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Councilmembers Plan to Introduce Two Different Bills to Provide Rent Stabilization
Two groups of members of the County Council plan to introduce bills that are intended to control the rising cost of rent in area housing; one bill would add funding for housing assistance.
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Councilmember Jawando Introduces Bill to Address Racial Disparities in Traffic Stops
Councilmember Will Jawando (D–At Large) has introduced a bill intended to address racial disparities in traffic stops and allow county police to focus on serious crime and road safety.
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Silver Spring Ice Skating Rink Officially Opens for Winter Season
The Silver Spring Ice Skating Rink at Veterans Plaza opened in October, but a ceremony was held this week to mark the rink’s official opening for the 2022-23 winter season.
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Democratic Candidates Easily Sweep Local Elections
All of the Democratic candidates for local offices easily won their races, as expected, in yesterday’s general election.
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Blair, Elrich in Close Race Again; Other Local Results Look Clearer
While mail-in and provisional ballots have yet to be counted, David Blair and County Executive Marc Elrich are in a close race for the Democratic nomination for county executive.
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County Council Introduces Bill to Help with Purchase of Private Security Cameras
Three County Council members introduced legislation at its Tuesday meeting that would help homeowners and businesses install private security cameras on properties.
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Council Approves Funding for Sewer Improvements at Old Silver Spring Library Site
The County Council yesterday unanimously approved a special appropriation for planning, design, and construction of sewer capacity improvements for the county-owned parcel that formerly housed the Silver Spring Library at 8901 and 8907 Colesville Rd.
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Silver Spring Library to be Renamed After Veteran of Tuskegee Airmen
The Silver Spring Library at 900 Wayne Ave. in downtown Silver Spring will be renamed after Brigadier General Charles McGee, a veteran of the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, flying 137 combat missions, officials announced today.
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Jawando Proposes Naming Silver Spring Library After Veteran of Tuskegee Airmen
The Silver Spring Library at 900 Wayne Ave. could be renamed if County Executive Marc Elrich goes along with a request from Councilmember Will Jawando (D-At Large). Jawando wrote to Elrich asking him to consider naming the library after Brigadier General Charles McGee, a veteran of the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen in World War II,…