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.
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.
The County Council is looking for applicants to serve as temporary acting chair and commissioners on the Planning Board following this week’s resignations of all five members.
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.
The county’s Department of Transportation Ride On system will once again collect fares beginning tomorrow, Aug. 1, according to several announcements and social media posts from the DOT.
The county has reopened applications for COVID-19 rent from county renters who didn’t complete a previously submitted application, or want to submit a new application for review, officials announced.
The County Council on Tuesday approved a bill that would provide incentives in the form of rebates to property owners in certain areas of the county to purchase security cameras for homes or businesses.
The County Council is asking for residents to participate in a survey that will help guide councilmembers in evaluating the racial equity and social justice portions of Thrive Montgomery 2050 draft plan, according to a press release.
Firearms would not be permitted in or near public places under terms of new legislation introduced during yesterday’s County Council meeting.
The County Council has extended the deadline for interested residents to apply to fill an open position on the Board of Appeals as a result of the death of member Bruce Goldensohn.