A Message
from County Executive Marc Elrich
February 18, 2021
Montgomery
County Executive Marc Elrich addresses how
the County is progressing in its fight against COVID-19, both in slowing
the spread of the virus and in increasing the number of residents who have
received first and second vaccines. However, he reminds everyone that
reopening the County must proceed with caution. Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/message-from-county-executive-marc_18.html.
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§ Virtual Town Hall for Asian American Community on
COVID-19 Vaccine to be Held on Tue. Feb. 23
§ Where to Get Tested for COVID-19
§ County ‘Speed-to-Market’ Initiative Will Ease Regulatory
Burdens for Business Development
§ Montgomery County Public Libraries Offers Virtual
Programs to Commemorate Black History Month
§ Montgomery Parks Offers Programs to Celebrate Black
History Month and Other February Events
§ What to do When Devices That Use Rechargeable
Batteries No Longer Can Hold a Recharge
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Montgomery
County Vaccine Distribution Charts
A new
Montgomery County Vaccine
Distribution dashboard has been launched to provide a more in-depth look about
vaccinations, including updated figures on how many residents have been
vaccinated. The dashboard includes the information that the County has
passed the milestone of having more than 115,000 County residents receive at
least one COVID-19 vaccination. Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/covid-19-vaccine-update-new-county.html.
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County
Executive Elrich, Councilmembers to Hold Conversation on
Monday, Feb. 22, With Black Community About Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
Montgomery
County Executive Marc Elrich and County
Councilmembers Will Jawando and Craig Rice
will host a special virtual event from 7-8:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 22, focused
on “The Black Community and the COVID-19 Vaccine: Why Acceptance of the Vaccine
is Important.” Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/county-executive-elrich-councilmembers.html.
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Virtual
Town Hall for Asian American Community on COVID-19 Vaccine to be Held on Tue.
Feb. 23
The
Montgomery County Office of Community Partnerships and the Asian American
Health Initiative of the County’s Department of Health and Human Services will
host a virtual town hall meeting for the Asian American community on the
importance of getting COVID-19 vaccines. The meeting, via Zoom, will be held at
7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/virtual-town-hall-for-asian-american.html.
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COVID-19
Deaths by Zip Code, Montgomery County, MD
Montgomery
County’s COVID-19 Information Portal provides a variety of breakdowns on how
the virus has impacted the County. The statistics are regularly updated to
reflect the most recent reports during the health crisis. Among the information
available is how many positive cases have been reported in each zip code in the
County. Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/covid-19-information-portal-has_17.html.
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Where to
Get Tested for COVID-19
There
are numerous ways to get tested for COVID-19 in Montgomery County. The County
operates dozens of clinics most weeks and rotates the locations to make testing
easily accessible for residents in all parts of the County. In addition, there
are many privately operated testing programs. Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/where-to-get-tested-for-covid-19_17.html.
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The
COVID-19 health crisis in itself has been quite a hardship, but recently,
residents have found themselves as the targets of scams related to the
virus threat. Now the Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection is
providing information on how to identify those scams on the County’s COVID-19
comprehensive website. Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/covid-19-related-scam-targeting-county.html.
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Montgomery
County’s Alcohol Beverage Services will help warm up the winter season with the
next in its series of whiskey lotteries that provide opportunities for
residents to purchase highly sought spirits. The lotteries are free to enter,
but have varying residency requirements. Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/montgomery-county-alcohol-beverage.html.
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“Human Resources Issues During
the Pandemic” will be the theme from noon-12:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, when
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Economic Revitalization and Recovery program
continues its series of virtual town hall meetings to keep businesses
informed on strategies for doing business as the health crisis continues. The
upcoming town hall will feature Silvia Kinch, the County’s chief of the
Division of Labor Relations and Public Safety in the Office of the County
Attorney. Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/county-to-host-covid-19-economic.html. ### |
County
‘Speed-to-Market’ Initiative Will Ease Regulatory Burdens for Business
Development
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A public-private working group
that included the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services, its
Department of Transportation, Montgomery Planning and private industry
is recommending a series of initiatives to streamline business development
and growth in the County. The Economic Advisory Group’s (EAG)
“Speed-to-Market” Working Group’s initiative would potentially cut
entitlement time in half, while ensuring substantive community
participation. Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/county-speed-to-market-initiative-will.html. ### |
Montgomery
County Public Libraries Offers Virtual Programs to Commemorate Black History
Month
Montgomery
County Public Libraries is celebrating Black History Month with special virtual
programs during February. Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/libraries-offer-virtual-programs-to.html.
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Montgomery Parks Offers Programs to
Celebrate Black History Month and Other February Events |
Programs
to celebrate Black History Month and other special February events are being
offered by Montgomery Parks, which is part of The
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Read
more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/montgomery-parks-offering-programs-to.html.
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Montgomery County’s Department
of Housing and Community Affairs committed $58.9 million in Fiscal
Year 2020 to reduce the housing cost burden of residents through a range
of strategies that preserved and produced a significant amount of
affordable housing. Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/montgomery-county-preserved-and.html. ### |
COVID-19
has increased stresses for many people through increased social isolation, work
changes and life disruptions. Major unfortunate consequences in Montgomery
County have been increases in suicides and drug overdoses. Narcotics Anonymous
(NA), a nonprofit, 12-step program, is helping residents for whom drugs
have become a major problem and is available for others confronting drug
addiction. Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/narcotics-anonymous-meetings-available.html.
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What to do
When Devices That Use Rechargeable Batteries No Longer Can Hold a Recharge
The
great thing about appliances, tools and devices that use rechargeable batteries
is that they produce a lot of performance just by plugging them in for a period
and being ready to go again. However, everyone has eventually learned that
rechargeable batteries (and their devices), at some point, no longer hold a
charge. The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection wants
those batteries and devices to be disposed of properly. Read more at https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/02/what-to-do-when-devices-that-use.html.
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