By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has issued a statement on his veto of James Hedrick’s appointment to the planning board. The statement appears below. ***** M E M…
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Elrich Vetoes Planning Board Appointment
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has vetoed the county council’s appointment of James Hedrick to the planning board. Hedrick is a Democrat, a senior financial analyst with the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In their final step towards rebuilding the planning board after the mass resignations last fall, the county council is now seeking applicants for the board’s remaining two…
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A Good Day for Transparency
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I wrote a column decrying the county council’s recent practice of picking planning board members behind closed doors and noting that they were once picked…
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Death by Workgroup
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last night, I reprinted the Montgomery County delegation’s press release on a deal struck concerning Senator Ben Kramer’s bills on Park and Planning. Let’s remember that Kramer…
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Deal Struck on Park and Planning
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By Adam Pagnucco. Senator Ben Kramer’s bills on Park and Planning have attracted a great deal of attention in recent months. Now a deal has been struck on how to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Liquor. Leaks. Termination. Resignations. A whistleblower complaint. A pair of power grab bills. A fecal fracas at a state legislative hearing. Not since the clamor in Clarksburg…
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Planning Board Applicants Revealed
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last fall, the county council obtained the resignations of the entire planning board and appointed a temporary group as caretakers. Now they are in the process of…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Council has extended its deadline for planning board applications by one week to January 20. The council is filling three positions, one each for…
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Are We Afraid of Political Diversity?
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By Adam Pagnucco. We hear it all the time: Montgomery County is a diverse place. And it’s true. We are diverse in terms of race, religion, culture, language, national origin,…