The county’s Department of Transportation will implement its Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Ride Free Program for the long term including after fares are resumed on the county bus system, which includes Ride On, Ride On extRa, Flex, and Flash buses.
The county’s Department of Environmental Protection has begun a program of inspecting residents’ recycling collections looking for items that shouldn’t be placed in those bins. The Recycle Right “Oops Tag” program is intended to reduce the amount of non-recyclable material going to the recycling center.
The county’s Department of Transportation will begin collecting late fees on unpaid parking tickets again on Aug.1, officials announced. The department suspended late fees in March 2020 to ease possible financial hardships during the pandemic.
A Hyperthermia Alert has been issued for Montgomery County for Monday, July 12 from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. The County issues a Hyperthermia Alert when temperatures and/or heat indices are forecast to reach 95 degrees or higher.
The Montgomery County Planning Department’s Design Excellence Awards have returned for 2021, according to an announcement on the department’s website. “The Montgomery County Planning Department is seeking to recognize exceptional architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism that makes a difference in people’s lives and represents the county’s highest quality of design to the region, state and nation. This year, Montgomery Planning will hold its fifth Design Excellence Awards competition to honor this work.”
Renewals for renewed parking permits in Takoma Park began June 1, according to a reminder community advisory from the city’s police department. Any vehicle’s windshield sticker with an expiration date of June 2021 or older must apply for renewal.
A Hyperthermia Alert has been issued for Montgomery County for Tuesday, July 6 from 12 p.m. until 7 p.m. The County issues a Hyperthermia Alert when temperatures and/or heat indices are forecast to reach 95 degrees or higher.
The Takoma Park City Council is now seeking applicants for the 2021-2022 Youth Council.
The county has released a preliminary audit report of the police department in advance of a community forum to be held via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 7 to discuss the results so far.