FY27 budget raises Vision Zero funding 119%, expands Bus Rapid Transit, and funds hydrogen zero-emission bus infrastructure.
FY27 budget includes $3M-plus for WorkSource Montgomery, supporting nation's first Federal Workforce Career Center.
Council protects remaining $2.6M in Founder's Equity Fund supporting small businesses from under-resourced communities.
FY27 budget sets $1.6M for Office of Agriculture and $13M for Office of Food Systems Resilience.
Budget includes $28M in rental assistance and $68M for homelessness programs, plus $8.9M for SHaRP families.
Budget includes $21.8M for Early Childhood Services plus $500K to move 23 families off childcare scholarship waitlist.
Council compromise restores $36M to MCPS, averting up to 850 layoffs flagged by Superintendent Taylor.
Council keeps $692 annual tax credit for eligible homeowners after proposal to eliminate it was rejected.
FY27 budget drops proposed 6.3-cent property tax hike and income tax increase to 3.3% legal maximum.
Deadline to apply for Council-recommended seat on two county retirement investment boards extended to June 22, 2026 at 5 p.m.
En Sintonía con el Concejo airs May 22 at 2 p.m. on WILC 900AM with MCFRS and Recreation Dept. guests on summer safety and programs.
En Sintonía con el Concejo airs May 22 at 2 p.m. on WILC 900AM featuring MCPD officers on distraction theft and sexual abuse prevention.
The 290-acre Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park in Clarksburg has reopened following major renovations, featuring a carousel, skatepark, and baseball field.
A hazardous tree with its trunk hanging over Brighton Dam Road in Brookeville was removed by MCDOT after constituent outreach to Councilmember Glass.
Montgomery County's 2026 Pride Flag raising is scheduled for 9 a.m. June 4 at Veterans Memorial Plaza outside the Ike Leggett Executive Office Building.
Councilmember Glass called for a County Executive-appointed representative on the Montgomery County Board of Education to improve oversight.
The Montgomery County Council approved the $7.9 billion FY27 budget on May 21, 2026, including a record $3.7 billion for MCPS.
Public hearing June 30 on proposed amendments to the county's Comprehensive Water Supply and Sewerage Systems Plan.
Expedited Bill 26-26 would authorize planning, design, and construction of a new North Bethesda Fire Station.
Expedited Bill 25-26 would authorize planning, design, and construction of the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center.