By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has begun its process to pick permanent planning board members to replace its current temporary board. The council is not filling the chair position…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Three former planning board members have written to the county executive, the county council and the county’s state legislators deploring Senator Ben Kramer’s power grab bills, which…
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I wrote about state legislation that would establish a task force to study whether County Executive Marc Elrich should take over the functions of Park and…
Planning Board Chair Blasts Power Grab
By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier today, I wrote about a power grab attempting to transfer the functions of park and planning to the county executive. I asked the Acting Chair of…
Power Grab Targets Park and Planning
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in October, I predicted that problems at Park and Planning might generate a push to transfer its functions to the county executive. That prediction has since…
Interview: Planning Board Chair Jeff Zyontz
By Adam Pagnucco. When I worked at the county council, probably my favorite part of the experience was working with the council’s central staff. They were an all-star cast of…
Top Stories: September/October 2022
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in September/October 2022, ranked by page views. 1. They Must Go 2. The Tuesday Night Massacre 3. Why…
Council Appoints Interim Planning Board
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has appointed five people to its interim planning board by an 8-0 formal vote. (Council Member Hans Riemer was absent.) They are: Jeff Zyontz…
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has released its interview list for interim planning board members. According to the council’s agenda for tomorrow, the council will conduct public interviews at…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, in my Q&A with County Executive Marc Elrich, I asked him whether the recent problems at the planning board were a reason why the Thrive…