The Montgomery County Planning Department respectfully disagrees with the county’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on their draft fiscal impact statement (FIS) on Thrive Montgomery 2050. Discussed at the September 27 Montgomery County Council Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee virtual meeting, the draft FIS was presented by county staff as required by county law.
Per Montgomery Planning:
Update from WSSC:
Traffic Alert: The right SB lane on Great Seneca Hwy btwn Dawson Farm Rd. and Mateny Rd. in #Germantown is closed. Crews continue working to make emergency repairs to a sewer main in the area. Please use caution when approaching the work zone. #MDTraffic @WTOPtraffic pic.twitter.com/7xW1e9wgIy
Montgomery County Department of Transportation to Resume Booting and Towing as Part of Parking Enforcement on Monday, Nov. 1
Per Montgomery County:
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97% of Eligible Residents in Montgomery County Have Received at Least One Vaccine Dose
According to CDC data, 97.1 of the population 12 years of age and older in Montgomery County, MD (865,866 residents) have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. 88.2% in that group have been fully vaccinated and 82.4% of the entire population of Montgomery County has received at lease one dose. Of the population 65 years and older, 99% have received at least one dose.
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Hook & Reel will have its beer, wine, and liquor license hearing on Thursday, October 7th at 9:30am.
It has been nearly two years, December of 2019, since we let you know that the Cajun seafood restaurant and bar would be coming to MoCo with two new locations (Gaithersburg and Wheaton).
Markoff’s Haunted Forest Opens for 29th Season
The trail is completely outside, with strict time slots for arriving groups to maintain distance between all attendees.
Per MCPD:
UPDATE: Victim’s Name Released in Sept. 26 Fatality
Ride On Fares Will Continue to be Free Through January 1, 2022
September 28 Update:
Council to Commemorate African Heritage Month, Vote on a Resolution to Extend Ride On Fare Holiday and Introduce Legislation that Would Require County Employees to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 at Virtual Meeting on Sept. 28 at 9 a.m.
Per Montgomery County:
The wait is over, as the much anticipated opening of La Gula Mexicana is here. The restaurant is currently holding a soft opening, as they train new staff and work out a few kinks prior to fully opening.
La Gula Mexicana is owned and operated by the same people who have brought you Taco Bar El Guero (located in Gaithersburg near Rio) and Ixtapalapa on 355 in Gaithersburg.
On Wednesday, September 29 at 7 p.m., the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will host a virtual public hearing to discuss a proposed sidewalk on Decatur Avenue, just West of Connecticut Avenue, in Kensington.
At the virtual meeting, MCDOT will present the project scope, its conceptual design, costs, schedules and obtain public feedback.