By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando has followed through on his position opposing a property tax increase by releasing a plan to slow the growth of county spending instead. …
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165 Does Not Equal 8
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By Adam Pagnucco. As of this writing, there are two plans on the table for the county’s FY27 operating budget. There is County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended budget, which relies…
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By Adam Pagnucco. If you have been looking at your property tax bill over the last few years and have noticed substantial increases, you’re right. (And if you would like…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A new poll of likely Montgomery County Democratic primary voters finds that only 8 percent support raising property taxes “on all existing residents and businesses.” Unfortunately for…
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Elrich’s Special Taxing Districts
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended FY27 operating budget contains a property tax increase and an income tax increase, both of which are receiving public attention. But it…
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By Adam Pagnucco. When County Executive Marc Elrich announced his FY27 recommended operating budget, he mentioned that it contained a 6.3 cent property tax increase. That doesn’t sound like much,…
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The Biggest Broken Promise in MoCo Politics
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2018, then-Council Member Marc Elrich campaigned for county executive on an important promise: he was going to work with his endorsers in the county government…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Near the end of Friday afternoon, County Executive Marc Elrich released his last recommended operating budget. (Elrich is term limited and is running for a council at-large…
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Should MoCo Tax the Rich?
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By Adam Pagnucco. With MoCo’s revenues nose diving, the talk of tax hikes is predictably heating up. Here is one idea making the rounds: let’s just tax rich people. We…
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MoCo Revenues Crash and Burn
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s finally happening. In an event presaged by early signs of deterioration in the county’s (and the region’s) economy, Montgomery County’s revenues are now projected to collapse. …