Montgomery Community Media

At her weekly briefing on Monday, Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen discussed a variety of topics including the “Stand Up for the Montgomery Way” rally, election results, term limits, the county’s Triple-A bond rating, the state’s transportation program, the proposed independent Liquor Authority, the landlord tenant bill, the Economic Development Corporation, the subdivision staging […]

Here are your five things to know today, March 17, in Montgomery County: 1.Robert Kennedy headlines Small Business University’s networking event at MCM today. You can watch this event live streamed on the MyMCMedia website. 2. The Montgomery Planning Department is scheduled to meet today and on the agenda: the school test methodology and impact tax […]

Here are your five things to know today, March 15, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett unveils his recommended FY 17 operating budget today at noon. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for the latest. 2. You can ask Mr. Leggett questions about the budget or any other topic during a Virtual Town Hall […]

The Subdivision Staging Policy, formerly called the Growth Policy, sets pace for growth in Montgomery County. The policy is based on three tests or “tools” to measure the impact of growth. These are, area transit, local transit, and the school test. In this video Council member Marc Elrich explains why Montgomery County is using these […]

The Montgomery County Council on November 13 approved revisions to the County’s 2012-16 Subdivision Staging Policy (which was formerly called the Growth Policy). The policy sets rules regarding transportation and school adequacy for proposed new developments. The revisions were approved by a vote of 8-1. Council President Roger Berliner, Vice President Nancy Navarro, and Council […]

The Montgomery County Council has begun work on a new Subdivision Staging Policy, which will set the tone for development in the future. The plan calls for tests to measure impact of development as well as the need for services. Planners predict 21% growth in households within the county so growth will be encouraged where […]

Montgomery County’s planners work to ensure growth does not outpace infrastructure. The subdivision staging policy will be adopted every four years instead of two years. MCM’s Susan Kenedy reports.