Montgomery Community Media

Some Potomac residents are asking a judge to stop Pepco from removing trees from their properties in the Potomac Crest neighborhood. According to online court records, a hearing was scheduled today at 9:30 a.m. to discuss an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order. A Pepco spokesperson emailed the following statement in regards to this […]

Maryland Governor Martin  O’Malley issued the following statement upon learning that an effort to repeal the Fairness For All Marylanders Act failed to gain the signatures needed to petition the issue to referendum in the 2014 elections in November: “We are One Maryland — united in a belief in the dignity of every individual. We passed […]

County Executive candidate Doug Duncan issued the following statement, in response to the report issued this week by the Montgomery County Inspector General: “This latest report confirms what every other review of the Transit Center has found:  The County’s management of this project has been an unmitigated disaster. The facility is four years late, $30 […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner, chair of the Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, made the following statement today regarding the sale of Pepco: “One the largest utilities in the country, Exelon, has agreed to buy Pepco for $5.4 billion in cash. That sale is subject to approval by a number of regulatory agencies, […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has released the following statement about a recent report by an independent advisory committee regarding the Silver Spring Transit Center: “I have received the report by Norman Augustine and his associates reviewing timelines, costs, and methods involving the Silver Spring Transit Center. I very much appreciate their pro bono work. […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner, on the annual celebration of Earth Day, April 22, made the following statement as the Council prepared to vote on nine measures he sponsored to address the long-term protection of the environment and the use of clean energy: The complete text of Councilmember Berliner’s statement: “Colleagues, today our Council honors […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, General Services Director David Dise delivers a statement on the status of the Silver Spring Transit Center to the Montgomery County Council on April 8. Take a look:   Related:      

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice gives us his thoughts on County Executive Isiah Leggett’s recommended FY 2015 operating budget. Take a look: After the budget press conference, Rice released the following statement: “Putting the annual operating budget together is always a large and demanding task. The hard work by the […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Lt. Governor  Anthony Brown today issued the following joint statement in response to the floor vote in House of Delegates to increase Maryland’s minimum wage to $10.10:  “I want to thank Speaker Busch and Chairman Davis for their leadership, and members of the House of Delegates for their vote to […]

Statement by the President on Jan. 1 Michelle and I send our best wishes to Mrs. Bush for a speedy recovery. Barbara is blessed to have both a loving, supportive family by her side and a vibrant spirit that we hope will have her feeling better soon. I know I speak for Americans everywhere when […]