It’s Thursday, February 24 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.
1. Board of Education: Business meeting will be held today at 6 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public with limited seating and in-person public comments will be permitted.
The Board will accept IN-PERSON public testimony at its February 24 business meeting. The Board will continue to accept pre-recorded audio or video testimony. Sign-ups for public testimony are still open https://t.co/XoZNZpyn23
— Moco BOE (@mocoboe) February 17, 2022
Click here to see the agenda.
All hearings are available to view live (and will be available after the hearings on demand) on the MCPS webpage: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/index.aspx
Hearings also will be broadcast live on Comcast Channel 34 , Verizon FIOS Channel 36, RCN Channel 89, MCPS home page http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org, MCPS YouTube Channel http://youtube.com/mcpstv.
TV Channels: Comcast 33, Verizon 35, and RCN 88
Additional information about public hearings may be found in the Board of Education Handbook
MCPS will provide an update on all COVID-19 mitigation strategies to the Board of Education at its Feb. 24 business meeting.
2. Montgomery Planning: A conversation on expanding housing types from across the country, virtual event today at 6:00 p.m.
What lessons can Montgomery County learn from other areas that have expanded housing types? Join our virtual panel event on Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. to find out. We will be joined by experts from MN, OR, VA, and @HUDgov.
Use #MocoHousingPanel to ask questions. https://t.co/mJ1Zzd1SZO pic.twitter.com/bGdLsPJkRX
— Montgomery Planning (@montgomeryplans) February 18, 2022
More information here.
3. Montgomery County Public Library: (ICYM) Montgomery County Public Libraries will expand hours of branch service to include Sundays effective Feb. 27.
📚 📰 We will expand hours of branch service to include Sundays effective 2/27. Sunday hours of operation at all branches, except Maggie Nightingale & Noyes Library for Young Children, will be 10 am to 6 pm. 📚 📰 More on the blog: https://t.co/y0FfsLvvjj
— mcpl_Libraries (@MCPL_Libraries) February 15, 2022
More information click here.
4. Montgomery Parks: Outdoor Happy Hours start. The events take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday or Friday evenings from now through March 4. Today: Elm Street Urban Park, 5-7:30pm. Craft Beer Vendor: True Respite Brewing. Food Vendor: Pop Up Poutine Food Truck. Musical Guest: Capital Effect
🍻 @MontgomeryParks will turn several of its parks into evenings of music, beer and food suitable for all family members, including an event in Chevy Chase on Thursday (Feb. 24)! #AcousticsandAles Details ➡️ https://t.co/XwdOcJ0iXX. pic.twitter.com/JXGACwZ8ZF
— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) February 21, 2022
5. Vaccine & Testing Clinic: Free COVID-19 vaccination and testing clinic. Pfizer 1st, 2nd, 3rd & booster shots for ages 5 and up. and COVID Testing for ages 18+ at Kingdom Fellowship AME 12101 Tech Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20904 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
No registration required. For more information visit the web site here.
And as a reminder to our loyal readers…Find the latest coronavirus news updates in Montgomery County here.
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