Montgomery Community Media

The city of Gaithersburg’s public works department is known for its stellar snow removal. Watch the city crews in action in this short video:

Montgomery County has spent $10.5 million so far this winter keeping the roads clear of snow and ice. That’s about $1 million more than budgeted but less than half of the ten-year-average expenditure for snow and ice removal, according to Keith Compton, division chief for Montgomery County’s Department of Highway Services. Montgomery County so far […]

It’s been a long winter, some say never ending, with record cold temperatures and snowfall after snowfall. Now county officials want to honor the unsung heroes in our communities who went above and beyond the call of duty when it came to helping clear our sidewalks of snow and ice. Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen is […]

Has it snowed enough for you this year? And, what’s the impact on the county budget? In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice said it looks as if more monies will be needed from the county’s coffers for snow removal costs this year. Take a look: Related:

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner has written a letter to Mary Bradford, the director of the Department of Parks for Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and Arthur Holmes, the director of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, asking for an improved snow removal plan for the Capital Crescent Trail. Councilmembers Phil Andrews, Cherri Branson, […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer is requesting Council staff to draft legislation that would require Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation to create a Sidewalk Snow Removal Plan. In a Feb. 21 memo to his colleagues on the Council, Riemer said although the county’s snow plow operation clears roads efficiently there is no sufficient plan or […]