Two-term Montgomery County Council member Gabe Albornoz said he’s resigning his post as council member to return to leading the county’s Department of Recreation.

Albornoz announced last week he would be stepping down effective Dec. 1, a move that will trigger an appointment process for the period remaining in his term, until December of 2026.

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In an interview with WTOP, Albornoz, who led the recreation department from 2006 to 2018, said it was the job “I’ve enjoyed most throughout my entire professional career.”

“The 12 years that I spent as the director of the recreation

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