By Council Member Nancy Floreen. Adam Pagnucco’s recent post on the County Council’s budgeting work made an astoundingly misleading claim: “The County imposed seven years of austerity on MCPS [in…
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Greenberger Guarantees No Property Tax Hikes
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By Adam Pagnucco. Former County Council spokesman Neil Greenberger, who is running for an at-large seat, has released a campaign video guaranteeing that if he is elected, there will be…
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By Adam Pagnucco. If the next County Executive and County Council want to prevent another Giant Tax Hike, they will have to do something that has not been done for…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The untold story of last year’s 9% property tax hike is that it was not merely the product of needed funding for public schools or the adverse…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Unfortunately for those Council Members who voted in its favor, last year’s 9% property tax hike won’t go away. The issue came up at the first County…
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By Adam Pagnucco. School construction has been one of the hottest issues for years in Montgomery County. Enrollment in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has been increasing by close to…
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Six
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s giant tax hike will have consequences. Here are a few of them. 1. Term limits are more likely to pass. There are several reasons why…
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Five
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By Adam Pagnucco. The untold story about the Giant Tax Hike is that it could have been cut substantially while still maintaining every dime of funding for MCPS in the…
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Four
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By Adam Pagnucco. The tax hike is the part of the budget that is getting the most attention, but the County Council took another unusual step: it refused to fund…
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. The need to fund MCPS was one reason given by county officials for their recent hike in property taxes. Another reason was the effects of the U.S….