Ike Leggett
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Q & A with Ike Leggett; Local Water Shortage?; Frederick Douglass Statue Unveiled
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Ike Leggett will run for third term as Montgomery County Executive
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Declaring he’s in the best position to keep his home turf’s “fiscal house in order,” he announced Wednesday morning he plans to seek a third term next year.
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Sequestration 2013: Montgomery, Fairfax counties likely to take big blow
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While President Barack Obama and leaders in Congress look for solutions as time ticks down toward the sequester, the impact of these harsh budget cuts are already being felt in the D.C. area.
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Montgomery Co. Executive Ike Leggett
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Potomac soccer field devlopment halted, county surrenders lease to land
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The protracted dispute over the proposed construction of soccer fields on organic farmland in Montgomery County is finally over after officials voted to abandon the project and give up the lease to the land, Potomac Patch reports.
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Montgomery County employees could get first pay raise in years
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Montgomery County government employees may see their first pay raise in four years after the county and its union reached a tentative contract agreement, the Washington Post reports.
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Brickyard soccer fields: Governor Martin O'Malley comes out against construction
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The latest salvo in the battle over the proposed soccer complex in Montgomery County has come from Annapolis, where Gov. Martin O'Malley says destroying a Potomac farm would be a "big mistake."
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Champion RideOn buses pulled from service after fire
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A fleet of buses with known fire issues used by Montgomery County's RideOn service has been pulled permanently from the roads Wednesday after one of them caught fire in Silver Spring.
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Brickyard Coalition continues to fight soccer complex
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As the decision-making process about the planned soccer complex in Montgomery County continues, a number of Maryland legislators is urging leaders to bring finality to the matter.
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Ike Leggett dissatisfied with Pepco's outage response
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Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is speaking out about Pepco’s response to the outage.
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Soccer fields: Brickyard Coalition accuses Leggett of hiding records
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The Brickyard Coalition in Potomac says Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is hiding information about the controversial soccer field plans. Leggett's office says they're asking for nonexistent documents.
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Potomac soccer field battle heats up as deal moves forward
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The battle over a set of soccer fields at an organic farm in Potomac has been renewed after some stinging comments from the County Executive Ike Leggett toward the people who don't want to see the fields happen.
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Potomac residents keep up fight against county executive's soccer fields plan
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The battle is brewing over a plot of public land in Potomac. County Executive Ike Leggett has struck a controversial deal to turn it into soccer fields. But some in the community continue to fight it.
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Some Montgomery County executive powers could be stripped
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A new bill would strip the county executive of his power to make unilateral decisions on the sale and lease of property. It would require that the council approve all deals on land worth more than $100,000.
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Potomac residents oppose plan turning organic farm into soccer fields
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In a packed hearing that turned to yelling at times, Potomac residents slammed county officials over plans to turn an organic farm, on public land, into soccer fields.
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Montgomery County committee urges 'no' on curfew
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A council committee recommended the council vote 'no' on a proposed curfew, saying the rule would be unfair.
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Sunday profile: Ike Leggett
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A profile of Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett.
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Montgomery County Budget passed, cuts health and retirement benefits
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The $4.37 billion budget, aimed at closing a $300 million shortfall, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Montgomery County Council.
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