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Council Committee meetings on July 22 on data center moratorium bills and the zoning text amendments
Both an 18 Month Moratorium and a ZTA prohibiting all data centers over 25 MW passed in committees, so they can have the final vote at the Council session on July 28th.
Coalition members testifying at MoCo Council Public Hearing on Feb 24th
Coalition members testified on Feb 24th at the Montgomery County Council Public Hearing on the data center zoning bill and the data center task force bill.
Coalition members speaking at the Planning Board Public Hearing on Data Centers on Feb 12th
Montgomery County Planning Board met on Feb 12 2026 to discuss the "ZTA 26-01, Commercial Uses – Data Centers"
Coalition members at the County Community Forum on Data Centers
Climate coalition, Nature Forward, CCAN and the county residents were speaking up at the Community Forum organized by the County on February 3rd at Isiah "Ike" Leggett Executive Office Building Auditorium.
Coalition's support for Community Choice Aggregation
Laurie McGilvray testified at the Public Hearing on September 9 on behalf of Climate Coalition Montgomery County in support of the Expedited Bill 27-25 "Community Choice Aggregation".
Coalition's testimony to support the removal of M83
Karen Metchis testified at the Public Hearing on July 8 to support the removal of M83 on behalf of Climate Coalition MoCo and the Sierra Club, Montgomery County.
Coalition's testimony at Public Hearing on FY26 Operating Budget on April 7, 2025
Climate Coalition submitted a testimony at the Montgomery County Council's Public Hearing on FY26 Operating Budget on April 7, 2025.
MoCo Council passed the BEPS regulations on Feb 25, 2025
MoCo Council passed the BEPS regulations on Feb 25, 2025