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Montgomery County commissioners approve zoning changes, amend sheriff budget and adopt retirement resolutions
Summary
At its April 13 meeting, the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners approved two zoning rezonings, amended and approved a sheriff's office budget adjustment after a contested amendment, proclaimed April as National Donate Life Month and adopted resolutions establishing mandatory retirement provisions, with votes recorded for each item.
Mayor Westgold presided over the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners meeting on April 13, where commissioners approved two zoning cases, amended and passed a sheriff's office budget resolution, and adopted retirement-related resolutions.
The most consequential action came after Resolution 26-4-3 (an amendment to sheriff and jail budgets for fiscal 2026) was pulled from the consent agenda for separate consideration. Commissioner Gannon moved an amendment to replace language that had referenced an $850,000 transfer and to reframe the budget transfer wording; Commissioner Shelton seconded. "As you know, last week, we had a little typo in there," Commissioner Gannon said when offering the change. The amendment passed 18–1; the amended resolution then passed 18–1.
Also on the agenda, commissioners voted 19–0 to approve CZ2-2026 (applicants Knoxby Thomas III and Shirley Thomas), rezoning a parcel…
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