeryplanning.org/wf2.

The White Flint 2 Sector Plan team met with residents and property owners last night at Luxmanor Elementary School to get input about the future of the White Flint area, and planners said they heard a lot of concerns about how to balance school capacity with more development from residents at the meeting. Take a […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney Katz is celebrating the release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Councilmember Katz posted a Gazette cover from 1999 in honor of the premiere, where he and Deputy Director of the Planning Department Rose Krasnow are dressed as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia. “The Gazette newspaper called Rose Krasnow, who was […]

The Montgomery County Planning Board has approved new plans for the Clarksburg Town Center submitted by Third Try, LLC of McLean, VA. These project, preliminary and site plan amendments are limited to the unbuilt portions of the 270-acre Town Center, on both the east and west sides of the development. They include a revised design […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, newly appointed Planning Board Chair Casey Anderson says he is counting on Deputy Planning Director Rose Krasnow in his new role. Anderson shared a hug with Krasnow, who also applied and was interviewed by County Councilmembers for the Planning Chair post. Take a look: Related:

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 […]

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 […]

A total of 19 people have applied to fill an open position on the Montgomery County Planning Board, including former County Councilmember Mike Knapp, former Rockville Councilmember John Britton, the former president of the Kentlands Citizens Assembly Richard Arkin, former planning board member, Meredith Wellington and two current members (Casey Anderson and Norman Dreyfuss) as […]

A former Rockville mayor and city councilmember, Rose Krasnow is no newcomer to politics. But she says the world of campaigning has changed because of social media. In this video extra, she shares a personal example of how fast news can travel these days. Krasnow, the Interim Director of the Montgomery County Planning Department, attended […]

The 2014 election is not as far off as you might think. Leadership Montgomery recently hosted a workshop, “How to Run for Elected Office,” for area residents interested in running a successful political campaign. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Panelists included: Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews, former County Councilmember Mike Knapp, Katja Bullock of the Republican […]