Today is Friday, March 12, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County:
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CM Katz Business Briefing: Councilmember Sidney Katz will be joined by George Koutsos, operations manager for Blue Ridge Restaurant Group, and Chris McCasland and Michael Opalski, co-founders of City Bonfires for a virtual briefing on business and economic development. The briefing takes place at 1 p.m. Email Councilmember.Katz@MontgomeryCountyMD.Gov if you wish to participate.
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Women’s History Month Author Talk: Historian Robert C. Plumb will discuss his new book “The Better Angels: Five Women Who Changed Civil War America” released in March 2020 today from 3 to 4 p.m. The public libraries present this talk on zoom.
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Plan underway to rename three roads with Confederate ties
County identifying streets, facilities, trails to change
January 13, 2021 | 3:23 pm
January 13, 2021
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This story was updated at 4:50 p.m. on Jan. 13, 2021, to clarify current county policy regarding renaming of streets and parks.
Montgomery County officials are moving forward with plans to rename three street names that honor Confederates.
It’s part of the county’s ongoing effort to identify and rename streets, facilities and trails that honor Confederates, Confederate sympathizers, and slaveholders.
The County Council discussed the renaming effort on Tuesday afternoon two days before the Planning Department will introduce a resolution to begin the process of renaming the three streets: Jubal Early Court, J.E.B. Stuart Road, and J.E.B. Stuart Court.
Council also considering bills on mercury regulators, rental discrimination
December 10, 2020 | 5:10 pm
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About two months after a 2-year-old boy died after falling from a third-floor apartment window in Takoma Park, the Montgomery County Council is considering a requirement for landlords to install window guards in all apartments with children up to age 10.
Under the bill, landlords would also have to install the guards at a tenant’s request and include the window guard requirements within a lease or an addendum to the lease.
The cost of the installation and maintenance of the window guards could not be charged to tenants.