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Montgomery Co. Council Gives Final Approval to Nearly $8B Budget

The budget keeps a $143 million boost for Montgomery County Public Schools but leaves a $36 million gap and rejects Elrich’s property tax increase.

A week after delaying its vote on an operating budget of $7.9 billion, the Montgomery County Council made it official, approving the spending plan in a 9-2 vote. Council members Andrew Friedson, a candidate for county executive, and Dawn Luedtke were the lone “no” votes on the plan. Related stories Budget gap, tax increases at center of Montgomery Co. executive forum ‘Not going to sugarcoat it’: Montgomery Co. sch…

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Patch broke the news in United States on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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