Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Councilmember Trachtenberg Meets with the Up-County Latino Network

This morning Councilmember Trachtenberg met with 20 + members of the Up-County Latino Network at their bi-monthly meeting which takes place between 9:30 and 11:00 and is held at Boehr Park, 506 South Frederick Avenue, in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

After briefing the members on the current budget challenges a dialogue took place during which Councilmember Trachtenberg took questions from the group. The questions, comments and concerns expressed ranged from the possibilities for more public-private partnerships, as a way to address some of the cuts to social services to cuts to Ride-On Bus service to the Family Justice Center, the “one-stop” facility for families dealing with issues of domestic violence to instances of potential mistreatment of immigrants by police officers.

Councilmember Trachtenberg assured everyone that the County Council is determined to keep three top priority areas: Education, Public Safety and Social Services for the most vulnerable, firmly in mind as they grabble with this extremely difficult fiscal situation. She told everyone ‘not to be shy’ and that they should contact the Councilmembers, via letters, emails and in-person in order to keep the Councilmembers informed of their important work, including both their challenges and successes.

The Up-County Latino Network is an information and resource sharing network for the up county area of Montgomery County. Individuals receive information of interest to Latino residents of Montgomery County and the public at large. The bi-monthly meetings are held the 4th Wednesday of each month (except November due to the Thanksgiving holiday). These meetings are an opportunity to network with other service providers in the area, hear from speakers on topics of interest to the Latino community, and an opportunity to speak to representatives of the County Executive on issues of concern.

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