Montgomery Community Media

Starting this week, Montgomery Parks is urging visitors to plan their visits around scheduled closures, according to an August announcement. The reason? Annual deer population management programming — which utilizes “carefully screened, qualified, and licensed recreational hunters”  to maintain the County’s ecological balance. According to the announcement, the deer population in Montgomery County exceeds both […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a Town Hall meeting in Clarksburg on March 2 at 8 p.m. at Rocky Hill Middle School, 22401 Brick Haven Way. Issues that will be discussed include the continued development of Clarksburg, the future outlet mall, efforts to protect the Ten Mile Creek area, schools, and transportation needs. Visit our […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner delivered the following statement today before the Council approved a limited amendment to the Clarksburg Master Plan regarding the Ten Mile Creek area: “This is a proud moment for our Council. Today we are correcting a historic mistake – a mistake made 20 years ago when our predecessors unwisely overturned […]

After months of discussion, the County Council has tentatively approved limits on construction in the Ten Mile Creek watershed in Clarksburg. Residents recently made their voices heard to Council members on the direction they want the community to head at the Clarksburg Town Hall. Susan Kenedy has the story. Visit our PEG partner County Cable […]

The Montgomery County Council unanimously gave tentative approval on March 4 to a limited master plan amendment for the Ten Mile Creek area of Clarksburg that stays close to the original density projected in the 1994 Master Plan for the emerging community, but takes significant steps to protect the long-term health of a watershed area […]

The Montgomery County Council met with residents at a Town Hall meeting in Clarksburg on Feb. 26 at Rocky Hill Middle School and there was not an empty seat in the room. Topics included the continued development of Clarksburg, efforts to protect the Ten Mile Creek area, schools, transportation needs, public safety, and the upcoming process […]

A major decision by the Montgomery County Council this month on plans for the Cabin Branch outlet center in Clarksburg: Susan Kenedy reports.

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 4 on the proposed White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan. The plan would guide major transformation of the area around Route 29 in White Oak. The public hearing will conclude a full day for the County Council and its committees. The […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice met with members of the media on Jan. 27, to discuss key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. Some of the hot topics he addressed included zoning and Ten Mile Creek. “All of the Council members are certainly committed […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee and its Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (T and E) Committee will meet jointly at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, for the second worksession on a limited amendment to the 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan and the Hyattstown Special Study Area that concerns the […]