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Council adopts infrastructure work group and shortens animal-shelter hold time; multiple CIP amendments discussed
Summary
The Montgomery County Council approved a resolution creating an Infrastructure Funding Work Group with amended membership and adopted Bill 27-24 to reduce stray-animal hold time from five to three days; council committees also discussed CIP amendments including White Oak and transportation projects.
Montgomery County Council adopted a resolution to form an Infrastructure Funding Work Group and approved a final reading of Bill 27-24 to reduce the county stray-animal hold period to three days, aligning county practice with state law.
Council discussion on the Infrastructure Funding Work Group — led by the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee — centered on narrowing the group’s scope to make the work product actionable. The amended resolution defines infrastructure to include schools, transportation and parks; requires the work group to balance infrastructure needs with housing, climate resiliency and economic development policies; and adds specific racial-equity and social-justice requirements for…
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