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…
Giant Tax Hike Series
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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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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….
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. The County Council is calling its recently passed budget an “Education First” budget since it included an increase above the state-required minimum level for Montgomery County Public…
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MoCo’s Giant Tax Hike, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. As part of the Fiscal Year 2017 budget, the Montgomery County Council has voted to increase property taxes by 8.7 percent. This is a landmark event that…
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