Bilingual Program Celebrates 28 Graduates and Nearly 200 Alumni The Montgomery County Community Action Board (CAB), the County’s federally designated anti-poverty advisory group, recently hosted a ceremony to celebrate 28 graduates of…
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Statement from Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Kisha Davis on Amended Health Advisory for Shoreline Areas Affected by the Potomac Interceptor Collapse and Sewage Leak – Mocofeed
The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is lifting the health advisory for the Potomac River. Ongoing water monitoring consistently demonstrates that bacterial concentrations have returned to acceptable parameters,…
2026 Point-in-Time Count Shows Decrease in Number of People Experiencing Homelessness in Montgomery County – Mocofeed
The decrease was driven largely by the County’s significant investments in housing solutions for families. In 2025, the number of people counted in family households increased by 80%. In response, Montgomery County…
Statement from Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Kisha Davis on Lifting the Health Advisory for Shoreline Areas Affected by the Potomac Interceptor Collapse and Sewage Leak
UPDATE – August 04, 2026 at 05:48 PM UTC: Statement from Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Kisha Davis on Lifting the Health Advisory for Shoreline Areas Affected by the Potomac Interceptor Collapse…
Statement from Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich on Today’s Attack on San Diego Mosque – Mocofeed
With Eid-al-Adha coming at the end of the month (May 27), we know that this incident may increase fears around celebrating safely. I know that members of Montgomery County’s Muslim community are…
Statement from County Executive Marc Elrich on the County Council Straw Vote on FY27 Budget – Mocofeed
I have long thought that the moral test of government is how it treats those in the “dawn of life” (children), “shadows of life” (the needy/sick), and “twilight of life” (the elderly). That…
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, and Council Vice President Marilyn Balcombe Celebrate Completion of Nation’s Largest Transit Depot Microgrid – Mocofeed
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, County Council Vice President Marilyn Balcombe, AlphaStruxure, and federal, state, and local officials today announced the successful completion of the largest transit depot…
Montgomery County Finalizes Lease with Silver Branch Brewing for Wheaton Headquarters Building – Mocofeed
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and County Council President Natali Fani-González have announced that Silver Branch Brewing Company and its complementary restaurant concept, Mosaic Pizza, have signed a lease to become the…
Montgomery Update: Homeowners Could Pay Higher Taxes Under New Council Plan to Eliminate Tax Credit, Fewer Families Experiencing Homelessness, and Public Safety Progress in Silver Spring – Mocofeed
Dear Friends, The County Council has been reviewing alternatives to my recommended budget, and the GO committee has recommended elimination of the County’s broad-based and most beneficial property tax credit for owner-occupied…
Montgomery Update: County Council Approves Fiscal Year 27 in Straw Vote, Honoring MCPD During Police Week, and Noyes Library Renovations Begin – Mocofeed
Dear Friends, Earlier today, the County Council members took a “straw vote” and essentially completed their deliberations on the FY27 Operating and Capital Budgets. Here is the statement I released following the…