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Kathie Durbin Confirmed as the New Director of the Montgomery County Department of Alcohol Beverage Services, Becomes First Woman to Lead the Department
Kathie Durbin was confirmed today as the new director of Montgomery County’s Department of Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS). County Executive Marc Elrich’s nominee was confirmed by the County Council, making her the first woman to lead the department and one of the few women to lead a similar department in the country.
Governor Hogan Announces Financial Incentive Program for State Employees to Encourage COVID-19 Vaccinations
Per the State of Maryland:
Montgomery County Public Pools Update (5/3/21)
All spas / hot tubs, spray pools, lazy rivers, and wading pools may open May 29, 2021 at the designated occupancy level.
COVID-19 Rent Relief Program
If you live in Montgomery County and have experienced lost income due to the #COVID19 pandemic, causing you to fall behind on your rent, the COVID-19 Rent Relief Program can provide short-term rental assistance if your household is eligible.
Montgomery County Launches Vendor Innovation Portal
As a part of Small Business Month, The Montgomery County Office of Procurement has launched a new website to help local vendors connect with County departments at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/PRO/vendor-resources/VIP.html
MONTGOMERY PARKS UPDATES RULES FOR GATHERING SIZES IN PARKS AND CAMPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY’S AMENDED HEALTH ORDER
Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is easing some of its COVID-19 restrictions related to outdoor and indoor gathering sizes on parkland and for its summer camps based on Montgomery County’s recently amended health regulations. Montgomery County’s updated health regulations are aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 while providing a phased approach to reopening. With over 50 percent of the county’s population having received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination, the parks department is increasing outdoor gatherings to 100 people and indoor gatherings to 50 people in accordance with the county’s Fifth Amended Board of Health Regulation. Participants must still wear face coverings (indoors and outside where social distance cannot be maintained) and practice social distancing.
Montgomery County COVID-19 Call Center Adjusts Operating Hours Beginning May 1
Beginning Saturday, May 1, Montgomery County’s COVID-19 call center and the preregistration helpline will be closed on Sundays. The Call Center is staffed with nurses and has received nearly 250,000 calls since it opened in March 2020.
A Message from County Executive Marc Elrich
Statement From Montgomery County Council on Governor Hogan’s Decision to Lift Outdoor Face-Covering Mandate
During a press conference yesterday, Governor Hogan lifted the states outdoor mask policy, effective immediately.
Governor Hogan Lifts Outdoor Mask Requirement Effective Inmediately and Notes from Governor Hogan’s 4/28 Press Conference
Local jurisdictions have the ability to create their own guidelines, so Montgomery County must lift requirements for it to be effective locally.