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Montgomery County Council approves $7.1B FY25 budget despite two abstentions on MCPS item
Summary
The Montgomery County Council on May 23 approved final FY25 operating and capital budgets, including roughly $3.3 billion for Montgomery County Public Schools, while two members abstained on the MCPS item citing concerns about potential teacher layoffs and late-arriving school board information.
The Montgomery County Council on May 23 approved final fiscal year 2025 operating and capital budgets, adopting a $7.1 billion operating plan and a $5.84 billion capital improvements program while singling out the Montgomery County Public Schools funding for separate consideration.
Council President opened the meeting by highlighting the budget package and said the council had "achieved a consensus that makes key investments in our core priorities, education, public safety, affordable housing, health and human services," and noted the council added roughly $157,000,000 in resources for Montgomery County Public Schools, bringing MCPS funding to about $3,300,000,000 and incorporating reporting metrics into the budget resolution.
The council approved the first block of items (1–9) covering FY25 capital budgets for county government, MCPS, Montgomery College and other entities in a unanimous en bloc vote after Vice President Stewart moved the block and Councilmember Balcom…
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