2025

• November 18 - Letter to support ZTA 25-13 with amendments.  Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• November 17 - Letter on legislative priorities for upcoming Maryland legislature session.  Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County legislative delegates
• November 4 - Letter to amend ZTA 25-13 to update the zoning table so that public utility buildings will be restored to a conditional use in all mixed use CR zones.  Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County Planning Board
• November 4 - Letter on streetscape standards.  Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County Planning Board
• September 24 - Letter in support of the implementation of Montgomery County Bill 24-24, the “Bring Your Own Bag Bill” (the BYOB Bill) in Gaithersburg , Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County Council and Gaithersburg Mayor
• Sept 9 - Testimony supporting Bill 27-25, Establishment of Community Choice Aggregation Electricity in Montgomery County, Mark Posner, recipient - Montgomery County Council.
• July 22 - Letter supporting changing the witness deadline back to noon the day before a hearing, Darian Unger, recipient - Planning Board
• Jan 13 - Letter supporting Bill 24-24, the “Bring Your Own Bag” bill, Darian Unger and Mark Posner, recipient - Montgomery County Council.

2024

• Dec 9 - Letter supporting MC 20-25  to transfer development-related streetscape approvals on state roads from the Maryland State Highway Administration to the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) - or to the relevant municipality, Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County Delegation
• Dec 9 - Letter supporting with amendment MC/PG 101-25 - Montgomery County Planning Board and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission – Open Meetings – Live Streaming Requirement, Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County Delegation
• Sept 12 - Testimony against building the M83 highway, Karen Metchis, recipient - Artie Harris, Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board
• June 26 - Letter on Pepco street lighting and LED conversion, Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County Council Transportation and Environment Committee
• June 21 - Letter to strengthen zoning code so public utility buildings would be restored to a conditional use in all of the CR zones, Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• April 3 - Letter to remove Midcounty Highway Extended/M83 from the Master Plan of Highways and Transitways (MPOHT), Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County Council

2023

• Dec 2 - Testimony in support of MC 10-24 “Montgomery County – Highways – Maximum Speed Limits”, Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County legislative delegation
• Dec 2 - Testimony in support of MC 7-24 “Montgomery County – State Highway Intersections – Traffic Control
  Devices", Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County legislative delegation
• Nov 29 - Comments on county draft regulations for Bill 16-21, Environmental Sustainability - Building Energy Use Benchmarking and Performance Standards, Mark Posner and Karl Held, recipient - Emily Curley, Building Energy Performance Programs Manager
• Nov 27 - Testimony in support of PG/MC 112-24 - MNCPPC Montgomery County People’s Counsel for Land Use Planning, Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County legislative delegation
• Nov 20 -Testimony in support of MC 1-24 to have ranked choice voting, Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County legislative delegation
• Nov 13 - Testimony on local environmental priorities in upcoming legislative session, Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County legislative delegation
• Aug 15 - Testimony in support of the Planning Board draft of the Pedestrian Master Plan, Darian Unger, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• Aug 8 - Letter supporting grant for Montgomery County Public Schools to buy electric buses, Lindsey Mendelson, Shilpa Shenvi, Jane Lyons-Raeder, recipient - EPA Administrator Adam Ortiz
• July 31 - Testimony on Montgomery County Development Review Process, Darian Unger, recipient - Delegate Lesley Lopez, Chair, Montgomery County Development Review Process Workgroup
• July 22 - Letter to Pepco about light pollution and development. Darian Unger, recipient - Danielle Freedman and Valencia McClure, Pepco
• May 19 - Letter supporting Administrative Docket RM80 - Montgomery County Community Choice Aggregation Pilot Program Rulemaking, Darian Unger, recipient - Andrew S. Johnston, Executive Secretary, Maryland Public Service Commission
• May 8 - Letter evaluating Planning Board Chair applicants. Darian Unger, recipient - President Glass and Montgomery County Council
• April 23 - Letter in support of the HOME Act Bill 16-23.  Darian Unger, recipient - President Glass and Montgomery County Council
• April 20 - Joint letter with Nature Forward asking the planning board to reconsider their decision to approve the Preston Place development on Manor Rd so that new and corrected information can be considered.  Al Carr & Denisse Guitarra, recipient - Montgomery Planning Board
• Feb 23 - Letter asking the planning board to require the developer of Preston Place to bury the overhead wires along Manor Rd to protect the tree canopy and comply with the Chevy Chase Lake Sector Plan  Darian Unger and Al Carr, recipient - Montgomery Planning Board

