For Immediate Release: Friday, July 29, 2016
Montgomery Council President Floreen
to meet with media on Monday, Aug. 1
Topics she will discuss include scheduled worksession on recent
emergency 911 failure, upcoming Metro Red Line ‘surge,’
impressions of new MCPS superintendent
ROCKVILLE, Md., July 29, 2016—Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen will meet with members of the media at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 1, to discuss key issues concerning the Council and its respective committees. Among the issues to be addressed by Council President Floreen will be the recent failure of the County’s emergency 911 system, which will be the subject of a Council worksession on Aug. 2.
Council President Floreen’s meeting with media members will be held in the SIXTH FLOOR Conference Room of the Council Office Building at 100 Maryland Ave. in Rockville.
Council President Floreen also will talk about Metro’s Safe Track program of intensive work that will begin on Monday on the Red Line. That “surge” may delay trips for Montgomery County riders by at least one hour during a period that is scheduled to last at least one week. She also will give her impressions of the plans of new Montgomery County Superintendent of Schools Jack Smith, who recently formally met with the Council for the first time.
Councilmember Floreen will meet with members of the media on a regular basis. Most meetings will be held on Monday mornings.
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Release ID: 16-237