Council approves Silver Spring Business Improvement District
Structure gives marketing, promotion control to private sector
July 27, 2021
Montgomery County Government
Businesses in downtown Silver Spring will have greater control over marketing and promotions, under a plan the Montgomery County Council approved Tuesday.
The Silver Spring Business Improvement District, or BID, aims to improve the business climate and marketing of the downtown area by replacing some of the marketing and promotion responsibilities of the Silver Spring Urban District.
BIDs are seen throughout the Washington, D.C., region, including 11 in the nation’s capital.
County Council President Tom Hucker and Council Member Hans Riemer proposed the Silver Spring BID. Riemer said he’s heard from several businesses in downtown Silver Spring who want more control over marketing the area.
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April 1, 2021
Body cam footage of the incident
This story was updated at 3:03 p.m. on April 1, 2021, to include comments from the Fraternal Order of Police and clarify details of the disciplinary process.
Montgomery County officials want a hearing to look at county police discipline and procedures after a video showed two officers accosting, handcuffing and screaming at a 5-year-old boy last year.
In the 51-minute video of body camera footage, which police released on Thursday, two officers can be seen and heard accosting the child on Jan. 14, 2020. The boy had walked away from his class at East Silver Spring Elementary School.