Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 15, will begin its review of the Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget request of Montgomery College. The review is part of the Council’s examination of the recommended budget presented by County Executive Isiah Leggett. In April and May, the Council will review the […]

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) reports that an 8-inch water main break on River Road has been repaired. While work was underway, traffic was rerouted throughout the day of March 19 because of lane closures on River Road between Bradley Boulevard and Persimmon Tree Road. You can see from these photos how traffic was […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner, who chairs the Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, this morning (March 19) sent a letter to WSSC General Manager Jerry Johnson regarding the major water main break on Connecticut Avenue last night. A copy of the letter to WSSC General Manager Jerry Johnson from County Councilmember Roger Berliner […]

A massive water main break has closed all northbound and southbound lanes of Connecticut Avenue between Manor Road and Dunlop Street near Chevy Chase Circle. A video posted on the Bethesda Patch site shows a geyser shooting water high up into the air as police stand nearby. Washington Sanitary Suburban Commission (WSSC) crews are on […]

UPDATED Late this afternoon (March 7), WSSC located the break in a force main that caused sewage to flow into Reddy Branch Creek in the Olney area. More excavation is still necessary and it is unclear as to how long it will take to complete the repair. Once the break is repaired, the Reddy Branch […]

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) reports that sewage from a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) continues to enter Reddy Branch Creek, initially at a wooded area near 19612 Olney Mill Road in Olney, Maryland. The SSO was discovered at 11:30 a.m. on March 5, from a 16-inch force main. A force main is a sewer […]

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) has released its Preliminary Proposed FY’14 Operating and Capital Budget for public hearing purposes. A public hearing for Montgomery County residents was held on Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the 7th floor Council Hearing Room at 100 Maryland Avenue. The preliminary proposed budget of $1.5 billion includes a […]

Officials with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) said tree roots blocked a sewer line in a wooded area, near 11509 Golden Post Lane in Gaithersburg, causing a sanitary sewage overflow (SS0) from a manhole into Clopper Lake. According to a press released posted on the WSSC website, the overflow began at 2:18 p.m. on […]

UPDATED 1/8 Roadway repairs continue southbound on Connecticut Avenue. There is one southbound lane open. =========================================================================================== WSSC crews are working to repair a 78-year old, 8-inch water main at 9826 Connecticut Avenue in Kensington. The water main break was first reported around 11 a.m. on Jan. 7. WSSC Spokesperson Kira Lewis said repairs began about […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner met with the media at 10 a.m. on Sept. 24 for his weekly press conference. He discussed the recent meeting with the county, WSSC and Pepco about the derecho storm that came close to leaving the County without water.