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Will Laura Stewart Legitimize You?
Read more: Will Laura Stewart Legitimize You?On September 19th at 7pm, the Montgomery County Tax League (MCTL) will be hosting a virtual forum for candidates of the Board of Education (register here). Teaming up with MCTL are several co-sponsors: 480 Club, Gaithersburg/Germantown Chamber of Commerce, Moderately MoCo, Parents Coalition of Montgomery County, and CleanSlate MoCo. I volunteered to represent and ask…
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ZTA 23-10 Part 3: Less Parking + More Housing = More Congestion. I’m in.
Read more: ZTA 23-10 Part 3: Less Parking + More Housing = More Congestion. I’m in.We ended Part 2 of this series with CM Evan Glass’s motivations for Zoning Text Amendment 23-10: Reducing parking near transit is a commonsense approach that will make housing more affordable, help us reach our housing goals, and move us toward a more sustainable, green future. Let’s examine the motivations individually. Make housing more affordable…
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MoCo, Say No to Further “Special Taxation” Districts Without More Local Representation and Power Decentralization!
Read more: MoCo, Say No to Further “Special Taxation” Districts Without More Local Representation and Power Decentralization!Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has a bold “new” idea to fund “infrastructure” and more “mass transit” boondoggles (see: Purple Line). Well, actually, it is a throwback proposal that goes back to the stagnant days of “Tax Hike” CE Ike Leggett. You see, Marc Elrich wants to enable “local taxing authorities” in MoCo. Writing for…
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Council Members Ignore Recent Rulings and Proceed with Idealogy
Read more: Council Members Ignore Recent Rulings and Proceed with IdealogyNews today from 2 council members, on two different issues, that despite recent court rulings and legal advice, have decided to proceed not with logic and rational, but a steadfast commitment to their ideology. First up, is CM Gabe Albornoz, who posted this statement on X.com (Twitter) What is most shocking with Gabe’s statement is…