Montgomery County is reminding residents that the County Council will hold public hearings on Tuesday, March 10 at 1:30 pm to receive testimony on several proposed supplemental appropriations to the FY26 operating budget. Residents who wish to speak must sign up by Monday, March 9 at 2 pm.
Items scheduled for the hearing include proposed funding for environmental and education programs. The measures include a $4,011,055 state grant for a carbon reduction program and EV charging infrastructure, a $719,750 grant for urban tree planting, a $12 million appropriation for Montgomery County Public Schools employee benefit plans, and a $776,033 state grant supporting a comprehensive literacy development program for MCPS.
Per Montgomery County: “March 10, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Deadline to sign up to speak is March 9 at 2 p.m.
- Resolution to approve Supplemental Appropriation #25-89 to the FY26 Operating Budget, Montgomery County Government, Department of Environmental Protection, Maryland State Highway Administration, 2024 Carbon Reduction Program Maryland Energy Administration, 2025 Community EVSE Program, $4,011,055 (Source of Funds: State Grant)
- Resolution to approve Supplemental Appropriation #26-19 to the FY26 Operating Budget, Department of Environmental Protection, Chesapeake Bay Trust, Urban Trees Grant Award, $719,750 (Source of Funds: State Grant)
- Resolution to approve Supplemental Appropriation #26-55 to the FY26 Operating Budget, Montgomery County Public Schools, Employee Benefit Plan, $12,000,000 (Source of Funds: MCPS Fund Balance)
- Resolution to approve Supplemental Appropriation #26-54 to the FY26 Operating Budget, Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant, $776,033 (Source of Funds: State Grant)”
