ROCKVILLE – Two individual Montgomery Council committees met on Jan. 16 to talk about their plans for the upcoming year. The Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee, which consists…
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Bike registration, stipends and zoning dominate CC meeting
ROCKVILLE – During the weekly Montgomery County Council meeting on Jan. 21, the council introduced multiple bills that included bicycle registration, stipends for members of county boards, committees,…
HHS proposed rule could lead to discrimination
SILVER SPRING – Amanda Barry-Moilanen of Wheaton is scared that a Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposed rule allowing its grant recipients to discriminate, would result in fewer chil…
Jawando presents bill to establish a reserve program for small businesses
ROCKVILLE – In a press conference on Jan. 14, Councilmember Will Jawando discussed Bill 39-19, the Local Small Business Reserve Program (LSBRP), and Direct Purchase Enhancement Act and how it will dir…
Elrich reveals CIP budget in State of County address
ROCKVILLE – In his first State of the County address on Jan. 15, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich called Montgomery County “the economic engine in the state of Maryland” and the envy of jurisdi…
County Council resolves several topics in first meeting of 2020
ROCKVILLE – In the first meeting from the holiday break on Jan. 14, the Montgomery County Council covered a series of proclamations, bills and resolutions involving many different topics. The meeting …
Rockville’s Planning Commission found in violation of the Open Meetings Act
ROCKVILLE – The Rockville City Council voted on Jan. 6 to discuss violations of the state’s Open Meetings Act. The first meeting of the year started off with a notion to move agenda item ten: Discussi…
Elrich looks back on successes in 2019, speaks on goals for 2020
ROCKVILLE – When asked about what he learned in his first year as the county executive for Montgomery County, Marc Elrich took a long pause before answering. Elrich, 70, completed three terms with the…
Diverse County Council unites in passing legislation during 2019 sessions
ROCKVILLE – Sweeping changes came into the Montgomery County Council on Dec. 3, 2018, when four new councilmembers entered the chambers for the first time in their new roles. The council became younge…
Trump becomes the third impeached U.S. president
ROCKVILLE – After months of hearings, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump on Dec. 18. The House approved two articles of impeachment against the president, charging…