The drivers seek a waiver on fuel taxes and congressional hearings into the conduct of oil companies and petroleum-exporting countries, Hentz said. The audit, released yesterday at a meeting of the County Council, also criticized the county for losing track of its purchase orders. The audit did not suggest that money is missing, but the findings left council members seething. In an interview, Assistant Finance Director Alfred Warfield blamed staff shortages and a new computer system for the bookkeeping errors. The Montgomery County Council approved changes in the county's highway master plan yesterday to allow a proposed North Bethesda parkway to be wider than envisioned.
Many neighbors oppose the project.
The full council will consider the issue next week. The 1.8-mile parkway has been on county planning books in various versions for four decades. County officials say it will alleviate mounting east-west traffic, but many residents warn that it will devastate their neighborhood. Exonerated Teacher Returns to Class Gym teacher Ronald Heller returned to his Montgomery County classroom yesterday after a month's suspension imposed when students accused him of sexual misconduct. He has been fully exonerated by police and his superiors.