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Montgomery County Council to Hold Public Hearings on Sept. 9, 10, 16 and 30, 2025

For Immediate Release: Friday, August 1, 2025

The County Council will hold public hearings to receive testimony on new items introduced to the Council as follows:

Sept. 9, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

Deadline to sign up to speak is Sept. 8 at 2 p.m.

• The University Boulevard Corridor (UBC) Plan public hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, at 7 p.m. will take place at the Montgomery Blair High School Auditorium, 51 University Blvd. East, Silver Spring, MD 20901.
  • The UBC Plan focuses on a three-mile stretch of University Boulevard (MD 193), between I-495 and Wheaton, to address community needs related to traffic safety, regional connectivity, environmental sustainability, corridor-focused growth, and economic development.

Sept. 16, 2025 at 7 p.m.

Deadline to sign up to speak is Sept. 8 at 12 p.m.

• The Council will hold a second public hearing on the University Boulevard Corridor (UBC) Plan on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, at 7 p.m., in the third floor Council Hearing Room at the Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850. 
  • The UBC Plan focuses on a three-mile stretch of University Boulevard (MD 193), between I-495 and Wheaton, to address community needs related to traffic safety, regional connectivity, environmental sustainability, corridor-focused growth, and economic development.

Sept. 30, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. 

Deadline to sign up to speak is Sept. 29 at 2 p.m.

• Resolution to approve a Special Appropriation to the FY26 Operating Budget, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), Clarksburg to Montgomery Village Corridor Transportation Study, $100,000(Source of Funds: General Fund Undesignated Reserves)
• Bill 28-25, Motor Vehicles and Traffic - Parking in Bikeways - Prohibited, would prohibit the standing, stopping, or parking of vehicles in bikeways, and generally amend the law regarding motor vehicles and traffic in the County.

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Release ID: 25-270
Media Contact: Sara Tenenbaum