Leggett’s FY15 Budget Boosts School Funding to Record Levels, Puts More Police Officers on the Beat and Expands Job Creation Efforts; Focuses on Seniors and Youth and Reduces Property Tax Rate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 18, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett today announced his recommended $4.97 billion operating budget for fiscal year (FY) 2015, that begins July 1, and includes a tax-supported County government budget of $1.478 billion. The budget funds education beyond what is required by the State Maintenance of Effort Level law to meet future needs created by the skyrocketing number of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students, puts more police on the beat and reduces the County’s property tax rate.