Council hears public testimony on multiple FY26/FY27 supplemental appropriations; no votes recorded
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Summary
At the start of the hearing the council read three supplemental appropriations — Capital Crescent Trail ($4,845,000), HHS affordable living quarters ($7,221,940, federal aid) and a countywide stormwater retrofit ($11,327,000) — and opened the FY27 CIP public hearing; public testimony followed and the hearing closed with no recorded votes.
The Montgomery County Council opened public hearings on a set of supplemental appropriations and the FY27 capital budget before receiving hours of public testimony.
The clerk read three supplemental appropriations into the record: appropriation 26-37 to the FY26 capital budget and FY25-30 CIP for the Capital Crescent Trail — $4,845,000, source of funds: bonds; appropriation 26-39 for Department of Health and Human Services — affordable living quarters — $7,221,940, source of funds: federal aid; and appropriation 26-50 for a countywide stormwater management retrofit — $11,327,000, source of funds: long-term financing.
Committee scheduling and submission deadlines were announced for pieces of the budget: the Transportation & Environment committee work session (noted at the hearing) was scheduled for 02/19/2026 and the Health & Human Services committee work session for 03/12/2026. The clerk reminded those wishing to submit materials to do so by close of business on dates stated for each item. The clerk also stated testimony rules (three minutes per speaker; no clapping or booing) as the council opened the FY27 capital budget hearing.
The public provided extensive testimony across education, parks, housing and environmental topics. The hearing closed for the afternoon with no formal council vote recorded in the transcript; the council recessed until an evening session scheduled for 6:30 PM.