2022

• Dec 7 -Letter supporting MC/PG 106-23 that would prohibit
  adopting or enforcing a local law that requires the creation of new off-street parking for a residential development near a Metro or Purple Line station   Shruti Bhatnagar and Brian Ditzler, recipient - Montgomery County Maryland delegation
• Nov 1 - letter supporting Bill 13-22 Comprehensive Building Decarbonization Sierra Club and 20 other organizations, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• July 25 - Testimony supporting Comprehensive Building Decarbonization, Bill No. 13-22     Shruti Bhatnagar and Mark Posner, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• May 13 - Letter in support of Montgomery County’s application for funding for the Hydrogen Buses and Fueling Site Project     Shruti Bhatnagar and Tina Slater, recipient - Pete Buttigieg, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
• May 13 - Letter in support of Montgomery County's application for funding for the Equitable Access and Bus Shelter Upgrade Project     Shruti Bhatnagar, recipient - Pete Buttigieg, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
• May 2 - Testimony as a member of the Stormwater Partners for FY23 operating budget     Shruti Bhatnagar, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• March 9 - Letter with comments on FY 23-28 Capital Improvement Program     Shruti Bhatnagar, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• March 4 - Letter of concern that county Strategic Plan supports addition of toll lanes to Capital Beltway and I-270     Shruti Bhatnagar and Tina Slater, recipients - Chairman Riemer and Councilmembers Friedson and Jawando
• Feb 15 - Letter supporting Corridor Forward: The I-270 Transit PlanShruti Bhatnagar and Tina Slater, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• Feb 3 - Letter supporting supplemental appropriation to FY22 budget to increase bus drivers’ salariesShruti Bhatnagar, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• Feb 1 - Letter supporting Bill 44-21, the Green Buildings Now Act, and Council Member’s Riemer's amendmentShruti Bhatnagar and  Yvonne Castillo, recipient - Council President Albornoz and Members of the County Council

2021

• Dec 2 - Testimony on Downtown Silver Spring and Adjacent CommunitiesShruti Bhatnagar, recipient - Mr. Casey Anderson, Chair Montgomery County Planning Board
• Nov 17 - Letter supporting Thrive Montgomery 2050Shruti Bhatnagar, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• Nov 2 - Letter About Vacancy for Dir. Position at Department of Environmental ProtectionShruti Bhatnagar and Amy Maron, recipient - Marc Elrich, Montgomery County Executive
• Nov 1 - Comments on Ride-On Reimagined StudyShruti Bhatnagar and Tina Slater, recipient - Chris Conklin, Director, Montgomery County Department of Transportation
• Oct 27 - letter supporting Thrive Montgomery 2050Shruti Bhatnagar, recipient Montgomery County Council
• Oct 26 - letter supporting Bill 35-21, Prevailing Wage Requirements – Construction Contracts – AmendmentsShruti Bhatnagar, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• Oct 26 - letter supporting Alternative A - zero fare for all ridersMontgomery County Sierra Club and allied organizations, recipient - Transportation & Environment Committee, Montgomery County Council
• Oct 26 - letter supporting Alternative A - zero fare for all ridersShruti Bhatnagar and Tina Slater, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• Sept 7 - letter opposing the Creekside at Cabin Branch Site PlanShruti Bhatnagar, recipient - Casey Anderson, Chair Montgomery County Planning Board
• July 15 - letter supporting Building Energy Use Benchmarking & Performance Standards, Bill 16-21Shruti Bhatnagar, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• July 1 - letter Montgomery County, Maryland RAISE Grant Application Shruti Bhatnagar and Tina Slater, recipient - Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation
• June 29 - testimony on Thrive 2050Shruti Bhatnagar, recipient - The Montgomery County Council
• June 28 - testimony on Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 19-07-Telecommunications Towers -Limited UseShruti Bhatnagar, recipient - Council President Hucker and Members of the Montgomery County Council
• May 7 - letter to support increased funding for Safe Routes to School ProgramShruti Bhatnagar, recipient - The Montgomery County Council Transportation and Environment Committee
• May 3 - comments on County Executive’s proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Operating BudgetShruti Bhatnagar, recipient - The Montgomery County Council
• March 16 - testimony on the 2020-2029 Comprehensive Solid Waste Management PlanShruti Bhatnagar and Amy Maron, recipient - The Montgomery County Council
• March 16 - letter on the FY2022 WMATA budgetShruti Bhatnagar, recipient - Board of Directors, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• March 15 - testimony on Snow RemovalShruti Bhatnagar and Tina Slater, recipient - The Montgomery County Council
• Feb 15 - testimony to Montgomery County Council on ZTA 20-07-Missing Middle HousingShruti Bhatnagar, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• Feb 3 - testimony to Planning Board on ZTA 20-07-MIssing Middle Housing Shruti Bhatnagar, recipient - The Montgomery County Planning Board

