Montgomery Community Media

Councilmember Evan Glass acknowledged Montgomery County’s above-average participation in the 2020 U.S. Census Saturday but called for greater efforts moving forward.  Those billions of dollars would fund hospitals, schools, roads and social services. We need your help to ensure over 250,000 people are counted by August 11, which is when the Census Bureau will follow-up […]

As the main determinant in drawing district lines, funding initiatives and the number of seats in the House, Montgomery County continues to encourage residents to complete the 2020 Census.  A recent tweet from the county emphasized that “Everyone Counts in Montgomery County.” Put the “count” in Montgomery County! Be sure to complete the Census online, […]

Households in Montgomery County have just two weeks to complete the 2020 Census questionnaire online and meet the target of April 1st. When you respond to the census, you’ll tell the Census Bureau where you live as of April 1, 2020. Here is a message from Councilmember Craig Rice encouraging all households to complete the […]

The 2020 Census count is currently underway. Homes will receive in the mail an invitation to participate in the census from March 12-20. The questionnaire may be completed online, by phone, or by mail. These official Census Bureau mailings will include detailed information and a Census ID for completing the census online. Montgomery County Executive Marc […]

Any day now, every household in Montgomery County will receive an invitation to participate in the census. As of March 12, the Census Bureau began mailing invitations to participate in the census. The invitation includes instructions to fill out the form through the internet, by mail or by phone. Every 10 years, the Census Bureau […]

UPDATED Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has deferred funding for the County’s Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) project for at least six years, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) website. “Because of falling gas prices, the Maryland Department of Transportations had $746 million less in the transportation trust fund. For that reason MDOT had to defer […]

As many as 100 new jobs will be created in Montgomery County from development of new vaccine by the Novavax company in Gaithersburg. The vaccine still in clinical trials could help prevent one of the major causes of respiratory infections in infants, children and older adults. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan made the company’s labs one of […]

Governor Larry Hogan’s recently released fiscal year 2016 state operating budget shows no state funding for pothole repair in Montgomery County. In this MyMCMedia Extra Council President George Leventhal says the county will have to determine how to make up the shortfall and that might mean reduced pothole repairs.