Budget cutting in Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County, Maryland’s county executive has laid out his mid-year budget cutting plans. Here’s what The Washington Post is reporting about fire department cuts in Isiah Leggett’s proposal to the Montgomery County Council:

Council members are likely to resist parts of the almost $2 million in proposed cuts to fire and emergency services and $2.4 million in planned reductions to the police department. Leggett would redeploy staff at various fire stations, reducing the number of people assigned to Laytonsville, removing an ambulance in Silver Spring and significantly scaling back service in Hyattstown and Glen Echo.

Glen Echo fought back successfully earlier this year, convincing the council to halt staffing cuts for its ambulance service.