A county council staffer was put on administrative leave following an investigation into allegations that the employee “inappropriately charged” more than $11,000 in reservations for county athletic fields to a… Read More
Police reform advocates spoke against proposed changes to the Policing Advisory Commission during the Montgomery County Council public hearing Tuesday. The bill would rename the commission to the Community Advisory… Read More
The Consolidated Service Hubs the County established when the pandemic first began in 2020 could lose an important source of funding in 2024. The new fiscal year began July 1.… Read More
Food insecurity remains a pressing problem for tens of thousands of County residents. County Executive Marc Elrich and the County Council say they are committed to finding workable solutions. They… Read More
Councilmember Dawn Luedtke introduced Bill 33-23, which would establish a voluntary 9-1-1 registry program that would improve emergency response by allowing the public to provide personal and medical information to… Read More
On Monday, County Executive Marc Elrich signed permanent rent stabilization into law less than a week after it was passed by the county council. Councilmembers passed the bill last Tuesday… Read More
Residents can provide input on a draft of Montgomery County’s Pedestrian Master Plan during a public hearing on Tuesday, July 25. Prior to the hearing, the Montgomery County Planning Board… Read More
The Montgomery County Council unanimously passed a bill to create the Airpark Community Advisory Committee (ACAC) on Tuesday, which will provide a forum to discuss and propose recommendations to improve… Read More
A county council committee has moved forward with one bill aimed to limit rent increases in Montgomery County after competing bills were introduced in March. It will move to full… Read More
County Executive Marc Elrich and Councilmember Kate Stewart were joined by the community Saturday to dedicate the new Gene Lynch Urban Park. Eugene “Gene” Lynch was a “Planning Board commissioner,… Read More
On Thursday, the Montgomery County Council took a straw vote to pass a 4.7-cent property tax increase and preliminarily approve a $6.7 billion Fiscal Year 2024 operating budget. After the… Read More
Last week, a county council committee moved to reduce some requested funding for Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) operating budget. On Monday, Council President Evan Glass said the full council… Read More