Montgomery Council warned on overloading budget

A senior Montgomery official warned council members Tuesday that they could be heading for a “train wreck” if they continue to add projects to the county’s capital improvements budget, saying their actions had already lumped $268 million onto the budget recommended by the county’s top elected official.

Council members are currently evaluating the capital improvements budget submitted by County Executive Ike Leggett in January, and many have expressed frustration with Leggett’s decision to fund some projects for planning and design during the six-year capital budget plan, but not for actual construction.