County Council, Students to Meet at Youth Town Hall
The county council is holding its annual Youth Town Hall Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. Students can attend the meeting at the hearing room in the Council Office Building… Read More
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Council, School Officials Meet for Early Look at School ‘Cost Drivers’
Montgomery County Councilmembers sat down for more than two hours Tuesday for a work session with public school officials, striving to understand how the school budget is prepared and what… Read More
County Council Approves Contested Growth and Infrastructure Policies
Montgomery County Councilmembers voted unanimously Tuesday morning to approve the Planning Board’s proposed Growth and Infrastructure Policies with just days to spare. “We have taken quite a bit of time… Read More
Chief Health Officer: Number of Overdose Deaths Drop in 2024
Overdose deaths in Montgomery County are down significantly this year, according to Chief Health Officer Dr. Kisha Davis. At this week’s county council meeting, reports showed that overdose deaths in… Read More
Unregistered Rental Properties Cost County Hundreds of Thousands
More than 85% of short-term rental properties are unregistered in Montgomery County. This has cost hundreds of thousands of dollars from uncollected license fees for these properties, according to a… Read More
County Council Approves Funding For Vape Detectors in Schools
Montgomery County Council members have unanimously approved of a proposal to use $2 million in supplemental funding for vape detectors in the county’s public schools. The funds come from a… Read More
Council Audit Committee investigates MCPS’ Mismanagement of Electric School Buses
The Montgomery County Council Audit Committee met Monday to review reports from the Office of Inspector General on Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) mismanagement of funds. This comes after the… Read More
Public Campaign Financing Amendment Introduced to County Council
At Tuesday’s Montgomery County Council public hearing, new legislation was introduced that would amend public campaign financing laws. The goals of Bill 20-24 are to increase voter participation and create… Read More
Council Rejects Referendum on New Rules for Raising Taxes
On Tuesday, the County Council rejected changes to the County Charter by a 6-5 vote when it comes to adopting budgets and raising property taxes. If it had been approved,… Read More
Former CNN Producer Glass Will Watch Presidential Debate with Critical Eye
County Councilmember Evan Glass will watch Thursday night’s presidential debate with a group of fellow Democrats, the first time in a very long time that he will not be by… Read More
Yamada Unanimously Voted to be Next County Police Chief
Montgomery County Assistant Chief Marc Yamada was unanimously approved – without any discussion by members of the county council – to be the new county police chief. He replaces Chief… Read More
County Council to Host Virtual Hearing on Great Seneca Plan
The County Council will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, to gather feedback on the recently approved “Great Seneca Plan: Connecting Life and Science.” This marks… Read More