It’s Tuesday, March 8, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.
1.Mask Mandate/MCPS: The Board of Education is expected to vote today at 3:30 p.m. on whether to make masks optional in schools. The vote comes following the Maryland Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review vote on Feb. 25 to rescind the state emergency mask mandate.
See the agenda here.
Meetings are webcast live here. Watch on TV: Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast Channel 34 , Verizon FIOS Channel 36, and RCN Channel 89. Meetings are rebroadcast at 1 p.m. on the Saturday and Sunday following the meeting.
2. Montgomery County Council: Councilmembers will meet today starting at 9:00 a.m. with a Moment of Silence recognizing Montgomery County’s two-year battle against COVID-19, by Council President Albornoz.
View agenda and staff report here.
The Council meeting is conducted remotely via Zoom and will be televised live on County Cable Montgomery (Xfinity channels 6 and 996, RCN channels 6 and 1056; and FiOS channel 30). The meeting is also available live via streaming through the Council website at http://tinyurl.com/z9982v8, Facebook Live (@MontgomeryCountyMdCouncil or @ConcejodelCondadodeMontgomery), or YouTube (@MoCoCouncilMD).
3. Public Hearing: Bill 4-22 would require an all-gender, single-user restroom to be available in public or county-owned facilities, today at 1:30 p.m.
All-Gender Restroom Bill Introduced by County Councilmembers
4. The Universities at Shady Grove: Virtual session today Computing, Engineering & Information Technology from 5:30 to 7 p.m on zoom.
The Universities at Shady Grove Hold Virtual Sessions for Undergraduates
Find more information about USG and to register for the virtual events, visit the USG website online.
5. Food Distributions: Up-County Food Distribution at Germantown Elementary School 19110 Liberty Mill Rd, Germantown, MD 20874 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Also, Hughes UMC Mid County Hub Food Distributions from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 10700 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring MD 20902. For more information click here.
And as a reminder to our loyal readers…Find the latest coronavirus news updates in Montgomery County here.
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