For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 20, 2019
PUBLIC HEARING
The Montgomery County Council will hold public hearings on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. on the following bills:
Expedited Bill 16-19, Special Capital Improvements Project - Gude Landfill Remediation, would authorize the planning, design, and construction of the Gude Landfill Remediation (P801801) project in the Rockville area.
Expedited Bill 17-19, Bond Authorization - Stormwater Management, would authorize the County to issue special limited obligation bonds for the purposes of financing the planning, design, acquisition, and construction and maintenance of stormwater management facilities and other related projects.
The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. on the following bill:
Expedited Bill 15-19, Contracts and Procurement - Minority Owned Businesses - Sunset Date – Amendments, would extend the sunset date for the County's minority owned business purchasing program; and generally amend the County's minority owned business purchasing program.
The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. on the following bill:
Expedited Bill 19-19, Economic Development - Workforce Development – Amendments, would authorize the Council to designate a nonprofit corporation or a public educational institution, or both, as the County's Workforce Development Organization; (2) modify the requirements for an organization designated by the Council as the County's Workforce Development Organization; and (3) generally amend the laws governing workforce development.
The public hearings 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 hearings can start signing up on Thursday, June 20 online at http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/phsignup.html or by calling 240-777-7803. The deadline to sign up for Expedited Bills 16-19 and 17-19 is June 24 at 5:00 p.m. The deadline to sign up for Expedited Bill 15-19 is July 8 at 5:00 p.m. The deadline to sign up for Expedited Bill 19-19 is July 15 at 5:00 p.m. Call 240-777-7910 to obtain a copy of the bill or go to https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/index.html
Legislative Updates
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