MoCo May Buy Radio Tower Site — Councilmember Roger Berliner says he has asked County Executive Isiah Leggett to consider buying the 75-acre piece of land in Bethesda known as the WMAL radio tower transmitter site. Berliner said he asked Leggett to reach out to MCPS, Montgomery Parks and the state government to see whether there’s a way to “collectively come together” to purchase the land and use it for a new school, park or other government service. The land could sell for more than $75 million and is zoned residential. [Montgomery Sentinel]
Post-Labor Day School Start Bill — Comptroller Peter Franchot on Thursday testified in favor of a bill that would prohibit local school districts from starting the school year before Labor Day. Franchot said the idea to start school after Labor Day has the public’s support and the only ones against it are the “education elite, bureaucrats, superintendents.” State and Montgomery County education officials say the bill would mean the school year could end later in June or even July if there are enough snow days. Former MCPS Superintendent Joshua Starr criticized Franchot’s effort on Twitter. [WTOP] [@JoshuaPStarr]
Bus Rapid Transit Map Of The Future? — Pro-transit website Greater Greater Washington designed a map of what Montgomery County’s future Rapid Transit System (RTS) could look like. The master planned version of the 355 Corridor would terminate at the Bethesda Metro station, not Friendship Heights as shown in the map. At 9 a.m. on Saturday, Montgomery County will host a general kick-off meeting of all the RTS corridor advisory committees at the Executive Office Building in Rockville. [Greater Greater Washington] [Montgomery County]
Floreen Talks Politicts, Governing With Van Hollen — At-large Councilmember Nancy Floreen sat down with Rep. Chris Van Hollen at Black Market Bistro in Garrett Park for a conversation about governing, Metro and many of the political challenges facing the county. [Montgomery County Council via YouTube]
