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Council Members’ residents’ KPIs showing alignment
Read more: Council Members’ residents’ KPIs showing alignmentA MoCo Show article from last December reported on the remarkable increase in the county’s bus ridership. “MCDOT’s Ride On system has provided more than 18.5 million rides during the current fiscal year [2024], compared with 15.4 million rides the previous fiscal year.” The article quoted County Executive Marc Elrich’s reaction: “I am pleased to…
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Watch MoCo CM Laurie-Anne Sayles Give an “Enlightening Discussion” in 1 Min, 33 Seconds on “the Significance of Black Americans”
Read more: Watch MoCo CM Laurie-Anne Sayles Give an “Enlightening Discussion” in 1 Min, 33 Seconds on “the Significance of Black Americans”How much is being spent on these County Council “productions” / PSAs? And are they truly needed in the year 2024? What is the value of something like this, other then to ensure a CM gets their “90 seconds” in front of a camera and then can make shallow pop culture references? This is a…
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It Appears Former Montgomery County Exec Ike Leggett’s $11,000 Taxpayer-Funded Jaunt to Cuba Didn’t Accomplish Much, 7+ Years Later
Read more: It Appears Former Montgomery County Exec Ike Leggett’s $11,000 Taxpayer-Funded Jaunt to Cuba Didn’t Accomplish Much, 7+ Years Later“Never let a crisis go to waste” seems to be the governing ethos of far too many elected politicians in Montgomery County (and nation-wide). That, and “never let a good ol’ taxpayer-funded trip to an exotic locale go to waste”. Now, over seven years on from an eyebrow-raising, taxpayer funded trip (over $11,000 in today’s…