Tag archive for ‘new library’
The Watercooler
Tuesday night’s public meeting at ye old library offered plenty of ideas on what belongs inside its new Fenton Village digs. But none were as original as those proposed by Buddy.
Buddy (not his real name, and not to be confused with this Buddy) had a thick head of wiry white hair that poofed just past […]
Silver Spring overdue for a new library, advocates say
A group of bookworms has endured an 11-year tease for a new library in Silver Spring. Now it wants the county to put out — and then some.
The Community for a New Silver Spring Library wants the department of libraries to boost the new facility’s size and add more computers, the group’s chairperson wrote […]
Ike, county council clash over new Silver Spring library
MoCo exec Ike Leggett (D) wants the county council to clear $5 million for Silver Spring’s new public library. Not so fast, says the council.
A slim majority of council members want the money pegged to programs linking the library’s development to overall design in Fenton Village, council member Nancy Floreen explained to Silver Spring’s citizens advisory board Monday night.
“My colleagues […]
Silver Spring squeezes into tight state budget
As the state legislature wraps for the year, the proposed 2009 budget — which includes funds for downtown projects — awaits Gov Martin O’Malley’s signature, MoCo’s legislative delegation announced Friday.
If the budget is approved, the projects would have survived the slicing and dicing done to trim the state’s $1.7 billion deficit.
Among the possible winners […]
