County Council At-Large candidate Becky Wagner has delivered the toughest criticism to date by any challenger of the incumbents’ budget policies. Following is an email she sent to her list.
Borrowing from our future…
With the primary election looming in September, the incumbent County Council members finally took steps in May to bring order to Montgomery County’s fiscal house – after two years of deferring pension funding, setting aside the mandatory Maintenance of Effort for the school system and failing to fulfill negotiated contracts. I am running for County Council because I believe they should have been paying attention three years ago, not just six weeks ago.
What will our core services be? What will a re-structured government look like? We all know that unpopular decisions will have to be made. I have the leadership and experience to build consensus on what needs to change and make the tough decisions on how to do that. I have managed a large nonprofit with a 5% overhead that is able to provide good paying jobs with good benefits to over 100 employees. We keep to a strict budget and make payroll every two weeks. THAT is why I am ready to lead on Day One and ready to get Montgomery County moving again. THAT is the kind of common sense, pragmatic experience we need on the Council right now.
But I cannot do it without your help. Please consider giving me resources I need to win – please contribute $50, $100 or more to the Friends of Becky Wagner! Make your contribution payable to Friends of Becky Wagner and mail to 119 Forest Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20850 or make a secure online contribution through my website by clicking Here.
We must practice fiscal discipline in order to protect the values we believe in as Democrats and ensure that all residents of Montgomery County — now and in the future — can continue to enjoy the overall high quality of life we are fortunate to have.
Thank you for your support and I look forward to seeing you on the campaign trail.
All the best –
Becky Wagner
Candidate for Montgomery County Council, At Large
becky@beckywagner.org
www.beckywagner.org