Also on Dec. 14: Council to hold a public hearing and vote on a grant to support businesses impacted financially because of Purple Line construction and vote on funding for Guaranteed Income Pilot Program and community behavioral health treatment services in the County
Per Montgomery County: Monday, Dec. 13, 2021
Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore has announced Aruna Miller as his running mate. Miller, a Montgomery County resident, worked at the Department of Transportation in Montgomery County for 25 years and from 2010 to 2018, represented District 15 in the Maryland House of Delegates.
Miller ran for Congress in 2018 in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District and finished second.
STATEMENT FROM TOWN COMMISSION
“It is with regret that the Commissioners of Poolesville announce that Tony Tomasello will be leaving his position as Poolesville town manager in April 2022. Tony began serving the Town in August of 2021 after a thorough candidate search that involved a citizen advisory board (which selected Tony as its top pick), multiple interviews, and utilizing a professional screening and assessment tool.
Per Montgomery County:
As we approach the end of another year dealing with the pandemic, we should be proud of our resiliency and efforts to keep each other safe. This week, in an article titled “The Most-Vaccinated Big Counties in America Are Beating the Worst of the Coronavirus,” The Washington Post reported: “Perhaps the most highly vaccinated large County in America, according to New York Times data, is Montgomery County, Md., just outside the District of Columbia. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 93 percent of those 12 and older there are fully vaccinated, compared to around 70 percent nationally. The number of those dying daily over the past week is eight times as high nationally—3.4 per 1 million—as it is in Montgomery County—0.4 per 1 million—even as Montgomery County is near some virus hotspots.”
During Wednesday’s weekly COVID-19 briefing, County Executive Marc Elrich recommended that the County Council, acting as the Board of Health, hold off on ending the indoor mask mandate, which is set to rollback when 85% of Montgomery County is vaccinated. This is partly due to the unknowns of the Omicron variant. Right now, the county has about an 81% vaccination rate and is averaging over 100 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents a day.
The indoor mask mandate most recently went back into effect on November 20.
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Monday, December 6, 2021
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Monday, December 6, 2021