By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has vetoed a bill passed by the council that would effectively cut impact tax collections. While the bill…
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Elrich Blasts WMATA Property Tax Break Bill
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of his veto message, County Executive Marc Elrich has once again blasted a bill passed by the county council…
Elrich’s First Veto: The Politics
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has a soft and raspy voice. Close your eyes and imagine that voice saying: I just think that…
Elrich’s First Veto: The Policy Debate
By Adam Pagnucco. On Friday, County Executive Marc Elrich issued the first veto of his administration against a bill by the county council offering 15-year…
Elrich Vetoes WMATA Property Tax Bill
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has vetoed Bill 29-20, which would grant high-rise developers on Metro station projects payments in lieu of taxes…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part Two examined the case made by supporters of Bill 29-20, which offers 15-year property tax breaks on Metro development projects, and…
Smart Growth or Corporate Welfare? Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. In making the case for Bill 29-20, which would grant developers at Metro stations 15-year property tax breaks, supporters claim that Metro…
By Adam Pagnucco. Left largely undiscussed during the debate over MoCo’s recently passed rent stabilization bill was the overall condition of the county’s rental market….
Silverman Explains Northrop Loss
Montgomery County Director of Economic Development Steve Silverman sent the following letter to members of the business community explaining Maryland’s failure to land Northrop Grumman.April…
Leggett Reacts to Northrop Grumman Decision
Following is a statement by County Executive Ike Leggett on Northrop Grumman’s decision to locate its headquarters in Virginia instead of in Maryland.Statement by County…