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Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett said Monday he would have a “savings plan” to send the County Council in about two weeks, an effort to overcome a shortfall in income tax revenue. “The thing to do is to stop the potential deficit from getting worse,” Leggett said in an interview with MyMCMedia. Total tax collections […]

The Montgomery County Council has unanimously approved a budget savings plan that was necessary due to a major change in the county’s revenue picture and the cuts come just over one month after the start of the new fiscal year. CCM’s Susan Kenedy tells us how the Council worked the numbers. Visit our PEG partner […]

The Montgomery County Council approved a budget savings plan of $54.0 million on July 28 for the county’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget. County Executive Isiah Leggett had proposed $50 million in budget cuts in response to a decline in the County’s projected income tax revenue. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Council President George Leventhal said the county council has […]

The Montgomery County Council approved $54 million budget cuts on July 28 for the county’s FY16 budget. County Executive Isiah Leggett had proposed $50 million in budget cuts, which included not funding programs for homeless veterans, child care initiatives, fire and rescue operations, and others. The Piney Branch Pool was among the facilities that Leggett […]

The Piney Branch Pool in Takoma Park faces closure due to lack of funding, but residents are coming together to save the pool. Many of the people who use this pool said they do not know what they will do if the facility closes. The pool, according to residents, is a place to learn water […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on July 13th and the Fiscal Year 2016 Savings Plan dominated the conversation. Leventhal said he was concerned about some of the county executive’s proposed cuts, including $500,000 that the Council added to the budget’s reconciliation list to assist homeless veterans. He also suggested that county […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal transmitted a memo to the County Council today about County Executive Ike Leggett’s recommended $51 million fiscal year 2016 savings plan. “In my view, a savings plan is needed now, at the start of FY 16, because there have been major changes in the county’s revenue picture since May […]

It’s Monday morning and that means back to work for many of us. Here are your five things to know today, July 13th, in Montgomery County: 1. Drive for Supplies: Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Drive for Supplies program will provide free school supplies to families today from noon to 5 p.m. at Richard Montgomery […]

County Executive Isiah Leggett is recommending cuts on the FY16 Operating Budget- all part of a savings plan that could impact Montgomery College, Montgomery County Public Schools and other agencies. On July 9, he proposed $50 million in cuts on a budget of approximately $4 billion for the fiscal year that began on July 1, […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal said he’s confident county departments will be able to meet a directive from the county executive’s Chief Administrative Officer Timothy Firestine ordering department heads to plan a 2 percent funding reduction for the fiscal year that begins July 1. You can read Firestine’s memo here.