Showing posts with label Structural Deficit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Structural Deficit. Show all posts

Monday, February 28, 2011

County Council Town Hall Meeting March 2 Westland Middle School

The Montgomery County Council will be holding a Town Hall meeting this Wednesday, March 2.  This will be the second Town Hall Meeting in 2011, and it will be held at the Westland Middle School (5511 Massachusetts Ave.) beginning at 8 p.m. with a pre-meeting reception at 7:30. You can voice your opinions on specific issues and ask questions in an organized, but informal, setting.
The meeting will be taped for later broadcast on County Cable Montgomery (CCM--cable Channel 6 on Comcast and RCN, Channel 30 on Verizon). For more information about the Town Hall Meeting or about the broadcast times, call 240-777-7931.
Paula Bienenfeld
Education Committee Chair, Montgomerty County Civic Federation

Friday, December 31, 2010

MoCo Structural Deficit Discussion at the Civic Fed Jan 10th, 7:45pm

As we all know there is a 'structural deficit' in Montgomery County.  This past May the Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) was tasked by the County Council with undertaking a detailed analysis of the County's structural budget deficit and to recommend ways to check and control the 'drivers' of the deficit.  The study, Achieving a Structurally Balanced Budget in Montgomery County, has now been completed and can be found here (Part I, Revenue and Expenditure Trends) and here (Part II, Options for Long-Term Fiscal Balance).  Executive summaries are here (Part I) and here (Part II).  Additional spreadsheets and backup are here.

On Monday evening, January 10th, 2011 the Montgomery County Civic Federation will present a discussion of the OLO report.  Karen Orlansky, the Director of the County Council's Office of Legislative Oversight, will present and discuss the report.  As usual, there will be plenty of time for questions.

The Structural Budget Deficit is going to define how Montgomery County taxpayers and citizens spend our money for the next few years in these difficult economic times.  Please attend and speak up. 

Now it's your turn!

DATE: January 10, 2011
TIME: 7:45 pm
LOCATION: 1st FL Auditorium, County Council Office Bldg., 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville
DIRECTIONS: here

Paula Bienenfeld
Education Committee Chair, Montgomery County Civic Federation