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Montgomery County Council Agrees to Delay Planning Board Departure

Never mind that the County Council and its staff knew for four years that there would be a vacancy on the Planning Board on June 15, when Commissioner John Robinson's second four-year term expired. And never mind that sometimes in the past, when a ...

From MIRANDA S. SPIVACK AND ANN E. MARIMOW, The Washington Post,  25 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Who Has a Say at Issue in Montgomery, Md., Speed Hump Debate

Montgomery residents who live along the street in question are the primary decision makers, under current practice. Others who travel the road or live nearby usually do not get a vote. But some residents of Cromwell Drive's side streets say the ...

From ANN E. MARIMOW, The Washington Post,  16 Jun 2009

Montgomery County Notebook

The school system reaped an unexpected boost in state and federal aid for fiscal 2010. For that reason, the council and County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) asked the state for permission to reduce the local share of funding to the county school system ...

From DANIEL DE VISE AND ANN E. MARIMOW, The Washington Post,  11 Jun 2009

Montgomery Proposal Divides Preservationists, Land Owners

The debate is pitting preservationists, who want to protect the county's landmarks, against people such as Sherwood Duvall, who thinks he should have the final word on whether to tear down a deteriorating homestead on the Damascus farm, where he worked ...

From ANN E. MARIMOW, The Washington Post,  5 Jun 2009

Montgomery County Council Approves $4.4 Billion Budget

The County Council's plan for fiscal 2010, which begins July 1, avoids employee layoffs, increases funds for affordable housing and sticks to the county's limit on the amount the government collects in property tax revenue. But it was far from a ...

From ANN E. MARIMOW, The Washington Post,  22 May 2009

One-Time Fixes Could Hamper Budget Recovery in Montgomery

The County Council is expected to sign off today on a more than $4 billion spending plan that restores trims to local bus routes, avoids layoffs for government employees and does not raise property tax revenue above the local limit. But to close a ...

From ANN E. MARIMOW, The Washington Post,  20 May 2009

Democrat Wins Special Council Election in Montgomery, Md.

With all precincts reporting, Navarro led Ficker, the Republican candidate, by 63 percent to 33 percent. Also on the ballot was Green Party candidate George Gluck, a software consultant. Navarro pledged in a written statement to hold a series of town ...

From ANN E. MARIMOW, The Washington Post,  20 May 2009
Related Topics: Green Party

Three Seek to Represent District 4 on Montgomery Council

Republican Robin Ficker, Green Party candidate George Gluck and Democrat Nancy Navarro are vying to represent District 4 in the eastern part of the county as the council struggles to close a projected budget shortfall of more than $550 million for the ...

From ANN E. MARIMOW, The Washington Post,  14 May 2009
Related Topics: Green Party

Montgomery Council Backs Plan to Reform Disability System

After months of contentious debate, Montgomery County's elected officials today took steps to inject more oversight and independence into the government's disability retirement system, but balked at changing the program's one-size-fits-all benefit for ...

From ANN E. MARIMOW, The Washington Post,  12 May 2009

Navarro Wins Democratic Primary for Montgomery County Council Seat by 62 Votes

Election officials declared all votes counted yesterday after completing a final review of absentee ballots. Navarro attributed her victory to a "message of inclusion" that she said resonated with voters who want to "enhance the quality of life in the ...

From ANN E. MARIMOW, The Washington Post,  2 May 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Green Party

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