Both sides are trying to stuff our reader poll on the master plan for the Life Sciences Center (LSC) at Gaithersburg West. But we caught them in the act!
On Saturday, “Magnet Mom” at the Parents Coalition Blog wrote the following:
I don’t usually cross post from other blogs, but this poll from Maryland Politics Watch hits home – really, honestly, truly, impacting the neighborhood where I live and the quality of life in Gaithersburg and Rockville.
Read the companion piece from Donna Baron, and then cast your vote.
Does the plan make sense? You decide.
Today at about 1:30 PM, the following email went out from “Citizens for Science at Shady Grove.” Multiple spies passed it along.
Shady Grove Science Center Update
Action Alert: Please take two quick actions today
The Montgomery County Council is facing major reductions in tax revenues and painful budget cuts. Unemployment has jumped again to 6.9%, a record high. One of the keys to turning our economy around is new investment in science and technology jobs, like the new Science Center will provide. What can you do to help make it happen?
1. Vote Yes in Maryland Politics Watch On-line Poll
Go to: https://montgomeryperspective.com Poll and Vote “Yes We Need the Jobs” right now. Tell your friends.
2. Speak Out: Support the Shady Grove Science Center at a Town Hall Meeting Tonight with County Executive Ike Leggett
Monday, March 22, 7:30pm – 8:30pm, Ridgeview Middle School, 16600 Raven Rock Drive, Gaithersburg (map). Come and express your support . For fact sheets and other information, or if you can’t make it Monday but want to send a message to the Council, visit http://www.ScienceYes.org/Take_Action.html
Please join us.
As of 2 PM, the antis had 234 votes and the supporters had 92 votes. As of 7 PM, the antis had 243 votes and the supporters had 116 votes. Thanks for the extra traffic, folks!