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Montgomery County Council says no extra school officers without concrete plan
Kate Jacobson
Updated: Thu, Apr 18, 2013
Montgomery County lawmakers said they won't give the public schools more resource police officers until school officials create a concrete plan on how they would be used. County Executive Ike Leggett has proposed adding six more school officers in his fiscal 2014 budget, which would double the...
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Montgomery County paying more for firefighter medical claims
Kate Jacobson
Updated: Thu, Apr 18, 2013
Montgomery County is paying more for firefighter injuries than it did last year, despite a drop in the number of claims. Fire officials told the County Council on Thursday that despite fewer workers getting hurt on the job, the higher cost of health care is slamming the department with higher...
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Montgomery County could face $300 million budget hole in fiscal 2015, officials warn
Kate Jacobson
Updated: Tue, Apr 16, 2013
Promised pay raises would cost county $105.3m over two years Montgomery County is facing a potential budget gap of about $300 million in fiscal 2015, thanks partly to large employee pay raises and hard-to-predict tax revenues, county officials warned Tuesday. Preliminary data show funding...
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Alexandria advances development despite affordable housing concerns
Kate Jacobson
Published: Sat, Apr 13, 2013
The Alexandria City Council advanced a development project that would tear down 2,500 units of affordable housing Saturday despite opposition from potentially displaced residents. But council members said they are going to do whatever they can to reduce the negative consequences for low-income...
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