2020

• Dec 3 - Testimony on Creekside at Cabin Branch Preliminary Plan No.120200050Shruti Bhatnagar and Sylvia S. Tognetti, recipient - Casey Anderson, Chair, Montgomery County Planning Board
• Nov 18 - Testimony supporting Thrive Montgomery 2050Shruti Bhatnagar, recipient - The Montgomery County Planning Board
• Dec 1 - Testimony supporting MC 01-21 - Residential Property Sales – School District Information Shruti Bhatnagar and Josh Tulkin, recipient - Montgomery County House Delegation
• Dec 1 - Testimony supporting MC 02-21 - Montgomery County – Speed Limits – EstablishmentShruti Bhatnagar and Josh Tulkin, recipient - Montgomery County House Delegation
• Dec 1 - Testimony supporting MC 17-21 - Montgomery County – Community Choice Energy – Pilot ProgramShruti Bhatnagar and Josh Tulkin, recipient - Montgomery County House Delegation
• Dec 1 - Testimony supporting Reg: Zoning Text Amendment 20-04 - Farming Defined -Accessory Mulching and CompostingShruti Bhatnagar, Amy Maron and Susan Eisendarth, recipient - The Montgomery County Council
• Nov 12 - 2021 Priorities for the Montgomery County DelegationShruti Bhatnagar, recipient - Jt. House and Senate Priorities Hearing
• Oct 28 - Resolution to Declare a Climate EmergencyExecutive Committee of the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
• Sept 24 - Letter supporting Bill 36-20- Forest ConservationShruti Bhatnagar and Sylvia S. Tognetti, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• Sept 15 - Letter supporting with amendment Bill 32-20 Solid Waste – Waste Reduction/Source Reduction and Single-Use Straws Shruti Bhatnagar and Amy Maron, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• Sept 15 - Letter supporting Bill 33-20 - Solid Waste – Food Service Products Packaging MaterialsShruti Bhatnagar and Amy Maron, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• March 17 - Letter supporting Reg: Bill 6-20 Balloon Release BillShruti Bhatnagar and Amy Maron, recipient - Montgomery County Council
• Sierra Club Letter supporting ZTA 20-01 - Shruti Bhatnagar, Alfred Bartlett
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 7/8/2020
  • Summary: Letter expressing support (with ammendments) for ZTA 20-01
  • Follow up letter on ZTA 20-01  Sept 24, 2020
• Testimony on Opt-In to Montgomery County Lawn Pesticide Law - Shruti Bhatnagar, Ling Tan
  • Recipient:  Gaithersburg City Council
  • Date: 7/6/2020
  • Summary:  Testimony urging the Gaithersburg City to opt-in to the Montgomery County lawn pesticide law.
• Sierra Club Letter to Planning Board for Synthetic Turf on Ellsworth - Shruti Bhatnagar
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Planning Board
  • Date: 6/28/2020
  • Summary: Letter in opposition to a plan to put synthetic turf on a site along Ellsworth Drive in downtown Silver Spring.
• Sierra Club testimony on proposed parking garage modifications at Grosvenor-Strathmore METRO station - Shruti Bhatnagar, Dave Sears
  • Recipient: WMATA
  • Date: 4/26/2020
• Sierra Club Montgomery County testimony to Montgomery County Council , in opposition of
  Expedited Bill 17-20, Carryout Bag Tax - Suspension - Shruti Bhatnagar, Amy Maron, Martha Ainsworth
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 4/11/2020
• Sierra Club Recommendations to Montgomery County Council for 2020 state transportation priorities letter - Shruti Bhatnagar
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 3/9/2020
• Testimony on the Proposed FY2021 Operating Budget - Shruti Bhatnagar
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 2/11/2019
• Sierra Club Testimony on ZTA 20-01 (Solar Collection System) : Support with Amendments - Shruti Bhatnagar
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 2/28/2020
  • Summary:  Sierra Club Testimony on ZTA 20-01 (Solar Collection System) : Support with Amendments
• Testimony regarding FY21 Capital Improvement Budget - Shruti Bhatnagar
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 2/5/2020
  • Summary:  Letter discussing mixed concerns and support for the FY21 Capital Improvement Budget.
• Testimony on Opt-In to Montgomery County Lawn Pesticide Law - Shruti Bhatnagar, Ling Tan
  • Recipient:  Gaithersburg City Council
  • Date: 1/27/2020
  • Summary:  Testimony urging the Gaithersburg City to opt-in to the Montgomery County lawn pesticide law.
• Montgomery County Shopper Survey, 2019 - Amy Maron, Martha Ainsworth
  • Summary:  Report on the usage of reusable shopping bags in Montgomery County

