Several neighborhoods in Silver Spring can take part in a new public safety initiative from the county that will reimburse residents and businesses in specific areas that set up security cameras to assist in crime prevention.
Takoma Park has set its annual rent increase at 3.7 percent through June 2024, as a County Council committee advances a rent stabilization bill for consideration.
Detectives from the county’s 3rd District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect or suspects in a series of hate-based vandalisms in several Silver Spring neighborhoods.
The County Council appointed Artie L. Harris Jr. as Planning Board chair and Josh Linden as commissioner, rounding out the five-person board at its Tuesday meeting.
The County Council yesterday voted to raise a tax rate in order to provide additional funding for Montgomery County Schools construction and capital projects, as well as increase funding for rental assistance.
The County Council has extended the deadline in the application process for two full, four-year terms on the Planning Board including for the board chair positions, officials announced.
The County Council yesterday voted unanimously to reaffirm James Hedrick’s appointment to the Planning Board, overriding County Executive Marc Elrich’s recent decision to disapprove the appointment.
County Executive Marc Elrich invoked a rarely used executive power on Friday and vetoed James Hedrick’s appointment to the county’s Planning Board by the County Council.
A new bill introduced in the Maryland House of Delegates would require fire extinguishers in high-rise buildings without sprinkler systems installed.