The County Council announced upcoming public hearings in January, including a Jan. 13 session on a proposed $2.4 million supplemental appropriation for the Public Safety Joint Operations Center and an expedited bill that would strengthen immigrant protections within County government.
A separate hearing on Jan. 21 will focus on the Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan, which will evaluate land use, zoning, transportation, and environmental recommendations for nearly 1,000 acres in Clarksburg and may require amendments to several existing master plans. Additional details below courtesy Montgomery County Government:
Jan. 13, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.
Deadline to sign up to speak is Jan. 12 at 2 p.m.
- Amendment to the FY25-30 Capital Improvements Program and Supplemental Appropriation #26-40 to the FY26 Capital Budget, Montgomery County Government, Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Public Safety Joint Operations Center (P362607), $2,439,000 (Source of Funds: Recordation Tax GO Bonds)
- Expedited Bill 35-25, County Administration – Immigrant Protections (Promoting Community Trust – Immigrant Protections Act), would prohibit discriminatory practices by the County against foreign nationals and immigrants in the County, limit, consistent with federal and state law, the use of County agents and resources in the enforcement of civil immigration laws, ensure that, to the greatest extent permitted under federal and state law, County benefits and services are provided to residents regardless of country of birth or immigration status, require certain notices to individuals, and generally amend the laws regarding County government administration and immigrant protections.
Jan. 21, 2026 at 7 p.m.
Deadline to sign up to speak is Jan. 19 at 5 p.m.
- The Council will hold a public hearing for the Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan on Jan. 21, 2026, at 7 p.m., at the Rocky Hill Middle School Cafeteria, 22401 Brick Haven Way, Clarksburg, MD 20871. The Plan area consists of approximately 969 acres and is generally bound by I-270 to the west, West Old Baltimore Road and the Little Seneca Greenway to the south, Clarksburg Road to the north, and Frederick Road (MD-355) to the east. The Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan will evaluate land-use, zoning, transportation, environmental, and historic preservation recommendations for the Plan area to determine whether a new mix of land uses and zoning would be more appropriate. Additionally, this Plan may require amendments to the 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan and Hyattstown Special Study Area, or to the 2011 Clarksburg Master Plan and Hyattstown Special Study Area Limited, and to the 2014 10 Mile Creek Area Limited Amendment, including interchange design, recommended street alignments, retail development staging, transportation corridors, and environmental recommendations. Additional information is available at https://tinyurl.com/ClarksburgGateway.
