This Week in MOCO ROOT
This week's news was marked by a mix of progress and controversy. A new model for expanding grocery access is being developed in partnership with Instacart, while residents expressed anger and frustration at county and city officials over their response to ICE and police violence. Meanwhile, efforts to address food insecurity and promote sustainability continued, with the county investing in community gardens and launching a new website to make information and services easier to access. In the world of development and construction, several projects received approvals, including the renovation of a park and the expansion of a childcare facility.
AI-generated overview
- How Instacart and Montgomery County are Building a New Model for Expanding Grocery Access (moco-root-feed)
- Planning Commission Approves Cedar Avenue Walder Park Renovation (moco-root-feed)
- Dickerson Debate: To Incinerate or Not Incinerate (moco-root-feed)
- Gaithersburg City Council Votes to Delay Approval of $25 Million to Build a New City Hall (moco-root-feed)
- Names For New Lakeforest Roads Chosen (moco-root-feed)
- City Council and Mayor Bars City Staff From Working With ICE As The City Has Done For 10 Years (moco-root-feed)
- Planning Commission Approves Park and Brookes Apartment Building Project Despite Resistance from Residents (moco-root-feed)
- Residents Expressed Anger at County and Gaithersburg Officials over Their Response to ICE and Police Violence (moco-root-feed)
- Board of Appeals Approves Choo Choo's Learning Childcare Application to Expand (moco-root-feed)
- Planning Commission Says Yes to Ending School Tax on Developers - City Plans for Fewer Families Wanting to Live in Gaithersburg in the Future (moco-root-feed)
- County Advisory Commission on Policing Calls for Transparency Around Cash Rewards (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Launches New “montgomerycountymd.gov” Website The New Site is Designed to Make Information and Services Easier to Access (moco-root-feed)
- El condado de Montgomery busca candidatos para el Comité Asesor de Deportes (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Department of Transportation Director Chris Conklin Elected Chair of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Seeking Applicants to Serve on Sports Advisory Committee (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Awarded $2.1 Million in Federal and State Funding to Help Residents Reduce Energy Bills and Expand Tree Canopy (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Office of Animal Services Expands Weekend Adoption Hours (moco-root-feed)
- Abierta la inscripción para el “Día de Ir al Trabajo en Bicicleta” el viernes 15 de mayo (moco-root-feed)
- El Ejecutivo del Condado de Montgomery Marc Elrich y Paula R. Glover, presidenta de la Alliance to Save Energy, encabezarán la Cumbre de Energía 2026 (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and Paula R. Glover, President of the Alliance to Save Energy to Headline 2026 Energy Summit (moco-root-feed)
- Registration Now Open for ‘Bike to Work Day’ on Friday, May 15 (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery Planning study shows county’s retail sector remains healthy, with opportunities for targeted new investment (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Planning Board to hold Eastern Silver Spring Communities Plan public hearings on January 7 and January 14 (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Planning Board and Planning Department announce October 2026 calendar of events (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery Planning receives $100,000 state grant to advance streetscape improvements in Damascus (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Planning Board and Planning Department announce September 2026 calendar of events (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Planning Board and Planning Department announce August 2026 calendar of events (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Planning Board to hold Friendship Heights Sector Plan public hearing in two parts on September 10 and September 14 (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Planning Board certifies FY2027 Annual School Test and accepts countywide School Utilization Report (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County Planning Board and Planning Department announce July 2026 calendar of events (moco-root-feed)
- Germantown Sector Plan Amendment preliminary recommendations presented to the Montgomery County Planning Board (moco-root-feed)
- Maryland puts brakes on data centers (moco-root-feed)
- Poll: Majority of MD voters oppose data center construction statewide (moco-root-feed)
- MCPS sees largest enrollment drop since 2021 (moco-root-feed)
- Halloween events for grown-up scares in Montgomery County (moco-root-feed)
- Montgomery County invests $215K in community gardens amid food insecurity (moco-root-feed)
- Budgeting, achievement, mental health focus of school board candidates at forum (moco-root-feed)
- From Bethesda Magazine: 20/20 BioLabs CEO on the Gaithersburg biotech’s February stock market debut (moco-root-feed)
- ‘Bad policy’: Elrich vows to veto accessory dwelling unit expansion (moco-root-feed)
- Week 7 preview: 4 high school football games to watch (moco-root-feed)