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MoCo Council to receive briefing on budget issues
Montgomery County officials this week are expected to learn how their jurisdiction got to the point of facing a projected shortfall of roughly $200 million.
Tags: ike leggett , Valerie Ervin , Montgomery County Council , budget , ambulance fees
Police upset at Montgomery County budget cuts
Montgomery County Police feel that budget cuts hurt police more than anyone else in the county. Walter Bader, with Police Union FOP Lodge #35, complains that police are having to do less with more, and will be furloughed while school employees will not.
Tags: Montgomery County Police Department , Montgomery County Council , budget , Walter Bader , Dr. Jerry Weast , ike leggett , Educational Facilities Officers , Joseph Lowery , James Hubert High School , Springbrook High School , Kate Ryan
Montgomery County cuts have everyone wincing
The Montgomery County Council has been saying for months the 2011 budget would have everyone feeling the pain. That assessment appears to be right on the money.
Tags: Montgomery County Council , budget , layoffs , furloughs , ambulance fees , libraries , Maryland General Assembly , teacher pension , Montgomery County Public Schools , Dr. Jerry Weast , phil andrews , Mike Knapp , Kate Ryan
Plan to merge police forces stalls in Mont. Co.
Time is running out for a complicated plan to merge Montgomery County's police force with Maryland-National Capital Park Police.
Tags: Maryland National Capital Park police , Montgomery County , Montgomery County Council , Prince George's County , Isiah Leggett , Montgomery County Police , Maryland General Assembly , Evan Haning
MoCo unlikely to raise taxes despite deficit
The Montgomery County Council is exploring fundamental changes to avoid another huge budget deficit, but new taxes likely aren't on the immediate horizon.
Tags: Montgomery County Council , Montgomery County , budget deficit , Kate Ryan , Office of Legislative Oversight
Even keel in Montgomery Co. Council, school board
Despite a tempestuous political sphere nationwide, every incumbent, all Democrats, retook their council seats in Montgomery County, where the closest margin was a 19-point victory over the Republican challenger in District 2.
Tags: Hans Riemer , Craig Rice , Duchy Trachtenberg , Marc Elrich , George Leventhal , Roger Berliner , Phil Andrewss , Nancy Navarro , Valerie Ervin , Patricia O'Neill , Shirley Brandman , Judy Docca , Mike Durso , Montgomery County Council , Montgomery County Board of Elections , Paul D. Shinkman
Ambulance fees rejected in Montgomery County
"We're losing about $14 million, and we'll be looking to balance the budget accordingly," says Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen.
Tags: ambulance fees , Montgomery County Council , Isiah Leggett , Kate Ryan , Colleen Kelleher
MoCo official calls for street changes, praises D.C.
The number of pedestrians killed by cars can be cut down by making design changes to streets, the president of the Montgomery County Council says.
Tags: Montgomery County Council , Pedestrian , pedestrian deaths , Adam Tuss , Gary Emerling
Montgomery County council examining layoff possibilities
It's early in the budget process, but Montgomery County already sees a $143 million budget gap. And the county's Director of Budget and Management Joseph Beach tells WTOP layoffs are likely.
Tags: Montgomery County Council , Joseph Beach , ike leggett , Montgomery County Public Schools , Maintenance of Effort , Marc Elrich , Maryland Department Of Education , Kate Ryan
Leggett to dept. heads: Prep for budget cuts
County Executive Ike Leggett says department heads should prepare for 10 percent to 15 percent reductions in the next fiscal year.
Tags: Montgomery County Council , Isiah Leggett , ike leggett , Valerie Ervin
