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Council to hold hearing on funding to address gang suppression
Image from Wikimedia Commons The County Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Oct. 3 to consider supplemental funding for gang suppression activity. The supplemental appropriation to the FY 2018 […]
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Council to hold hearing tonight on raising minimum wage
There is a national effort to raise federal, state and local minimum wages. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. The County Council will hold a public hearing tonight on a bill that […]
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County launches “Renters Have Rights” campaign to assist tenants
Image taken from Montgomery County graphic. County Executive Ike Leggett (D), joined by councilmembers and representatives of the Department of Housing and Community Affairs and the Housing Opportunities Commission, yesterday […]
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County to offer physical parking permits to residents
Changes coming to residential parking permit system. Photo by Mike Diegel. County residents whose neighborhoods opted into the permit parking system will once again be able to get physical parking […]
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County Council seeks applicants for Board of Appeals
Stella B. Werner Council Office Building. Montgomery County photo. The County Council announced today that it is looking for applicants to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Board of Appeals. […]
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Rental Housing Study to be presented to council committee
While new construction has brought many condos and apartments to downtown Silver Spring, there’s a lack of affordable rental units. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. The key findings and recommendations of […]
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Tom Hucker Joins Effort to Save WMATA J5 Metrobus
We previously reported that a petition is circulating to save the J5 Metrobus route that runs from the Silver Spring Transit Center to Twinbrook. Now, Montgomery County Councilman Tom Hucker has joined in efforts to save the route.
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Security Screening at Council Office Building to Begin
Visitors to the county’s Council Office Building in Rockville will have to enter through a new security screening system at one of two entrances beginning on or about July 5.
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Council to Hold Hearing on Proposed Silver Spring Recreation Center
The County Council will hold a hearing next week on Expedited Bill 18-17 that would authorize the planning, design and construction of the South County Regional Recreation and Aquatic Center in downtown Silver Spring.