Montgomery County Council is opening its doors and ears to the community on a critical matter: the county's homelessness crisis. With a public hearing set on Tuesday, at 9:30 a.m., residents can weigh in on a proposal to pour $3,640,819 from the General Fund's reserves into various homelessness prevention and aid services. This means bolstering services in almost every corner, from the expansion of shelter services to the implementation of housing stabilization and eviction prevention programs.
For those looking to voice their opinions, the deadline to register to speak is just around the corner on Monday at 2 p.m. The process to sign up is straightforward: visit the Montgomery Council's web page, and choose your preferred method of testimony, be it in-person, remotely, or through pre-recorded formats. And, if snail mail is your method of choice, you've still got an option—drop your testimony by mail to the County Council at 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD 20850.
Montgomery County Council has a guide to help you watch their hearings, either on cable TV or through live streams on Facebook Live or YouTube. As the city faces challenges on its streets, this resolution is timely and important. County Cable Montgomery will broadcast the public hearing.
