For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 19, 2018
PUBLIC HEARING
The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. on the following bill:
Expedited Bill 29-18, Bond Authorization, would increase the County’s bond authorization by $155,900,000 in certain public facility categories and reduce bond authorization in certain public facility categories by $14,193,000 because the Department of Finance has determined the authorization is no longer needed.
The public hearing will be held in the Third Floor Hearing Room of the Council Office Building, which is located at 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville. The meeting will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM) on Xfinity channels 6 and 996, RCN channels 6 and 1056; and FiOS channel 30. It also will be available live via streaming through the Council website at http://tinyurl.com/z9982v8
Those interested in testifying at the public hearing can start signing up on Thursday, September 20 online at http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/phsignup.html or by calling 240-777-7803. The deadline to sign up is October 1 at 5:00 p.m. Call 240-777-7910 to obtain copies of the bill or go to https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/ccllims/bill_List.aspx
Legislative Updates
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Release ID: 18-231