By Adam Pagnucco. In Parts One and Two, my real estate sources commented on the impact of the county’s new rent control law on new construction. These are the people…
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Crossroads, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, my real estate sources began commenting on the impact of the county’s new rent control law on new construction. These are the people who…
Crossroads, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown That I got the crossroad blues this mornin’, Lord, baby, I’m sinkin’ down. – Robert Johnson…
By Adam Pagnucco. A Montgomery County-based developer has written the county executive and the county council with news: their company is stopping a county project because of the pending passage…
Do We Want More Housing or Not?
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, former Council Member Hans Riemer published a guest column in Maryland Matters claiming that the county council had made “historic progress on housing.” There is no…
MoCo’s New Political Order
By Adam Pagnucco. From a historical perspective, the most remarkable thing about the passage of Thrive 2050 was not its contents, the pushback against it or its possible impact on…
Torching Saul
By Adam Pagnucco. Our interview with Takoma Torch founder and Nimbee creator Eric Saul got a lot of buzz but not everyone is laughing. Elizabeth Joyce of Silver Spring sent…
Why I Am Not Excited About Thrive
By Adam Pagnucco. Few issues have been more debated by county leaders and activists over the past three years than Thrive 2050, the long-term growth plan just passed by the…
Elrich Disappointed with Thrive Vote
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has released a statement on the county council’s unanimous approval of Thrive 2050. We reprint it below. ***** I am disappointed in the…
Katz Votes Yes, Thrive Passes Unanimously
By Adam Pagnucco. Over the objections of County Executive Marc Elrich and others, the county council unanimously passed the Thrive 2050 plan today. The only vote in doubt belonged to…