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County Executive Ike Leggett Responds to $15 Minimum Wage Bill

County Executive Ike Leggett presents his conditions to support a $15 County minimum wage.

Montgomery County Launches Partnership with National Association of Counties to Provide Low-Fee Dental and Select Health Services  

County Executive Isiah Leggett and Councilmember George Leventhal announced at a news briefing on January 12 that Montgomery County will begin participating in the National Association of Counties Live Healthy program.  

Leggett Announces Capital Construction Budget: Full Funding for School Needs, Resources to Rapid Transit, White Oak Redevelopment, South County Rec & Aquatic Center, Core Infrastructure  County Executive Ike Leggett released his recommended Fiscal Year (FY)18 Capital Budget and amendments to the six-year FY17-22 Capital Improvements Program budget on January 12.

County Executive Ike Leggett Joins Thousands of Residents in Community Service Projects on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day  

County Executive Ike Leggett joined more than 3,000 volunteers across Montgomery County pitched in to help make our community a better place on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

Montgomery County’s Office of Human Rights Co-Sponsors Maryland Civil Rights Educational Freedom Experience

Registration is open for the Maryland Civil Rights Educational Freedom Experience that will retrace the steps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights heroes. 

Takoma Park to Hold Community Teach-In On its Sanctuary City Status and Commitment  The City of Takoma Park and several community organizations will host a public forum, Takoma Park:  Sanctuary City — Then & Now on Saturday, February 4 at 3 p.m.

IN THIS ISSUE of

January 2017

NOTEWORTHY NOTES

• Montgomery County Public Libraries Celebrates Library Lovers Month  
• Montgomery County Recognizes Bell Nursery’s Veriflora Sustainably Grown Certification and Innovative Efforts to Become a Leader in Environmental and Social Responsibility 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

• Peerless Rockville to Kick-off Spring Educational Series  
• Author David O. Stewart to Speak on Lincoln's Legacy

Patrick Lacefield, Director

Judy Stiles, Editor