Montgomery asks for ‘extra security’ at town meeting

Montgomery County government officials are requesting extra police presence for a County Council town hall meeting Wednesday night in Derwood, where hot topics such as illegal immigration, the county’s newest day labor center and the Intercounty Connector highway project will be discussed.

Montgomery County Council spokesman Neil Greenberger said the County Council always has some police presence at town hall meetings and is requesting “extra security” because it anticipates “larger crowds than usual” and discussion of “highly charged issues.”