Monday, October 29, 2012
Declaration means the county could receive federal aid for storm costs.
County Executive Isiah Leggett declared a state of emergency for Montgomery County on Monday, making the county eligible for federal aid as it responds to Hurricane Sandy, a county spokeswoman said. The declaration allows the county to call upon staff to respond to the storm as needed, Mary Anderson said. “It’s mainly a human resources [measure] in terms of getting people to work,” Anderson said. “It changes pay structures and it’s also useful in seeking federal reimbursement later on." States of emergency were declared in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. Howard County Executive Ken Ulman also signed an emergency declaration for that county. The declaration makes the county eligible for federal reimbursement for overtime hours …
Don't travel these routes.
Updated 10:05 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30: At 8:10 a.m., Montgomery County reported that the following roads were partially or entirely closed due to flooding or downed trees or wires. The county is urging residents to avoid traveling today as wind and flooding still could create hazardous road conditions. Note: Roads may reopen faster than the county updates this list. A Patch editor reported that he traveled the length of Quince Orchard Road and Montgomery Village Avenue this morning and did not encounter any closures. If you have information about closed or reopened roads to relay to neighbors, please add it to the comments below. If you see a tree touching a power line, stay clear of the tree and call Pepco at 1-877-737-2662. Call 911 in …
Monday, October 8, 2012
What's open? What's closed? Why do we celebrate Columbus Day, anyway?
Columbus Day remembers Italian explorer Christopher Columbus’ long journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the “New World." The voyage was victorious when land was first spotted on Oct. 12, 1492. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is responsible for making the day a federal holiday in 1937. The day is also considered a celebration of Italian heritage, as well as a huge shopping day. Many banks and the U.S. Postal Service are closed today in observance of the holiday. In Montgomery County, local government offices and schools are open, though libraries are closed. Ride On and trash collection services will operate as usual today. MCPS has designated Columbus Day for schools to hold open houses, so many parents who are off work may be …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Changes aim at expanding service to new areas and reducing service on less-used routes.
Montgomery County will host a public forum tonight in Rockville about proposed changes to the county’s Ride On bus service. The forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria on the terrace level of the Executive Office Building, at 101 Monroe St. Reservations for speaking spots closed Sept. 22, but written comments are being accepted through 5 p.m. on Monday. Mail or deliver comments to: Division of Transit Services, Ride On Public Forum, 101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor, Rockville, MD 20850; email: mcdot.rideonpublicforums@montgomerycountymd.gov; or fax: 240-777-5801. Ride On has proposed changes to six Ride On routes and one Metrobus route operated on Saturday by Ride On. The proposed changes seek to better serve “areas that have been …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The community adds its first major retailer in decades.
Aspen Hill welcomed retailer Kohl’s to the neighborhood this week with grand opening sales and a Wednesday morning ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by county officials. Kohl’s will anchor the Northgate Plaza shopping center. Lee Development Group “has invested several million dollars” to renovate the center, the company said in a news release. Northgate Plaza also features a Michael’s craft store and a Rite Aid Pharmacy among its more than 30 tenants. The Lee family built the center, at 3901 Aspen Hill Road, in 1958. The renovation includes expanding the space occupied by Kohl’s from 46,000 square feet to 60,000 square feet. Expanding the space cost about $2.5 million, Washington Business Journal reported. The space had been occupied by …
Monday, September 17, 2012
Moco Mojo has a lot to tell about these vibrant 500 square miles we call home.
Are you partial to Chevy Chase or Bethesda? It's not like the border dispute between Gaithersburg and Rockville earlier this summer. But why not stir up a little trouble? "Exceptionally livable" is how website AreaVibes describes Chevy Chase, giving it the following marks: That F might have something to do with the approximate median list price of Chevy Chase houses, which is $1.2 million. Even with that mark against it, AreaVibes gave Chevy Chase a "Livability Score" of 87, while Bethesda received an 84. What if the criteria were best cupcakes? Which would come out ahead then? You decide. Cruiser Blues Nearly a third of Montgomery County’s police cruisers were called off the road last week because two officers found themselves with …
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Leggett: 'Tight economic times' call for 'creative ways to reduce the cost of government.'
Thirty-four Montgomery County Department of Transportation employees received $223 checks from County Executive Isiah Leggett on Tuesday in recognition of their efforts to save the county money with an innovative idea. The bonuses are part of a program that encourages county employees to look for ways to save the county money. Staff from the department’s Sign and Signal Shop established a program for separating and selling the more valuable metals collected as part of the shop’s scrap metal recycling operations. Sales of the metals generated $16,047 in the first year of operation, according to a county news release. “During these tight economic times, it’s even more important that we encourage employees to find creative ways to reduce the …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Nominations for Montgomery County’s Human Rights Hall of Fame are due Sept. 10
Do you know an extraordinary neighbor or civic activist who has crusaded to make Montgomery County a better, more just community? Is there a civil servant or elected official who has fought the good fight? If so, nominate him or her for the Montgomery County Human Rights Hall of Fame, a who’s-who of civic trailblazers that includes dozens of the county’s most influential elected officials, civil servants and community activists. Here are the selection criteria, according to the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights website: “Exemplary leadership, lifetime or current high impact achievements and lasting impact on Montgomery County's human rights movement.” Nominations are due Sept. 10. To nominate, write a 250- to 300-word narrative …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Some libraries will be open longer Mondays through Thursdays and on Sundays.
Rockville Memorial Library is one of five Montgomery County libraries that will offer longer hours Monday through Thursday, the county announced in a news release. Beginning Sept. 16, the following libraries will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays: The libraries’ Friday and Saturday hours will continue to be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The following libraries with Sunday hours will open at noon—one hour earlier—and close at 5 p.m. on Sundays: Click here for more information on Montgomery County Public Libraries.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Ride On will operate on a reduced service schedule on Thursday and Friday.
After yet another Ride On bus fire, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has ordered the 26 remaining Ride On Champion model buses permanently removed from service. The most recent fire occurred Wednesday at Bonifant Street and Ramsey Avenue in downtown Silver Spring, NBC reported. It was the second this month and the seventh in three years. Ride On will operate on a reduced schedule Thursday and Friday, as it does on holidays. All routes will have service, but buses will run less frequently. There are three changes to the posted holiday schedule for Thursday and Friday: "We are very fortunate that no one was injured in today’s fire and there were no passengers on the out-of-service bus," Leggett said in a statement. The county has…
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