Workforce Development Issues

• Councilmember Knapp Introduces Legislation Creating Area of Need Scholarships, Funding for Teacher Education and Training Programs
  - Scholarship program would pay tuition for students at Montgomery College, Universities at Shady Grove who pursue lines of study that meet county's high-demand occupations; funding program would pay for teacher training in science, math, and technology. (See Press Release.)
   
• Knapp, Urges State, Federal Assistance to Meet County Workforce Needs
  Knapp, Leggett outline workforce needs, appeal to State for Stimulus Funding. (See Press Release.)
  
  
• "A Vision of Science In Montgomery County"
  Councilmember Knapp outlines his vision of the potential for the county's "High Tech Corridors" -- and what he thinks is missing. (See column in the Gazette.)

Affordable Housing

Housing First Program
• Councilmembers Knapp, Leventhal Unveil New County Approach to Reduce Homelessness
  They Announce Proposal for Montgomery County That Would Provide Permanent, Not Temporary, Homes (See Press Release)

House Keys Program
• Council President Knapp Urges Action to Implement ‘House Keys for Employees’
  Funds That Would Provide Housing Assistance for County Employees to Purchase First Homes Remain Unspent (See Press Release)
• Leggett and Knapp Announce Closing Cost Assistance for County Employees; County Joins State’s Home Keys 4 Employees Program (See Press Release)

Transportation

Proposal to Limit Parking of Commercial Vehicles On Certain Streets
• Council President Knapp Seeks Limits on Parking for Commercial Vehicles, RVs, Buses
  Bill 27-08 Introduced on Tuesday, June 24, Would Limit Parking in Certain Conditions on Neighborhood Streets (See Press Release)

Planning

Development Districts
• Councilmember Knapp Calls for End to ‘Development Districts’ in Clarksburg
  Says ‘We Need to End the Mess’ of Tax Plan to Fund Infrastructure in Emerging Montgomery Community (See Press Release)

County Issues

Mike’s Outgoing Speech As Council President
• Outgoing Council President Mike Knapp: ‘I’m Optimistic About Our Future’
  On Final Day as Montgomery Council Leader, He Expresses Confidence County Will Keep Moving Forward (See Press Release)