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2011 ISSUES
- November 2011
Kensington Sector Plan Under Review | Where Do Big Box Stores Belong? | T&E Committee Collaborates With Our Neighbors to the East | White Flint Projects Moving Forward | Bethesda-Chevy Chase Middle School #2 | Purple Line Surprise | CR Zone Amended | Bringing Bikeshare Across the District Line | Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan Update | Redistricting | Suspects Charged in Two Potomac Burglaries | Board Vacancies
- September 2011
Public Power: Is It Right for Montgomery County? | An Update on the Proposed Curfew | BRAC Update | Good News for the C&O Canal | New Leadership in the 2nd Police District | Residential Energy Rebate Program | Bringing Bikeshare to Bethesda | Odds and Ends | Board Vacanacies
- July 2011
Proposed Curfew for Minors | Our County's Relationship with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) | Suburban Hospital | An Update on Pepco | BRAC Update | A Decision for Greenwich Forest | Commercial-Residential Zone Update | Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan | New Escalators for Bethesda Metro | Bethesda Post Office to Consolidate Retail Operations | Odds and Ends
- April 2011
County Executive's Recommended Fiscal Year 2012 Operating Budget | News on BRAC | State Legislation Requires Reliability Standards | A New Middle School in the BCC Cluster | Soccer Fields in Potomac Neighborhood? | An Update on the North Bethesda Recreation Center | Artificial Turf Draft Report Available for Comment | Housing Element of the General Plan | Recent Grand Openings in Bethesda | Odds and Ends | Celebrating Churchill Ice Hockey
- March 2011
An Update on Pepco | Transit, Transit, Transit... & BRAC! | Report of the Organizational Reform Commission | A Montgomery County Bag Fee | Soccer Fields in Montgomery County? | County Executive's Recommended CIP | Odds and Ends
- January 2011
An Update on Pepco | Looking Ahead as Chair of T&E: Energy and Environment | Briefing on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) | Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan | Water Quality in Montgomery County | Zoning Code Rewrite: What is it and What Does it Mean? | Pearl Street Access to the Capital Crescent Trail | Montgomery County Carbon Tax on Major Emitters | A New Parking Garage at Glenmont Metro | Odds and Ends
2010 ISSUES
- December 2010
Looking Ahead as Chair of the Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy, and Environment Committee | Fiscal Outlook | Structural Defecit Plan | Snow Briefing from the Department of Transportation | Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan | BRAC Moves Forward, But Funding Remains Uncertain | Arbitration Legislation| Odds and Ends | Next "Conversations with Councilmember Berliner | Calling All Community Leaders | My Office
- November 2010
Making White Flint a Reality: Financing the Plan | Addressing County Budget Issues | Zoning Code Rewrite: What Is It and What Does It Mean? | BRAC: Keep Your Fingers Crossed | Pepco's Reliability Plan | Off Street Parking Regulations | Commemorating Veterans Day | Calling All Community Leaders | My Office
- October 2010
White Flint Sector Plan Update | Ambulance Fee on the Ballot | Update on the Pepco Investigation | Organizational Reform Commission | Grants Advisory Group Seeking Applicants | Walk To School Day 2010 | Odds and Ends | A Visit From the Bells Mill Boy Scouts | Calling All Community Leaders | My Office
- September 2010
Spending Disclosure Website Goes Live | Pepco | An Update on the Organizational Reform Commission | Incident at Discovery Channel Building | Odds and Ends | Calling All Community Leaders | My Office
- Special Edition: A Report on the Maryland Public Service Commission's Hearing on Pepco's Reliability
The next stage of the Maryland Public Service Commission's (PSC) investigation into Pepco's reliability played out in the Council chambers in Rockville last evening.
- Special Edition: The Pepco Investigation Begins
I went to Baltimore this morning to observe the Maryland Public Service Commission's
(MPSC) first day of hearings into the investigation of Pepco's quality of service, an investigation that
our Council had requested.
- August 2010
Keeping the Lights On | HELP Needs Help | Disability Reform | BRAC Update | Purple Line | An Update on the Organizational Reform Commission | Odds and Ends | Calling All Community Leaders | My Office
- Special Edition: July Power Outage
I wanted to update you on the status of County-wide efforts to address the effects of yesterday's storms.
