Montgomery County Council to Hold Public Hearings on March 14, March 23 and June 13
MARYLAND, March 3 - The County Council will hold public hearings to receive testimony on new items introduced to the Council as follows:
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Expedited Bill 13-23, Montgomery County Urban Districts - Friendship Heights Urban District, would create an urban district located in the Friendship Heights area of the County, expand the purposes of urban districts in the County, create a commercial district charge as an additional mechanism to fund an urban district, establish a Friendship Heights Urban District Advisory Committee and generally amend the law concerning urban districts in the County.
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Bill 14-23, Late Night Business Safety Plan, would require that certain businesses obtain an approved late night business safety plan before operating in certain areas of the County, authorize the Department of Police to review and approve a proposed late night business safety plan, authorize the Department of Police to establish the requirements of a late night business plan, and generally amend the law regarding public safety and the operation of late night businesses in the County.
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Supplemental Appropriation to the County Government’s FY23 Operating Budget, Department of Police, FY23 Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) Police Accountability and Community Transparency (PACT) Grant Award, $498,060 (Source of Funds: State Grant).
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Supplemental Appropriation to the County Government’s FY23 Operating Budget, Office of County Executive, Purple Line Light Rail Project Business Grants, $815,000 (Source of Funds: State Grant).
A full list of upcoming public hearings is available at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/calendar.html.
Additional documents are available at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council.
Residents have the opportunity to testify remotely for public hearings or provide in-person testimony at the Council Office Building in Rockville.
Residents can register to speak in person or virtually at a public hearing, provide written testimony, prerecorded audio or video testimony using the online form at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/PHSignUp.html; or sent by mail to County Council, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850; or residents may sign up to testify remotely by phone (call 240-777-7803 for information). To express an opinion call 240-777-7900.
The Council is recommending that residents, who choose to attend in-person Council meetings, get fully vaccinated to protect themselves and others against Covid-19. If this is not possible, virtual participation is encouraged.
Residents who would like to call in or testify at a Council public hearing need to preregister on the Council's web page at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/calendar.html. Once the public hearing sign up request form is submitted and the public hearing list is created, individuals will receive separate confirmation notifications that include the appropriate link to use or phone number to call for the public hearing.
Comments and suggestions are welcome online at http://tinyurl.com/zrbwh5v or by sending regular mail to County Council, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850. For information or to express an opinion call 240-777-7900. Councilmembers continue to hold meetings in their offices by appointment.
The meeting will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM) on Xfinity channels 6 and 996, RCN channels 6 and 1056; and FiOS channel 30. Also available live via streaming through the Council website at http://tinyurl.com/z9982v8, Facebook Live (@MontgomeryCountyMdCouncil or @ConcejodelCondadodeMontgomery), or YouTube (@MoCoCouncilMD).
The Council meeting schedule may change from time to time. The current Council and Committee agendas, Council staff reports and additional information on items scheduled for Council review can be viewed at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/ondemand/index.html.
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