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Public Hearing on Expedited Bill 16-20, Economic Development Fund - Public Health Emergency Grant Program

For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 26, 2020

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. on the following Expedited Bill:

Expedited Bill 16-20, Economic Development Fund - Public Health Emergency Grant Program, would establish a Public Health Emergency Grant Program; provide for the administration and eligibility criteria of the Program; authorize regulations to implement the program; and generally amend the law related to the Economic Development Fund.

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.

Documents available at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council or by calling 240-777-7910.

NOTE: During the state of emergency related to COVID-19, the public will not be physically present in the Council Hearing Room. The public can participate in the process by providing their testimony either through email at county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov, U.S. mail, or placing it in the drop-off box located in front of the doors of the Council Office Building next to the fish pond entrance (parking garage side of building). Call 240-777-7803 for additional information.


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Media Contact: Anne Brown 240-777-7925