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  • Montgomery County Council cuts energy tax

    By Kate Jacobson | 05/16/13 07:30 PM

    Also tentatively approves $4.8 billion budget The Montgomery County Council voted to cut the county's energy tax 10 percent as lawmakers tentatively approved a $4.8 billion budget for fiscal 2014 that includes multimillion-dollar employee pay raises and increases in property taxes. The...

  • Montgomery County Council votes for hike in property tax rate

    By Kate Jacobson | 05/15/13 03:50 PM

    Property taxes are set to rise again in Montgomery County, after the County Council voted to support County Executive Ike Leggett's 1.8-cent increase per $100 of value. The average homeowner, with property valued at $460,000, will see an increase of $80 a year. This is the first time the...

  • Montgomery County Council cracks down on employee overtime use

    By Kate Jacobson | 05/14/13 07:00 PM

    The Montgomery County Council voted Tuesday to adopt more uniform policies regarding sick leave and overtime use after a report showed employee abuse of the payouts. County Executive Ike Leggett said he is already working to stomp out overtime abuse, as his staff determines how a uniformed...

  • Montgomery County starts billing for ambulance rides

    By Kate Jacobson | 05/13/13 06:55 PM

    Fees retroactive to January Montgomery County has begun retroactively charging for ambulance rides. Officials started billing insurance companies for the new county ambulance fee, which was approved as of Jan. 1. But because the county didn't receive approval from the federal government to...

  • The 3-Minute Interview: Colleen McQuitty

    By Kate Jacobson | 05/10/13 06:00 PM

    McQuitty is a special events manager for the city of Rockville, and organizes the city's Hometown Holidays Festival, which runs through Memorial Day Weekend, and features live music and local cuisine. The festival is in its 25th year. What is new this year for the festival? The site is...

  • WSSC workers to get raises as customers pay higher rates

    By Kate Jacobson | 05/10/13 01:55 PM

    Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect corrections to the size of the WSSC rate increase and its budget, and to clarify that utility workers, not county employees, will be receiving raises. Workers at Montgomery and Prince George's counties' water and sewer provider will...

  • Council split on how best to redevelop Wheaton

    By Kate Jacobson | 05/08/13 05:40 PM

    Montgomery County residents anticipating the redevelopment of Wheaton might have to wait even longer, as county officials bicker over the best way to invigorate the community. The project would move the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission's office from Silver Spring to...

  • Fairfax County supervisors eyeing food tax

    By Kate Jacobson | 05/07/13 06:10 PM

    Diners in Fairfax County might have to pay more for their meals when eating out, if a measure being pushed by some county supervisors passes. Supervisor Gerry Hyland, D-Mount Vernon, has proposed a meal tax on restaurant goers in the county that he said would help pay for necessary services in...


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