By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of a potentially huge increase in school impact taxes, the county council has passed a recordation tax hike for…
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Council Hunts for Savings in Elrich’s Budget
By Adam Pagnucco. Battered by tax-shocked residents, county employee unions and the legions of people who regularly demand funding for their favored spending, the county…
School Impact Taxes Set to Skyrocket
By Adam Pagnucco. The first of multiple tax hikes that will likely be implemented in coming weeks is now on deck. But this one did…
Unions Blast Effort to Reduce Tax Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500 have issued a press release blasting measures taken…
Is Anyone Else Getting a Big Tax Hike?
By Adam Pagnucco. Coming out of the pandemic, the county is confronting economic headwinds including inflation and potential recession. It has vulnerable populations with needs,…
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) has struck again, telling the council that another one of their bills will hurt…
They Have Been Warned Again
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I published a post titled They Were Warned explaining how the county council was told by their own staff a…
Realtors Launch Campaign to Stop Tax Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has started an advocacy campaign to oppose County Executive Marc Elrich’s ten percent property…
Top Stories: March 2023
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in March 2023, ranked by page views. 1. The Central Fiction of Elrich’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has issued a statement claiming that the recordation tax increase proposed by Council Members…