By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in January 2025, ranked by page views. 1. Trump to Feds: Resign or You Might Get Fired 2….
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Yup, We’re Redlined
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By Adam Pagnucco. Every now and then, when I program a post for publishing, I know it’s going to throw a rock into the soup. Normally, the splash hits a…
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By Adam Pagnucco. According to a nationally known real estate writer, Montgomery County and the Maryland D.C. suburbs were just called out at a national conference of the biggest players…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Kristin Mink is planning to introduce a tax on single family home demolitions to fund the county’s affordable housing program. Earlier this month, Mink indicated…
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By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, Council Member Will Jawando became the first council member to openly oppose the Planning Board’s Attainable Housing Strategies Initiative. (County Executive Marc Elrich has loudly…
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YIMBYs Attack Jawando
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By Adam Pagnucco. Note: This post was updated to include comments from former Council Member Hans Riemer and Eric Saul. Council Member Will Jawando stirred up a hornet’s nest with…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando has called for a “pause” on the attainable housing strategies initiative forwarded to the council by the planning board, citing resident input, affordability…
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Tidbits from the GGW Poll on Housing
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By Adam Pagnucco. Greater Greater Washington (GGW) has released a poll of Montgomery County Democrats on housing and related issues. The poll, conducted by Data for Progress, generally shows support…
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By Adam Pagnucco. I will begin this post with three statements. Montgomery County government has no idea how many housing units it has permitted prior to 2019. The director of…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, the Montgomery County Council passed the Takoma Park Minor Master Plan Amendment, which would rezone the former Washington Adventist Hospital site and nearby areas around…