By Adam Pagnucco. In January, Council Member Will Jawando introduced Bill 6-23 and Zoning Text Amendment 23-01, which establish regulatory and land use frameworks for shared rentals. Jawando made the…
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Pay the Teachers, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we examined the basics on MCPS’s operating budget in preparation for answering one question: what happens to teacher salary money after it is approved? …
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MoCo360 President is Out
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By Adam Pagnucco. Sumindi Peiris, who has been the president of MoCo360’s parent company since February 2022, is no longer with the company. Peiris has extensive experience in branding for…
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Council Spanks Elrich, Overrides Veto
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By Adam Pagnucco. For the fourth time, the county council has voted to override a veto by County Executive Marc Elrich. The tally now is council: 4, executive: 0. Elrich’s…
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Pay the Teachers, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich and the school board are marketing his 10 percent property tax increase on the notion that it is intended to finance higher teacher…
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Steve Bohnel Says Goodbye to MoCo
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By Adam Pagnucco. MoCo360 county government reporter Steve Bohnel has announced his departure from Montgomery County. We reprint his tweet below. ***** Hi all. Some personal/professional news, as they say. …
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Elrich to Council: I Matter
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By Adam Pagnucco. On one level, County Executive Marc Elrich’s veto of James Hedrick’s planning board appointment was part of a struggle for control of the board that has been…
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Elrich Issues Planning Board Veto Statement
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has issued a statement on his veto of James Hedrick’s appointment to the planning board. The statement appears below. ***** M E M…
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Elrich Vetoes Planning Board Appointment
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has vetoed the county council’s appointment of James Hedrick to the planning board. Hedrick is a Democrat, a senior financial analyst with the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In my recent series on rent control, I outlined Takoma Park’s terrible record of building housing under its tough rent control law. Specifically, the city has been…