A Message from
County Executive Marc Elrich
County
Executive Marc Elrich provides details on a State mass vaccination site
coming to the Germantown campus of Montgomery College starting the week
of April 5. He also reports that he
is joining with the county executives of other jurisdictions in an effort
to have Maryland extend the eviction moratorium for renters until the
end of June.
Mass Vaccination
Site Coming to Montgomery College’s Germantown Campus
Montgomery County will have a new mass vaccination site to
distribute large quantities of COVID-19 vaccinations at the Germantown
campus of Montgomery College starting the week of April 5. Maryland
Governor Larry Hogan announced establishment of the site on March 23.
State Establishes
Updated Calendar on Vaccine Priority Groups and When They Will Be
Eligible
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said this week that he wants
all jurisdictions in the State to follow the same calendar of priority
groups to determine who is eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines. On
March 23, according to his schedule, the State moved into Priority Group
2A, which allows all residents 60 and over to receive vaccines.
New Board of
Health Regulation Updates Guidance on County Youth Activities, Allowing
High School Football and Other Sports to Have Abbreviated Spring Seasons
Montgomery County high schools can have an abbreviated
football spring football season, and spring seasons for other sports,
after the County Council, sitting as the Board of Health, unanimously
approved a regulation to provide new guidance for sports.
COVID-19 Update:
27.8 Percent of Montgomery County Residents Have Received at Least One
Vaccination
Maryland State statistics regarding COVID-19 vaccinations
show that, as of Thursday morning, March 25, more than 292,300 Montgomery
County residents (27.8 percent
of the total population) have received their first dose of the
COVID-19 vaccine. The statistics show that more
than 150,100 residents (14.3 percent
of the population) are fully vaccinated.
COVID-19
Information Portal Has Statistics on How the Virus Has Impacted the
County, Including Infections by Zip Codes
COVID-19 Deaths by Zip Code, Montgomery County, MD
Montgomery
County’s COVID-19 Information Portal provides a variety of breakdowns on how
the virus has impacted the County. The statistics are regularly updated
to reflect the most recent reports during the health crisis. Among the
information available is how many positive cases have been reported in
each zip code in the County.
Alcohol Beverage
Services Will Extend Store Hours Starting Thursday, April 1, but COVID-19
Safeguards Remain
Montgomery
County’s Department of Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) will extend hours
of operation at 25 of its retail store locations starting Thursday, April
1. The new hours will have those stores open Monday through Saturday,
noon. to 9 p.m. For the past year, stores closed at 7 p.m. due to
COVID-19-related staffing impacts.
Head Start and
Partners Launch ‘The Basics’ Pilot Program to Raise Awareness About Early
Childhood Development
The Montgomery County Department of Health
and Human Services Head Start Program has launched a
pilot of The Basics, a public health strategy that raises
awareness about early childhood development. The
initiative builds
capacity throughout the community for engaging families around five science-based
parenting and caregiving tenets that support social, emotional and
cognitive development of young children.
County Buses to
Resume Front-Door Boarding and Rider Fare Payments on Monday, April 5,
and Will Now Accept Virtual SmarTrip Cards
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The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT)
will resume front-door boarding and fare collection on all Ride
On, Ride On extRa and Flash buses starting on Monday, April 5. Rear doors
have been used for boarding since March of last year in response
to the COVID-19 crisis, but will no
longer be used for boarding on any services except for Flash.
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Community Services
Grants Available to County Nonprofits
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The
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is now
accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2022 Community Services grants.
The program will provide grants of up to $10,000 to support health and
human service projects that promote a safe, healthy and self-sufficient
community.
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Brookside Gardens
Opens ‘Facets of Hope’ Display Honoring Lives Lost to COVID-19
Brookside
Gardens, the 50-acre, horticultural display garden located within Wheaton
Region Park, has opened the temporary “Facets
of Hope” art installation that pays
tribute to the lives lost over the past year to the COVID-19 health
crisis.
All Informal
Solicitations of County Government Will Come Under Local Small Business
Program Starting April 1
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The Montgomery County Government’s director of the Office
of Procurement will require all informal solicitations starting April 1
be reserved under the County’s Local Small Business Reserve Program
(LSBRP). The initiative is part of County Executive Marc Elrich’s effort
to assist local small businesses to recover from the impact of the
COVID-19 health crisis.
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