Councilmember @NataliFGonzalez and @MontCoExec Elrich present a proclamation to Officer Harry A. Dunn of the @CapitolPolice, who protected the country during the January 6 attack on the Capitol, all while experiencing physical and verbal attacks from those storming the building.
Montgomery Council
62.1K posts
The Montgomery County Council is the legislative branch of County Government.
- Sending our thoughts and support to @RepRaskin and his family during this challenging time. May each day bring you strength, as you begin your journey to a full recovery.
- All races, faiths & gender identities are welcome in our County. @MoCoCouncilMD stands united against hate & acts of intimidation. #OneMontgomery
GIF - Thank you to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service, Montgomery County Police, the Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Pepco & all the first responders working into the night on rescue operations in Montgomery Village and power restoration across the county.
- The council wishes everyone celebrating today peace, good health and a sweet new year. L’Shana Tova! Happy Rosh Hashanah!
- Replying to @MoCoCouncilMDThe food bank expects to distribute 75x more food this year than last year.
- At 6 p.m. Pepco is reporting nearly 89,000 residents without power in Montgomery County. Pepco is aware of the small plane crash and is working with first responders.Update / Gaithersburg/Montgomery Village, plane crashed into powerlines, @mcfrs ‘high-angle rescue response HM728, TRT, RS729, E731, PE708, T725 assisting Small plane into Pepco tower and hanging 100 ft in the air, 2 occupants uninjured, large area of power outages
- The Council led by @CMKristinMink presents a proclamation to the Drag Story Hour DMV chapter in recognition of their work providing diverse, accessible, inclusive family programming by promoting literacy and exemplifying the joy of embracing our own and others’ authentic selves.
- We stand united with our Jewish friends, relatives, and residents yesterday, today, and always.
- MD Dept. of Health reports potential #COVID-19 exposure risk at The Village at Rockville. The time period of risk of exposure is noon-6 p.m. on Feb. 28. Individuals who visited during this time period should monitor themselves for symptoms & contact 410-517-3720 with questions.
- Two MoCo residents who wanted to increase access to literacy for young people have found a way to promote reading among all children. And they are doing it with no strings attached. @BrosWBooks @RicePolitics #literacy #access
00:00 - The Council unanimously enacted the LGBTQ Bill of Rights, led by @EvanMGlass, which will strengthen #MoCo’s legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender & queer residents by expanding the County’s anti-discrimination code to include gender expression & HIV status.
- Montgomery College’s Germantown campus will be Montgomery County’s first mass vaccination site! The state, county & Holy Cross Health are coming together to begin vaccinating residents at this location in the next few weeks. More details to follow, as we get additional info.
GIF












