As Thanksgiving approaches, County Executive Elrich
addresses the increase in COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County and
Maryland. He also discusses County priorities for the upcoming Maryland
State legislative session and his disappointment with the “Growth and
Infrastructure Policy” recently approved by the County Council. He also
emphasizes that the best way to have happy holidays in 2020 will be by
taking steps to keep friends and family safe.
County Police,
City and State Agencies, Kick Off Annual ‘Click It or Ticket’ Seat Belt
Enforcement Mobilization and Holiday Driving Task Force
Not wearing a seat belt and impairment from alcohol or
drugs are leading causes of traffic fatalities in Montgomery County. To
keep roadways safer this upcoming holiday season, Montgomery County Police,
along with respective city and State police agency partners, are
teaming up for dedicated enforcement of seatbelt and driving under the
influence laws.
County Officials
Offer Guidance on Celebrating Upcoming Holidays Safely
Montgomery County officials are urging residents to plan
for upcoming holiday celebrations with consideration for family and
friends as positive cases of COVID-19 continue to increase around
Maryland and throughout the nation.
County Will Hold
51 Free COVID-19 Test Clinics on Upcoming Schedule
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 testing program will include
51 free County-operated clinics over the next nine days. Those clinics
will be in addition to more than 45 private providers who are
continuing to operate testing clinics. There will be no County clinics
on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26.
Free
County-operated Flu Shot Clinic for Those 18-and-Under to be Held on
Nov. 21
Montgomery County health officials are urging all
residents to get a flu vaccination and there will be one more
County-operated clinic providing shots specifically for children ages 6
months to 18. That clinic will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on
Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Dennis Avenue Health Center in Silver Spring.
Grants of Up To
$10,000 Will be Available to Assist County Food and Beverage Businesses
That Have Been Impacted by COVID-19 Health Crisis
The Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation
(MCEDC) will administer and award grants of up to $10,000 to cover a
variety of expenses for eligible food and beverage service businesses
that have been impacted by the COVID-19 health
crisis. Applications can be submitted starting Friday, Nov. 20,
and must be submitted to the Restaurant Relief Grant
Program by Friday, Dec. 4.
County ‘Tourism
Anchor Institution Grant Program’ Available to Nonprofits that Focus on
Arts, Culture, Agriculture and/or Recreation
Montgomery County has created a “Tourism Anchor
Institution Grant Program” that will provide financial assistance to
nonprofit entities that are tourist-oriented and focus on arts,
culture, agriculture and/or recreation that have been hard-hit by the
COVID-19 health crisis. Eligible organizations can apply for grants
starting Thursday, Nov. 19.
Montgomery
County Office of Consumer Protection Offers Advice When Considering
Roof Replacement—Tips from Top to Bottom
The cause might have been damage from recent high wind and
powerful rainstorms. Perhaps age has just caught up with it. It all
means that replacing a roof is eventually an obligation for homeowners.
Although most roofing replacements have common elements, each job has
its individual aspects. Regardless of the complications of the job, the
Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) wants homeowners
to be aware of certain aspects of the roofing industry so they can buy
knowledgably and avoid scams that have become common in the business.
County Rolls Out
Multiyear Early Care and Education Action Plan
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, County
Councilmember Nancy Navarro, Montgomery College President DeRionne
Pollard and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent
Jack Smith recently highlighted the gains achieved in the first year
of the Early Care and Education (ECE) Initiative. They also presented
a detailed action plan for the next three years.
County to Hold
Virtual ‘Procurement Fair’ on Wednesday, Dec. 9, to Assist Those Who
Want to Do Business with the County
The Montgomery County will hold a virtual “Procurement
Fair” on Wednesday, Dec. 9, to assist those who want to do business
with the County. The fair will be hosted by
the County’s Office of Procurement from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. via
Microsoft Team.
County’s
Department of Environmental Protection Encourages Greener Gifting This
Holiday Season with a ‘Gift Outside the Box’
Much of the holiday season will be different this year,
including gift giving. Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) and partners are encouraging people to gift greener
this holiday season by supporting local businesses and reducing their
carbon footprint with the annual “Gift Outside the Box” campaign.
Civic
Associations in Glenmont and Silver Spring Team Up to Establish ‘Little
Free Libraries’
The COVID-19 health crisis that has dominated 2020 has led
to people throughout the world changing their life patterns. In
Montgomery County, those changes have impacted work routines, schools,
activities and free time. For residents in the Wheaton-Silver Spring
area, two award-winning civic associations have been working hard to
make some parts of living during a pandemic a bit easier.
County Is
Collecting Leaves: Here Is Information on How to Assemble Them
Correctly and Safely—and on Where They Go
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT)
has started its annual leaf vacuuming, with two collections taking
place on each leaf collection district street. This year, residents can
more easily find the
collection schedule online by simply entering a street
address. However, not all homeowners are assembling their leaves
correctly and safely. And many are asking what happens to the leaves
once they are collected. MCDOT has created two videos that can help
better understand the program.
