It’s Monday, July 22. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here.
1. Council Committee Meetings: Three council committees meet today. The Economic Development and Transportation and Environment committees hold a join work session today at 9:30 a.m.
The Planning, Housing and Parks committee meets at 1:30 p.m. for a work session on the Growth Tiers Map, attainable housing, and a zoning text amendment to allow overnight stays in the Ag Reserve.
The Transportation and Environment committee also meets at 1:30 p.m. to be briefed on the recently approved WMATA budget and its impacts on the county. Find the staff report here.
All meetings are open to the public, broadcast live on County Cable Montgomery, and streamed live on YouTube. Find additional information on each committee meeting on the County Council’s website.
2. Council President Briefing: Council President Andrew Friedson will hold his weekly media briefing at 11:30 a.m. today. He will discuss the Council’s upcoming vote on proposed County Charter amendments and the recent work session covering a zoning text amendment to allow overnight stays in the County’s Ag Reserve. Watch the briefing live on the Council’s Facebook page here.
3. Mobile Market Mondays: The Universities at Shady Grove’s Mobile Market free food distribution is back from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. Stop by the room G318 on the ground floor of the Biomedical Sciences and Engineering Building, bring your grocery bags, and pick up some food. The market welcomes all volunteers, sign up here if interested in helping. Participants can park in lot 2 and will receive parking vouchers while picking up food.
4. Municipal Monday: The Gaithersburg Mayor and Council meet for a work session at 7:30 p.m. with this agenda. The Rockville Mayor and Council do not meet today.
5. ICYMI: A parking lot at Westfield Montgomery mall in Bethesda is currently transformed into the prehistoric era with life-sized, animatronic dinosaurs and light art.
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