Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) is planning to officially close the Wheaton branch, 11701 Georgia Avenue, in a public ceremony on March 13. You are invited to the 5 p.m. event, which will include light refreshments and brief remarks from officials before County Executive Ike Leggett formally shuts the facility. The library is closing so […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 15, in Montgomery County: 1. Crews are finishing road repairs at the scene of Tuesday’s water main break at Rockville Pike and Cedar Lane. According to WSSC, all southbound lanes should be open by 8 a.m. today. All northbound lanes are already open. 2. The Maryland […]

The public is invited to a community meeting for status updates on the Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center Capital Improvement Project on Monday, September 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. The meeting, hosted by the Department of General Services (DGS) in conjunction with the departments of Public Libraries and Recreation, will be held at […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, April 21, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council: The Council is scheduled to meet at 10:45 a.m and on the agenda is the development of White Oak’s Site II, and the plans for the Wheaton Community Center and Library. […]

UPDATE It was a full house at the meeting regarding the new Wheaton Library and Recreation Center Project. Residents asked questions about the quantity of books in the library, computer labs, children space, gymnasium, and traffic. County officials expect to break ground on the new Wheaton Library and Recreating Center July 2016, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open […]

The public is invited to attend tonight’s meeting regarding the new Wheaton Library and Recreation Center Project. The event is a follow up on previous discussions about the new library. Montgomery County Department of General Services officials are scheduled to present the result of their design analysis and show updated renderings. “The community will have a […]

Here are your five things to know today, April 13, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s Automatic: Metro is returning the Red Line to automatic train operation today. 2. Back to School: Spring break is over and Montgomery County Public Schools students head back to class today. Report cards are scheduled to be distributed tomorrow. 3. […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal talked about the Wheaton Library and Recreation Center project during his news briefing with reporters. http://youtu.be/_7f1eF9ks_w  

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 27, in Montgomery County: 1. The cold weather hasn’t just closed the schools. Two local lakes are delaying the opening of fishing and boating season. Find out which ones. 2. The county’s Department of General Services is working on reigning in costs for the Wheaton Library/Recreation Center project. […]

The proposed Wheaton Library and Community Center carries a $89 million price tag and county officials are working to optimize the scope of the project to bring that cost down. County Department of General Services Director David Dise presented an update of the project to a joint meeting of the Montgomery County Council’s Health and […]