Community Corner
MoCo Headlines: New Council President, Schools Ask for More Money
The week's top Montgomery County news headlines.
With over a dozen community websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you have missed this week, including a new president and vice-president for the County Council, an update on Wheaton’s Costco development and potential problems for a Rockville mayoral candidate.
Berliner Elected County Council President
Councilmember Roger Berliner (D-Dist 1) succeeds outgoing Council President Valerie Ervin. He said Montgomery County's work to regain fiscal stability is not yet done, and that the county will face budgetary, transportation and environmental challenges in the future.
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Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr is asking for $2.128 billion in school funding for fiscal year 2013, a 2 percent increase over the previous year. He said the increase in funds is necessary to handle MCPS's growing enrollment.
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Councilmember Nancy Navarro (D-Dist 4) said that she’ll continue to push for county-funded youth programs as vice-president of the council. A pilot program in East Montgomery County began last year Read more on .
With the new Costco coming soon to the Wheaton Mall, you might think that they are adding more parking spaces to accommodate the regional influx of shoppers. But actually, that’s not the case. Read more on the Wheaton Patch.
The driver of a taxi that crashed into the Chevy Chase Pavilion—an upscale Friendship Heights shopping center on the Maryland-DC border—was given a notice of infraction for causing the accident earlier this month. The taxi driver went through a red light, crashed into a car (which, in turn, crashed into two other cars), and then ended up on the front steps of the shopping center.
World Renowned Jewish Artist Visits Beth Ami
He's made stops in Hong Kong, Zurich, London, and all over the United States. This weekend, Mordechai Rosenstein brings his talents and teachings to Rockville.
The County Council is considering changing the proposed Kensington Sector Plan, only allowing maximum density for projects deemed beneficial to the community.
Rockville’s elections board is asking Piotr Gajewski to account for $700 in campaign contributions related to a building that the former mayoral candidate used for his campaign headquarters. Read more on Rockville Patch.
