Montgomery Community Media

The Maryland legislative session wrapped up in April. County Executive Ike Leggett was joined by other elected officials in Annapolis at a news briefing. Lorna Virgili reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

UPDATED Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett today amended his 2017 budget to the County Council to reduce his proposed property tax increase by 46 percent following the announcement by Governor Larry Hogan that he will allow to become law a Maryland General Assembly bill that extends the repayment schedule for counties to comply with the […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold five public hearings on the recommended fiscal year 2017 budget in April. CCM’s Susan Kenedy talked to some Council members about the budget and the proposed property tax hike. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

County Executive Ike Leggett has released his $5.3 billion recommended Fiscal Year 2017 operating budget to the County Council. Lorna Virgili was at the budget presentation and has more. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney Katz said he has always believed that raising taxes is a last resort. But that doesn’t mean he won’t support County Executive Ike Leggett’s recommended $5.3 billion operating budget, which includes a property tax hike. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video: Katz said that budget decisions are some of […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen describes Executive Isiah Leggett’s recommended fiscal year 2017 operating budget, which includes a property tax hike, as “pretty aggressive.” Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video: Floreen is also encouraging residents to provide input about the proposed budget by sending an email or speaking up at a public […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot are urging eligible Maryland residents who filed and paid income taxes to another state between 2011 and 2014 to apply for a tax refund against the county portion of their Maryland state income taxes. Refunds are now taking place following a recent Supreme Court ruling related to […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal talks about the impact of the Wynne case decision on the county’s current and future budgets. Levethal said he believes the fiscal year $10 million impact from the Wynne case can be absorbed by the reserve fund. However, he said the county’s financial standing should be reexamined by mid-year […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with the media Monday and talked about the recent developments in the Purple Line, the Exelon-Pepco merger and the search for the next superintendent of the county’s school system. You can watch that news briefing in its entirety here.