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Montgomery and Prince George’s councils approve joint FY26 M-NCPPC, WSSC and WSTC budget recommendations
Summary
Montgomery County Council and Prince George’s County Council unanimously approved joint staff recommendations for the by‑county portion of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Central Administrative Services budget, a WSSC water rate and system development charge increase, and WSTC budget allocations for FY26.
Montgomery County Council President Kate Stewart and Prince George’s County Council Chair Edward Burrows led a joint virtual meeting in which both councils approved staff recommendations for several bi‑county budget items, including the Maryland‑National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M‑NCPPC) Central Administrative Services (CAS) FY26 allocations, the WSSC Water budget and capital improvement program (CIP) and proposed rate changes, and the Washington Suburban Transit Commission (WSTC) FY26 amounts.
The joint staff recommendation, presented by Craig Howard, Executive Director of the Montgomery County Council, and Jenkins, Council Administrator for the Prince George’s County Council, asked both councils to concur with the Commission’s FY26 CAS funding and to approve agency‑wide collective bargaining and compensation policies as reflected in the commission’s proposed budget. The recommendation included county‑specific reductions to the CAS…
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