Leggett To Council: No New Spending — County Executive Isiah Leggett on Wednesday held a rare breakfast meeting with County Council members in which he warned them against adding spending to his proposed FY 2016 budget. [Washington Post]
Council Spending List So Far — Various Council committees have come up with roughly $21 million in spending that could be added to Leggett’s $5 billion budget. The “reconciliation list” includes big increases for Montgomery College, more minor increases and some decreases. The Council is set to go through the list on May 14. [Montgomery Community Media]
Planners To Update Board On Westbard — Planners on Thursday will update the Planning Board on the latest concepts for Westbard. The Planning Department revealed those concepts last week in a public meeting. [Planning Board]
Bethesda-Based Company Hits Stock Exchange — Enviva, which manufactures wood pellets for electricity power generation, raised $200 million in its initial public offering on Wednesday. The company was founded in 2007 and owns five wood pellet production plants in the southeastern U.S. [Washington Business Journal]
Burger Joint Listed For Sale — The Westfield Montgomery mall location of Kraze Burgers is for sale, according to an online listing. The chain’s downtown Bethesda location went bankrupt and closed early last year. [Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row]
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