By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has sent a memo to the county council withdrawing his proposal to raise the county’s property tax. Instead, he is proposing to raise…
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has recommended a 3.5 cent increase in the county’s real property tax rate. When combined with his change to the homeowners’ income tax…
Elrich Vetoes “Developer Relief Act”
By Adam Pagnucco. As he promised, County Executive Marc Elrich has vetoed Bill 2-25, which provides 20-year property tax breaks to many real estate projects converting office buildings to residential…
By Adam Pagnucco. In his recommended FY26 operating budget, County Executive Marc Elrich has come out in favor of zero fares for the county’s Ride On bus service. But in…
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has announced that the State of Maryland, Montgomery County and the Town of Poolesville are offering a $3 million incentive to the warring…
Union Attacks Elrich
By Adam Pagnucco. In a classic man-bites-dog story, a county employee union is attacking County Executive Marc Elrich. And why? The union alleges that Elrich doesn’t want its members to…
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich appeared on last week’s Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi and made news. Most of his conversation with Kojo and analyst Tom Sherwood addressed…
By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, the county council is due to vote on a bill providing 20-year tax breaks to some office-to-residential conversion projects. The bill is part of the…
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has always granted generous compensation packages to county employees and he has occasionally recommended tax hikes to fund them. In return, county government…
Elrich Wants Another Tax Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. With President Donald Trump ravaging Montgomery County’s economy and Governor Wes Moore seeking a $300+ million annual income tax increase on MoCo, County Executive Marc Elrich is…