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Council adopts committee recommendation for parking permits to help service providers; debate continues over sunset and scope
Summary
Council accepted the Transportation & Environment Committee recommendation for expedited Bill 29‑24 to establish reduced‑rate parking permits for DHHS, specialized social‑service providers and qualified child‑care centers in targeted CBDs; members debated a five‑year sunset tied to the Purple Line and affirmed a $10 initial per‑space rate and geographic expansion to Wheaton and Bethesda.
The Montgomery County Council considered expedited Bill 29‑24, which would create reduced‑rate parking permits for certain social service providers and childcare centers in commercial parking districts.
Chair of the Transportation & Environment Committee, Councilmember Glass, summarized committee amendments adopted in T&E: three eligible categories (Department of Health and Human Services, specialized social service providers, and qualified child‑care centers); a statutory cap on the number of permits;…
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