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Silver Spring Cares, CHEER Partner With County to Bring Coats to the Long Branch Community
Silver Spring Cares and CHEER are partnering with several Montgomery County agencies to host a coat drive and distribution to support the Long Branch community, County Executive Marc Elrich announced.
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County Seeking Volunteers for 2023 Point-In-Time Homeless Count
The county’s Health and Human Services Department is seeking volunteers for the annual “Point-In-Time” (PIT) Street Count, to help survey unsheltered individuals and households in the overnight hours of Jan. 25, officials announced.
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County Offering Small Business Accelerator Program
The county’s Office of Human Rights has entered a partnership with M&T Bank to offer a free, 10-week Small Business Accelerator Program for emerging and recovering small businesses, officials announced.
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County Commits More Than $280,000 Loan to Leeland Tenants to Purchase Building
The county has agreed to provide more than $280,000 in loans over three years to help the members of the Leeland Tenants Association in Takoma Park buy their apartment building and facilitate their ownership of their homes.
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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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County Seeks High School Students to Serve as Vision Zero Youth Ambassadors
The county’s Department of Transportation is seeking up to 45 high school students to serve as Vision Zero Youth Ambassadors, officials announced Tuesday.
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County to Launch Nation’s Largest Integrated Microgrid Powered Bus Depot
The county’s Department of Transportation is set to launch the nation’s largest — and the region’s first — integrated electric bus charging depot, officials announced.
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Council Unanimously Approves Thrive Montgomery 2050 Plan
The County Council voted unanimously on a resolution to approve the Thrive Montgomery 2050 plan designed to guide planning and growth for the next 30 years.
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All Five Planning Board Members Resign Following Controversy, Allegations
All five members of the county’s Planning Board — Chair Casey Anderson, Vice Chair Partap Verma, and Commissioners Gerald Cichy, Tina Patterson, and Carol Rubin — resigned yesterday afternoon, effective immediately, after several weeks of controversy and allegations against members.