A guest speaker will talk about small business resources.
The Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board meets tonight at 7 p.m.
The Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee voted at its December meeting to send a letter to the Montgomery County Council regarding the community benefits agreement bill.
The Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee discussed crime in Wheaton and the community benefits agreement bill, among other things.
An online tool gives first place to Councilmember Nancy Navarro, whose district will include Wheaton starting March 7.
The U.S. Postal Service postpones the proposed nationwide cuts until mid-May.
What's on the agenda for WUDAC's December meeting.
The rankings were largely based on state-funded tobacco prevention and cessation programs, not smoking rates.
The week’s top Montgomery County news headlines.
The center serves the immigrant community in Montgomery County by connecting them with county resources and offering English and citizenship courses, among other things.
Just Up the Pike blogger Dan Reed says adding new homes is more important.
The Kensington Heights Civic Association says the community needs more time to comment on the parking waiver application, but the zoning manager in charge of the case says an extension is not justified.
The Wheaton Sector Plan sets up a vision for a more developed downtown area.
Hearing set for Tuesday to determine whether Department of Permitting Services will allow the Wheaton shopping mall to operate with fewer parking spaces.
The sector plan includes language that protects the green buffer between the Wheaton Mall and Kensington Heights.
The Montgomery County Council staff advises the council not to use the Wheaton Sector Plan to expand the buffer zone between the Wheaton Mall and the Kensington Heights neighborhood.
The unemployment figure for Montgomery County remains one of the best in the state.
The review committee will decide whether the county should consolidate any of its advisory boards, such as the Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee or the Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board.
Environmental groups say the Wheaton Sector Plan should include language that protects and expands a forest buffer between the Wheaton mall and neighborhoods.
Maryland's average premium cost in 2010 was above the national average.
At its November meeting, WRAC addresses small business, Green Wheaton and public concerns.
Maryland has reported 58 mental health records and zero substance abuse records to the database since 1999, according to an analysis by Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
The Montgomery County Council unanimously supported the Wheaton Sector Plan in a straw vote, but will not officially take action until Nov. 29.
The board revisited a complaint brought by Gregory Eisenstadt about the redesign process of Fire Station 18.
WRAC meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.
The council asked planning department staff for more information about the forest conservation plan for the Westfield Wheaton area.
The board will hold its monthly meeting tonight, Nov. 15, at the Mid-County Regional Services Center.
Matt Barry of Westfield, also the chamber’s vice president, tells fellow members of the Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee that Westfield/Costco has been promised an exemption to the bill.
Montgomery County Council President Valerie Ervin (D-Dist. 5) denies making such a promise to Westfield about the future Costco in Wheaton.
Maryland legislators and energy experts urged attendees at last night's wind energy forum to support taxpayer-subsidized offshore wind turbines, saying that wind energy will bring manufacturing jobs to the state.
Montgomery County councilmembers tried to reassure people in Wheaton about the changes redevelopment will bring.
Those opposed to the proposed county-wide youth curfew got one last chance to present their arguments and questions to council members Nov. 2 before the Montgomery County Council's Public Safety Committee met the next day.
The Costco gas station proposal briefly came under fire at last night's Montgomery County Council public hearing.
Four chambers of commerce said they opposed the bill at a November 1 public hearing in Rockville.
Westfield Wheaton says that debate over community benefits agreements in Montgomery County has not affected its Costco construction plans. But members of the Montgomery County Council say differently.
The Montgomery County Council will discuss community benefits agreements and big-box development at a hearing tomorrow. The town hall meeting on Wednesday opens the floor for questions and input.
The Wheaton Redevelopment Advisory Committee has not officially endorsed the potential move, but securing a government tenant for office space in downtown Wheaton would further WRAC aims.
The Wheaton Redevelopment Advisory Committee hears presentations from the Coalition for the Fair Development of Wheaton, Alliance Realty, and Costco.
New map makes District 6 more Democratic.
The board, which sends policy recommendations to the Montgomery County executive, held its October meeting last night.