By Adam Pagnucco. The Maryland-National Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) has filed a civil lawsuit against Carolyn Chen, a former county council staffer who left the council last fall. Moderately…
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Top Stories: December 2023
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in December 2023, ranked by page views. 1. Three Years Without White’s Ferry 2. Navarro’s MCPS Pay Revealed…
A Travesty of Justice
By Adam Pagnucco. It was a chilly and rainy night in December, more than a year ago, when a former planning board member leveled shocking allegations against his former chair. …
By Adam Pagnucco. In one of the last loose ends from the 2022 blow-up of the planning board, Park and Planning has settled a lawsuit filed by former Planning Director…
Miti Figueredo Named as Parks Director
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Planning Board has named Miti Figueredo as the new parks director, succeeding Mike Riley on January 1. Miti has previously been the chief of…
Jeff Zyontz’s Retirement Speech
By Adam Pagnucco. Jeff Zyontz, who has been the acting chair of the planning board since October and was a long-time staffer at the county council and the planning department,…
What Happened to These State Bills?
By Adam Pagnucco. Over the last several months, I wrote about a few state bills that have since been resolved in the most recent session of the General Assembly. Let’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. Artie Harris, the Vice President of Real Estate at Montgomery Housing Partnership, has been appointed chair of the planning board on a 6-5 vote. He is only…
By Adam Pagnucco. Former County Council Member Hans Riemer is by far the most prominent of five applicants to be the next chair of the planning board. With no one…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part Two recounted the allegations made by former planning director Gwen Wright against Park and Planning and former planning board member Partap Verma and her quest to…