2007 Releases

• December 21, 2007
  Council President Knapp Describes Plan For Council to Respond to Proposed Cuts

• December 19, 2007
  Councilmembers Knapp, Leventhal Unveil New County Approach to Reduce Homelessness

• December 17, 2007
  Knapp, Leventhal to Unveil Plan to Reduce Homelessness on Dec. 18
  
  Knapp and Leggett to Host Call-In Show on Cable CCM on Tuesday, Dec. 18

• December 11, 2007
  Residents in New Independent Survey Endorse Montgomery County as Good Place to Live

• December 4, 2007
  Montgomery Council Elects Michael Knapp As New President, Phil Andrews as VP

• November 13, 2007
  Growth Policy, Recordation and Impact Tax Revisions Approved for Montgomery County

• October 23, 2007
  Councilmember Knapp Calls for End to 'Development Districts' in Clarksburg

• July 26, 2007
  Councilmember Knapp Proposes $1.5 Million for Drought-Affected Farmers

• May 1, 2007
  Councilmember Knapp Proposes Funds to Assist Employees in Purchasing Homes

• April 30, 2007
  Councilmember Knapp Proposes Funds to Assist Employees in Purchasing Homes

• March 13, 2007
  County Councilmember Mike Knapp:  Response to Executive’s Proposed Budget
  Council Will ‘Look Closely at What Lies Beneath’ Recommendations For Fiscal Year 2008 Funding
  

• February 27, 2007
  Knapp Tightens Oversight of MCPS Budget;
  Reports Mark Major Step Toward Transparency, Accountability

Testimony of Councilmember Knapp Before the Maryland House Ways & Means
Committee Regarding Mass Transit Funding Proposals

• January 30, 2007
  Statement of Councilmember Knapp on the Final Report of the Ad Hoc Agricultural Policy Working Group

2006 Press Releases

• October 2, 2006
  Councilmember Knapp Encourages Citizen Support for the CCT
  
• March 7, 2006
  Knapp Response to Circuit Court Decision Regarding Predatory Lending Law
  
  Testimony of Councilmember Knapp Before the Maryland House Ways & Means
  Committee Regarding Mass Transit Funding Proposals
  
• March 2, 2006
  Knapp Calls For Repeal of Predatory Lending Law
  
• February 8, 2006
  Testimony of Councilmember Knapp Before the Maryland State Senate Finance Committee Regarding MTA Closure of Boyds and Dickerson MARC Stations

• January 11, 2006
  Letter from Councilmember Mike Knapp to The Honorable Robert L. Flanagan, Secretary Maryland Dept. of Transportation Regarding Closing of MARC Stations
  
  Text of Knapp Letter to MTA Regarding the Closure of the Boyds and Dickerson MARC Stations

Knapp Condemns Racist Graffiti in The Upcounty

2005 Press Releases

• December 22, 2005
  Knapp Elected Chair of Metropolitan Council of Governments' Transportation Planning Board
  
  
• December 13, 2005
  Councilmembers Floreen and Knapp Oppose MTA Proposal to Eliminate MARC Train Service at Boyds and Dickerson
  
  
• December 8, 2005
  Article from The Washington Post: Duncan Speech Seen as Politics
  
  
• November 22, 2005
  Duncan Announces Opening of New Fire Station in Clarksburg
  
  
• November 9, 2005
  Article from The Washington Post: County Finds Planning Disorder
  
  
• November 7, 2005
  Article from The Washington Post: Looking for Balance in Montgomery County
  
  
• October 31, 2005
  Councilmember Introduces Measure to Transfer all Enforcement of Site Plans to Department of Permitting Services
  
  
• August 10, 2005
  Article from the Gazette: It's a guy thing...
  
  
• May 5, 2005
  Knapp Offers Charter Limit Budget Proposals
  
  
• April 19, 2005
  Councilmember Knapp's Remarks on Spending Affordability Guidelines
  
  
• March 10, 2005
  County Executive, Council and M-NCPPC Announce Initiatives, Commitment to Open Space
  
  
• March 9, 2005
  Knapp, Duncan and Berlage News Conference Thursday on Agriculture Reserve
  
  
• March 1, 2005
  Council Votes to Urge State to Move Ahead on ICC
  
  
• February 17, 2005
  Knapp Testifies for Satellite Emergency Facility
  
  
• February 15, 2005
  County Council Unanimously Approves Resolution to Establish Budget Priorities, Performance Measures
  
  
• February 2, 2005
  Article from The Gazette: "Commonsense Spending"
  
  
• February 1, 2005
  Councilmembers Floreen, Knapp Urge Long-Range Funding Plan for WMATA and Increased Federal Government Contribution
  
  
• February 1, 2005
  Knapp Urges Clarity, Accountability In County Budgeting

2004 Press Releases

• November 30, 2004
  Council Approves Changes to Boost Affordable Housing Program
  
  
• November 9, 2004
  County to State:  Get off the Dime to Meet Critical Upcounty Health Care Needs
  
• July 13, 2004
  Councilmembers Propose Establishing a Local Small Business Reserve
   
• June 22, 2004
  Council Again Rejects Proposed "Techway"

• June 15, 2004
  Agricultural Reserve Alive and Well - We Must Keep it Safe - No Techway Through It
  
• May 4, 2004
  Council Approves Changes to County's Fire & Rescue Services

• April 20, 2004
  Councilmembers Proposes Plan for Affordable Housing - The Next Generation

• March 15, 2004
  Councilmember Knapp Kicks off "Germantown Leadership Forum" Monday Evening

• February 5, 2004
  Councilmembers Release Comprehensive List of Senior Housing & Other Vulnerable Sites to Pepco to Respond to Future Power Outages
  
  
• January 27, 2004
  Council Releases In-Depth Report on County Fire & Rescue Vehicle Maintenance

2003 Press Releases

• October 21, 2003
  Councilmember Knapp Proposes Bill to Make County Fire & Rescue More Effective in Post 9/11 World

• August 1, 2003
  Gazette Article: Low Profile Makes Knapp Montgomery's Stealth Councilman
  
  
• May 6, 2003
  Council Restores Budget Cuts to Fire & Rescue, Boosts Public Safety
  
  
• March 13, 2003
  Councilmembers Knapp, Floreen Hail Governor's Inclusion of Corridor Cities Transitway on List for Federal Funding

• February 4, 2003
  Support for Inner Purple Line between Bethesda and New Carrollton and Corridor Cities Transitway

• February 4, 2003
  Statement by Councilmembers Thomas Perez, George Leventhal and Michael Knapp