By Adam Pagnucco. The big news coming out of County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended Fiscal Year 2021 budget is that he is proposing a tax hike. As you might imagine,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As MoCo residents are just now starting to find out, County Executive Marc Elrich has recommended a property tax hike as part of his Fiscal Year 2021…
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Elrich Defends His Tax Hike
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By Adam Pagnucco. Forty-five minutes after eight members of the county council released a statement opposing the property tax hike contained in County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended budget, the executive…
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Elrich Recommends Tax Hike, Council Says No
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has proposed a 3.18 cent property tax hike in his recommended Fiscal Year 2021 operating budget, which was released today. The budget does…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The disappearance of local media has been a worrisome trend around the nation for years. MoCo is not immune. In the last year, three local media outlets…
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Is This Moving Into the 21st Century?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has announced that he is “focused on building a 21st century economy that will help the County maintain its leadership position in…
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Who Are These People?
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By Adam Pagnucco. They look like the folks who were elected in 2018. Their names match the names listed on the county website. There is no evidence of alien abductions…
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Picture This
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By Adam Pagnucco. Picture this, dear readers: two events, both scheduled for today. Picture 1: Robin Ficker, author of numerous charter amendments on taxes and term limits, has announced his…
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Three Keys to School Board Races
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By Adam Pagnucco. Make no mistake: running for school board is TOUGH. The MoCo school board has two at-large seats, five district seats and one seat elected by MCPS students. …
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How is MoCo Doing on Pedestrian Safety?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Pedestrian safety is arguably THE hottest issue in MoCo government right now. With several recent high profile pedestrian deaths and residents swarming a county council meeting on…