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The MCCF publishes a weekly column entitled the "Federation Corner" in The Montgomery Sentinel
newspaper. Below is a listing of those columns. To view an article, simply click on the title.
February 2012
02/16/12 Is it time for voluntary austerity?
02/09/12 New infrastructure and maintenance funds needed
02/02/12 Promoting natural playgrounds
January 2012
01/26/12 County to get two transit facilities...sooner or later
01/19/12 Planning for future park and recreation facility needs
01/12/12 The art of passive politics
01/05/12 Task force plans bus rapid transit system
December 2011
12/29/11 The year that wasn't
12/22/11 Developers should pay their fair share of the costs of growth (or "the 99%" will get the bill)
12/15/11 New schedule cuts MARC train service
12/01/11 Common sense demands saving the farm (on Brickyard Road, Potomac)
November 2011
11/17/11 Two education issues (Carl Sandburg Learning Center & student athletes and concussion)
11/10/11 Federation to honor Neighborhood Montgomery group
11/03/11 Is governance a lost or forgotten function of county governing?
October 2011
10/27/11 A guide to redistricting
10/20/11 Is it time for an Occupy Montgomery protest?
10/13/11 Current county education issues
10/06/11 Stormwater still a cloudy issue
September 2011
09/29/11 European countries embrace multi-modal transportation
09/22/11 Transit Task Force update
09/15/11 There is little transparency on sustainability
09/08/11 It's all too much, and yet not enough (on need for focused leadership and citizen inclusion)
09/01/11 Who is the Montgomery County Civic Federation?
August 2011
08/25/11 Whole lotta shaking goin' on
08/18/11 A mid-year report card: how are officials doing?
08/11/11 The vicious circle of growth (infrastructure in addition to schools needed to accommodate growth)
08/04/11 Limits to growth, Part 3 (County Council weighs in on future need for schools)
July 2011
07/28/11 Tale of Brickyard Road site and Nick's organic farm
07/21/11 Limits to growth, Part 2 (sites for future public schools)
07/07/11 Are we reaching the limit on growth? (Board of Education and Planning Board discussion of future
schools needs)
June 2011
06/23/11 What is the cost of a driveway? (across public parkland)
06/16/11 Bring in da noise, bring in da smart growth--new proposed higher urban noise limit
06/09/11 Update on transportation issues--roadside solicitation bill and Transit Task Force
06/02/11 Civic Federation to host program on charter schools
May 2011
05/26/11 Community Heroes save their local park
05/19/11 Artificial turf vs. natural sod playing fields
05/12/11 Montgomery Bicycling Conference set to roll out on May 14
05/05/11 2011 Civic Federation Awards Banquet will be held on May 13
April 2011
04/28/11 Selecting the site for a second middle school in the B-CC cluster
04/21/11 Focus on two environmental issues--Devising a strategy to control stormwater runoff, and an
Update on artificial turf playing fields
04/14/11 An update on trees and forests
04/07/11 Budget blues: everybody will be unhappy!
March 2011
03/31/11 A new tax to help fund schools?
03/24/11 Heavy Council land use and planning schedule
03/17/11 The lowdown on the county budget
03/10/11 County government fails transparency test (re MCPS lease of Brickyard Rd. site, Potomac)
03/03/11 Accessory apartment debate has yet to occur
February 2011
02/24/11 Nothing new about unreliable electricity service
02/17/11 Reorganizing county government
02/10/11 How trees enhance our lives
02/03/11 Civic Federation monitors environmental issues
January 2011
01/27/11 Pushing public involvement in government (Public Involvement Principles enacted in Portland OR)
01/20/11 Search for a new school superintendent
01/13/11 Treating soil compaction will improve health of streams
01/06/11 Starting the year on a proactive note
2010 Federation Corner columns
2009 Federation Corner columns
2008 Federation Corner columns
2007 Federation Corner columns
2006 Federation Corner columns
2005 Federation Corner columns
2004 Federation Corner columns
newspaper. Below is a listing of those columns. To view an article, simply click on the title.
