Montgomery Community Media

At Monday’s meeting with the media, Montgomery County Council President Hans Riemer said the council was reviewing County Executive Ike Leggett’s veto of a line item in the county capital budget concerning stormwater management. In May, Leggett said he objected to the council’s opposition to his proposed changes to the stormwater management construction program. The […]

Gaithersburg city leaders are planning to meet behind closed doors on Monday evening at City Hall. According to a notice announcing the executive session, the elected leaders are expected to discuss the following three topics: the telecommunication regulations, the terms and conditions for an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Montgomery County regarding Gaithersburg’s stormwater fee, […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker, who is a member of the Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee is expected to testify before the House Environment and Transportation Committee in the Maryland General Assembly today against a bill that would repeal the State’s Stormwater Management—Watershed Protection and Restoration Program. Hucker was the lead […]

The Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund has awarded the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection a $19.8 million grant to construct and carry out stormwater management projects in the Anacostia River and Rock Creek watersheds. in coordination with other local, State and federal partners. The grant will fund 15 urban stormwater management projects […]