Councilmember Marilyn Balcombe

08/06/2026

Our comms team did a great job capturing the OCEAN BOWL at Universities at Shady Grove. It’s a great program for kids to experience STEAM education in an exciting, fun-filled environment.

Council Vice President Marilyn Balcombe recently attended the Ocean...

07/31/2026

Congratulations to MD Comptroller Brooke Lierman on the opening of the Rockville office. Thank you for being State government closer to the people. https://www.marylandcomptroller.gov/

07/29/2026

Nourish Now is an important organization in the food insecurity system. Their focus is food recovery from grocery stores and restaurants that reduces food waste and helps to feed our residents.

07/28/2026

The Council just unanimously approved an 18-month moratorium on Data Centers in Montgomery County.

“After working with community and environmental groups on this issue for more than seven months, I am pleased with where the Council landed, we compromised to reach agreement on an 18-month moratorium and we have codified the definition of a data center. These are important milestones. It is clear that more time is needed to tackle this extremely complex issue.”

The Montgomery County Council approved two measures that will establish an 18-month moratorium and place certain limitations and safeguards on data center development.

07/27/2026

Thanks to the Town of Poolesville for officially recognizing the significant impact farmers have made to the Town and to the County. It was great to share the unveiling of the permanent plaque on Town Commons.

07/24/2026

Congratulations to the 37 graduates of the police training academy. It was an honor to attend their graduation ceremony and see a theater full of family members there to show their love and support. Thank you for taking on this job. You have my full support.

07/20/2026

Between my 4 years at the Council and 17 years as the head of the Chamber of Commerce, I’ve done a LOT of ribbon cuttings. The one today was extra special with the reopening of the Adventure Playground at the South Germantown Park. I spent a lot of hours at that park with my daughter and her friends when it first opened.

06/16/2026

Congratulations to the Garden of Remembrance in Clarksburg on their groundbreaking of their Family Welcome Center.

06/13/2026

The County Executive signed an executive order today to implement a 6 month moratorium on data centers. Right now there are NO restrictions on data center which is why I’ve been working like crazy to develop legislation that will detail the necessary requirements. Along with CP Fani Gonzalez, CM Sayles, and CM Friedson we introduced draft legislation as well as a growing list of amendments that we will submit in July. The moratorium will give us a little breathing room to make sure we get it right.

06/07/2026

Congratulations to this year’s scholarship winners from the Farm Bureau. Not only do our farmers feed us, they pay it forward to the next generation.