February 2012
02/16/12 Is it time for voluntary austerity?
02/09/12 New infrastructure and maintenance funds needed
02/02/12 Promoting natural playgrounds
January 2012
01/26/12 County to get two transit facilities...sooner or later
01/19/12 Planning for future park and recreation facility needs
01/12/12 The art of passive politics
01/05/12 Task force plans bus rapid transit system
December 2011
12/29/11 The year that wasn't
12/22/11 Developers should pay their fair share of the costs of growth (or "the 99%" will get the bill)
12/15/11 New schedule cuts MARC train service
12/01/11 Common sense demands saving the farm (on Brickyard Road, Potomac)
November 2011
11/17/11 Two education issues (Carl Sandburg Learning Center & student athletes and concussion)
11/10/11 Federation to honor Neighborhood Montgomery group
11/03/11 Is governance a lost or forgotten function of county governing?
October 2011
10/27/11 A guide to redistricting
10/20/11 Is it time for an Occupy Montgomery protest?
10/13/11 Current county education issues
10/06/11 Stormwater still a cloudy issue
September 2011
09/29/11 European countries embrace multi-modal transportation
09/22/11 Transit Task Force update
09/15/11 There is little transparency on sustainability
09/08/11 It's all too much, and yet not enough (on need for focused leadership and citizen inclusion)
09/01/11 Who is the Montgomery County Civic Federation?
August 2011
08/25/11 Whole lotta shaking goin' on
08/18/11 A mid-year report card: how are officials doing?
08/11/11 The vicious circle of growth (infrastructure in addition to schools needed to accommodate growth)
08/04/11 Limits to growth, Part 3 (County Council weighs in on future need for schools)
July 2011
07/28/11 Tale of Brickyard Road site and Nick's organic farm
07/21/11 Limits to growth, Part 2 (sites for future public schools)
07/07/11 Are we reaching the limit on growth? (Board of Education and Planning Board discussion of future
schools needs)
June 2011
06/23/11 What is the cost of a driveway? (across public parkland)
06/16/11 Bring in da noise, bring in da smart growth--new proposed higher urban noise limit
06/09/11 Update on transportation issues--roadside solicitation bill and Transit Task Force
06/02/11 Civic Federation to host program on charter schools
May 2011
05/26/11 Community Heroes save their local park
05/19/11 Artificial turf vs. natural sod playing fields
05/12/11 Montgomery Bicycling Conference set to roll out on May 14
05/05/11 2011 Civic Federation Awards Banquet will be held on May 13
April 2011
04/28/11 Selecting the site for a second middle school in the B-CC cluster
04/21/11 Focus on two environmental issues--Devising a strategy to control stormwater runoff, and an
Update on artificial turf playing fields
04/14/11 An update on trees and forests
04/07/11 Budget blues: everybody will be unhappy!
March 2011
03/31/11 A new tax to help fund schools?
03/24/11 Heavy Council land use and planning schedule
03/17/11 The lowdown on the county budget
03/10/11 County government fails transparency test (re MCPS lease of Brickyard Rd. site, Potomac)
03/03/11 Accessory apartment debate has yet to occur
February 2011
02/24/11 Nothing new about unreliable electricity service
02/17/11 Reorganizing county government
02/10/11 How trees enhance our lives
02/03/11 Civic Federation monitors environmental issues
January 2011
01/27/11 Pushing public involvement in government (Public Involvement Principles enacted in Portland OR)
01/20/11 Search for a new school superintendent
01/13/11 Treating soil compaction will improve health of streams
01/06/11 Starting the year on a proactive note
2010 Federation Corner columns
2009 Federation Corner columns
2008 Federation Corner columns
2007 Federation Corner columns
2006 Federation Corner columns
2005 Federation Corner columns
2004 Federation Corner columns