Ambulance staff, school funds, bus service on block

Montgomery’s top elected official proposed slashing everything from youth softball to ambulance service Thursday in an effort to save $50 million in current spending, while saying state budget woes make further cuts likely.

County Executive Ike Leggett’s midyear savings plan must first be approved by county council members, who say they’ll begin reviewing his proposal next week and hope to vote on the savings package before Thanksgiving. The county faces a $250 million budget gap for the next fiscal year.