Office of Community Partnerships

Executive Order Signing - LEP
 

Isiah Leggett signs Executive Order (046-10) titled, "Access to Government Services for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)."

The executive order recognizes the diversity within Montgomery county, citing that one in three Montgomery County residents speak a language other than english and one in seven is considered LEP.

Go to Montgomery County's LEP Website

Read the News Release

Read the Executive Order

Full Size Photo of the Signing

Sustainable Community Food System Initiative

Montgomery County is perfectly positioned to create the nation's model sustainable community food system. We have the agricultural reserve. We have the necessary agricultural, entrepreneurial, environmental, and marketing talents in abundance. We have an immigrant workforce as yet largely untapped for agriculture. We have a huge market crying out for healthy, locally produced food. We are making progress on progressive policies like the farm incubator. All we need to do is to start working together toward a shared and larger vision.

On December 20, 2010, eighty-six stakeholders held a three hour community conversation at Montgomery County's Agricultural History Farm Park where this work was begun. For further details about the meeting, check out the links below:

Members of the Sustainable Community Food System Network

Summary of December 20, 2010 Stakeholder Meeting and Vision and Key Elements

Gallery of Pictures from the December 20th, 2010 Conversation

Video Highlights from the December 20th, 2010 Conversation