New Boss Gets Down to Business

Ike Leggett, who won Tuesday's race for county executive, said he will hold three town-hall meetings before he takes office this December.

"I want to hear--straight from the people who pay the bills--what county government is doing right, and what we ought to change," the 61-year-old Democrat (right) told reporters from his transition offices in the old Rockville library.

The meetings will be held at the Leland Community Center, Chevy Chase, on November 28; Olney Elementary School, Olney, on November 29; and the Black Rock Center for the Arts, Germantown, on November 30. All of the meetings will begin at 7:30 p.m.

"We are going to keep what's working, fix what's not and make sure everybody gets a seat at the table when decisions are made," Leggett said.

Leggett served 16 years on the county council and is the first black American elected to county executive. His term officially begins on December 4.

Photo courtesy of ValerieErvin.org.

"County Exec-Elect Ike Leggett Thanks Supporters, Lays Extensive Plans for November Transition" (Montgomery County News Release)