Help Montgomery Parks name its newest park in downtown Silver Spring

March 17, 2025

WHEATON, Md. – Montgomery Parks will be opening its newest park in downtown Silver Spring in the spring of 2026 and is inviting the public to help choose its name. Currently referred to as the South Silver Spring Urban Park, the one-acre park at 1110 East-West Highway (the former National Tire and Battery site) is under construction. The park will serve as an active, urban, recreational space featuring a promenade, a playground, a fitness area, a multi-sports court, a dog run, and a picnic area, among other amenities. 

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Montgomery Parks to mark Juneteenth with family events, museum programs and Heritage Festival

June 12, 2026

Wheaton, Md. – Montgomery Parks will mark Juneteenth with special events beginning Saturday, June 13, at historic sites across Montgomery County. Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865. Read more about Montgomery Parks Juneteenth events

Statement from M-NCPPC on Legal Action Against Prince George’s County Regarding FY27 Budget

June 10, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) has filed a complaint requesting a declaratory judgment and injunction in response to Prince George’s County’s FY27 budget and its request to divert Commission tax revenues in a manner…

M-NCPPC Raises Concerns Over Prince George’s County’s FY27 Budget

June 09, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Commission calls for transparency and equity in the budget process while reaffirming nearly 100 years of essential services to Prince George’s County LARGO, Md. (June 9, 2026) — Prince George’s County finalized its Fiscal Year 2027 budget and…