The Eastern Silver Spring Communities Plan has entered its next phase following the completion of community engagement on the plan’s preliminary recommendations.
Montgomery Planning
The Montgomery County Planning Board has certified the Fiscal Year 2027 Annual School Test, identifying several Montgomery County Public Schools projected to exceed capacity during the 2030-31 school year and assigning their service areas to Utilization Premium Payment (UPP) tiers beginning July 1, 2026.
The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Planning Department announced their July 2026 calendar of events and meetings. they can be seen below:
Montgomery Planning staff presented preliminary recommendations for the Germantown Sector Plan Amendment to the Montgomery County Planning Board on Thursday, outlining a new vision for how Germantown could grow and evolve over the next 20 to 30 years.
The Montgomery County Council has approved a $28.9 million budget for Montgomery Planning’s fiscal year 2027 work program, allowing the department to move forward with a series of major planning initiatives and policy studies beginning July 1, 2026.
The Montgomery County Planning Department is conducting a survey specifically for people who work in-person in Montgomery County at least most of the time but live outside the County. Officials noted the survey does not apply to individuals who only attend school or use services in Montgomery County.
The Montgomery County Planning Board approved the Scope of Work and plan boundary for The Wheaton Plan: A Georgia Avenue Community Plan at its May 7 meeting, moving forward with a long-term planning process focused on downtown Wheaton.
Montgomery County’s reforestation efforts are earning national recognition.
Montgomery Planning has received a 2026 Maryland Department of Planning Sustainable Growth Award for its Community Planning Academy, a free online course designed to help Montgomery County residents better understand how planning and development decisions are made.
The Montgomery County Planning Board approved a preliminary plan and associated forest conservation plan for a new church project at its March 26, 2026 meeting, advancing a proposal for Iglesia De Cristo Mi El Maryland in the Olney area.
The Montgomery County Planning Board and the Montgomery County Planning Department announced their April 2026 calendar of events and meetings.