By Adam Pagnucco. In prior posts, I have noted support of the Nine Districts charter amendment by Republicans, developers and unions. But a lot more people beyond those groups would…
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By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, I wrote a post asking whether the county council had violated the state’s Open Meetings Act by posting two charter amendments on its agenda the…
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By Paul Bessel. With due respect to the members of the MoCo Council, I believe they made a mistake when they voted to put on the ballot the issue of…
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Two Districts vs Nine Districts
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By Adam Pagnucco. Moments ago, the county council voted on whether to place three charter amendments on the ballot that would change the council’s structure. An amendment authored by Council…
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By Adam Pagnucco. This morning, MoCo residents woke up to find two brand new items on the council’s agenda that were not present late last night. Both of them are…
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Council Drops Poison Pill on Nine Districts
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By Adam Pagnucco. In addition to placing at least one competing proposal on the ballot, the county council is about to adopt a tactic to defeat the proposed charter amendment…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Nine Districts for MoCo, a group that seeks to replace the current county council structure of 5 districts seats and 4 at-large seats with 9 district seats,…
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What Will Happen to the County Council?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Conversations had been going on for a while, but when Nine Districts for MoCo announced that they had gathered 15,000 signatures for their charter amendment, things got…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Nine Districts for MoCo, the group seeking to replace the current county council structure of 5 district seats and 4 at-large seats with 9 district seats, claimed…
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Nine Kings and Queens
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By Adam Pagnucco. Advocates of a nine-district county council in MoCo press on despite clear evidence that our at-large races have much more political competition than our district races. But…