It’s Thursday, February 17 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.
1. Council Meeting: Montgomery County Council Committees are meeting today starting at 9:30 a.m.
To see the committee agenda click here.
All Committee meetings are televised live on County Cable Montgomery. Also at http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/ondemand/index.html Videos are archived and available on-demand 24 hours after the meeting concludes.
2. Public Hearing: The Council will hold a public hearing on Planning Board draft of the Silver Spring Downtown & Adjacent Communities Plan today at 7:30 p.m.
Montgomery Planning’s Downtown Silver Spring Revamp Plans Reach Final Stages
Want to know how you can submit your views on the Planning Board draft of the Silver Spring Downtown & Adjacent Communities Plan? ➡️Visit https://t.co/ZIsVN4EkhY.
🗓The Council will hold its public hearing on Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. ✅Sign up to testify at https://t.co/cX6dWFZciD. https://t.co/wveXUbK0Zw— Montgomery Council (@MoCoCouncilMD) February 16, 2022
Sign up to testify here.
3. Montgomery County Public Library: Join author Kim Malinowski once each month for a series of writing workshops covering Flash Fiction, Prose Poetry, Flash Memoir, and the Hybrid Short. Today at 7:00 p.m.
Writers, join Join author @KimMalinowski3 Thurs. 2/17 at 7pm for a #writing workshop covering #FlashFiction, Prose #Poetry, Flash #Memoir, & the Hybrid Short. Log in at https://t.co/NIFcW7FPUm #amwriting pic.twitter.com/mtzpnPM9Y1
— mcpl_Libraries (@MCPL_Libraries) February 16, 2022
Also at MCPL, Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir, by Natasha Trethewey. Rockville Memorial African American Book Discussion Group at 6:00 p.m.
You must register to attend this discussion. Click here to register.
4. Video Contest (ICYM): Montgomery County High School Students will have the opportunity to show what they know and help educate others by creating a video promoting pedestrian safety.
The contest accepts videos from Feb. 1-22.
For more information and to submit your entry, click here.
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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