2019

• Letter to Council on ZTA- 19-07 , 5 G Cell Towers - Shruti Bhatnagar
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 11/25/2019
  • Summary: Letter expressing concern about the energy use implications of ZTA 19-07.
• Testimony in support of Aspen Hill Vision Zero Study - Shruti Bhatnagar
  • Date: 11/14/2019
  • Summary:  Testimony describing the several reasons that the Montgomery County Sierra Club supports the Aspen Hill Vision Zero Study.
• Letter to Planning board on MC SC Community Solar Position - Shruti Bhatnagar
  • Recipient: Montgomary County Planning Board
  • Date: 10/18/2019
  • Summary: Letter expressing support for an environmentally sound community solar project.
• Testimony on the Viers Mill Corridor BRT - Tina Slater
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 7/16/2019
  • Summary:  Testimony supporting the FY20 funding for preliminary engineering of both the Veirs Mill Corridor BRT.
• Bill 10-19: Testimony on Impact Statement - Michal Freedman
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 6/11/2019
  • Summary: Call for broader scope of Bill 10-19 to include environmental impact statements.
• Testimony in support of Forest Glen/Montgomery Hills Sector Plan - Brian Ditzler
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 5/30/2019
  • Summary: Testimony in support of Forest Glen/Montgomery Hills Sector Plan.
• Kids Ride Free Program Testimony - Tina Slater
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 4/23/2019
  • Summary: Testimony in support of Kids Ride Free Program.
• 2019 Budget Testimony & Addendum - Michal Freedman
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 4/8/2019
  • Summary: Testimony in support of funding for technical services to assist in identifying priorities to reduce the county's carbon footprint.
• Bill 7-19: Testimony on Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (CPACE) - Michal Freedman; co-signed by Jeffery Weisner
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 3/29/2019
  • Summary: In support of C-PACE Program; call for its application to new buildings.
• Letter to Montgomery County Councilmembers - Dave Sears & Michal Freedman
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council Members
  • Date: 3/7/3019
  • Summary: Presentation of Sierra Club priorities & proposals for consideration.
• ZTA 19-01: Testimony on Accessory Dwelling Units - Tina Slater
  • Date: 2/26/2019
  • Summary: Testimony in support of ZTA 19-01 - Accessory Dwelling Units
• Testimony on Veirs Mill Corridor Master Plan - Tina Slater
  • Recipient: Montgomery County Council
  • Date: 2/7/2019
  • Summary: Testimony in support of the Veirs Mill Corridor Master Plan.
• Abbreviated Letter to County Executive & Council - Dave Sears & Michal Freedman
  • Recipient: County Executive Marc Elrich & County Council
  • Date: 1/5/2019
  • Summary: Presentation of Sierra Club priorities.

Sierra Club Testimony on ZTA 20-01 (Solar Collection System) : Support with Amendments