- June 2010
Fiscal Responsibility Rewarded: County Retains AAA Bond Rating | Cabin John Middle School | An Update on the Organizational Reform Commission | WSSC Water Restrictions | Non-Profits Achieving Energy Savings | BRAC Rolls Toward a 2011 Opening | My Office
- May 2010 - Volume II
Balancing the Budget | Montgomery County Organizational Reform Commission | State Board of Education Approves Maintenance of Effort
Waiver for Montgomery County | A Robust Captial Budget is Good News for District 1 | Carbon Tax on Major Emitters | My Office
- May 2010 - Volume I
Balancing the Budget | Reorganizing Our County Government | A Unanimous Vote to Preserve Our Farmers' Markets | District 1 School Capacity | Opening of Bradley Park Community Garden | Carbon Tax on Major Emitters | Earth Day Turns 40 | The Community Foundation | Municipal News | Odds and Ends | Calling All Community Leaders | My Office
- Special Edition: Fiscal Year 2011 Operating Budget
The FY11 Operating Budget
- March 2010
A New White Flint | The FY11 Operating Budget | BRAC Update | Help For Our County's Small Businesses | Montgomery County is a Leader on Energy | Briefing on Snow Removal | A New Zone for White Flint | Helping Non-Profits Maximize Their Energy Savings | Battery Park Neighborhood Recognized | A Word on MC311 | Municipal News | Plant a Tree with Montgomery County | 2010 Census | My Office
- February 2010
Balancing Our Budget: Not With Ride On Cuts | A Robust Capital Budget | Preserving Our Farmers Markets | Snow Removal Procedures | BRAC Update: "Team Maryland" Delivers! | White Flint Update | Consumers and Pepco Rate Increases | District 1 Forum in Friendship Heights | Women's Legislative Briefing | Best of Bethesda Award | Municipal News | Resident Survey Results | 2010 Census | My Office
2009 ISSUES
- November 2009
A Growth Policy that Stays the Course | Help for District 1 Schools | New White Flint Section on Website | Farmers Markets are Here to Stay | Grand Opening of Wisconsin Place | Feeling Your Best at any Age | Veterans Day | Grand Opening of Cabin John Dog Park | Municipal News | Potomac Day | My Office
- May 2009 Issue 2
Fiscal Year 2010 Budget | Calling All Community Leaders | Save the Date
- May 2009 Issue 1
Disability Retirement | HELP Legislation Passed | BRAC Improvements | Parking Pilot Study in Bethesda | Potomac Elementary School Day | C&O Canal Pride Days | Save the Date
- February 2009
Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) | Spending Disclosure Bill | Senior Forum
- January 2009
How to Reduce the 2010 Budget | Purple Line Recommendations | Water Main Breaks and WSSC Infrastructure
2008 ISSUES
- December 2008
New Leadership | Infill Development Reform | “Solar Champion” | Climate Change and the Sustainability Working Group | EMST Fee | Aging in Place | Park Activity Buildings | BRAC Update) | White Flint Sector Plan | Purple Line | Education | Homicide-Home Invasion | Clean Energy Rewards | New Recycling Policy | Twenty Years of Caring in Bethesda | Mobile Med's Four Decades of Service | Property Tax Credits for Smart Energy Choices | Taking Care of Our Streets | Breast Cancer Research | Arts at Glen Echo | Constituent and Community Services | Community Service Day | Calling All Community Leaders | Odds & Ends and Other Helpful Information
- July 2008
The Budget | “The Greening of Montgomery County” | Hillmead | Scotland Community Center Renovation | Bethesda Naval Medical Center Update | School News | Emergency Medical Services Transport Fee | Glen Echo Ambulance Staffing | Pepco Outages | County Planning Board Appointments | Constituent and Community Services | Calling All Community Leaders | Odds & Ends and Other Helpful Information
- March 2008
The Budget | Preservation of Open Space in Bethesda | Scotland Community Center | Infill Development: Striking a Better Balance | Bethesda Naval Medical Center | Global Warming and the Role of Local Government | Goldilocks Growth Policy | Constituent and Community Services | Ride-On Route 37 | Battery Park Citizens Association | Luxmanor
2007 ISSUES
- Summer/Fall 2007
Growth Policy: Quality of Life | Protecting Pedestrian Rights and the Character of our Communities | Infill Development: Striking a Better Balance | Bethesda Naval Medical Center | Protecting the C&O Canal | Water Main Breaks: Enough! | Global Warming and the Role of Local Government | Libraries and Cultural Affairs | Schools and Education | Rollingwood Incorporation | Fox Hills West Sidewalk | Constituent Services | Summer Intern
- Spring 2007
Mansionization | Trees | Bethesda Naval Medical Center | C&O Canal | Global Warming | Transportation | Growth Policy | Libraries and Cultural Affairs | School Budget | Snow Removal | Street Lights | Walkways | Illegal Commercial Activity
- Winter/Spring 2007
Committee Assignments | Legislative Initiatives | Mansionization | Trees | Global Warming | Transportation | Groeth Policy | Constituent Services | Snow Removal Policy| Traffic Concerns | Street Lights |
