MOCO Roundup
Since so much is going on in the County, I’ve decided to do what I hope will be weekly roundups of all the most important going ons across all local government.
The election is coming up and we will have some coverage on that separately – this will be about what is going on in government now. I will say I suggest you make a plan for how you will vote now to make sure it happens!
Casey Anderson Saga
You can see our previous posts on the Casey Anderson sage here for the original accusations and apology and here for the investigation into Casey Anderson’s political contributions.
On Tuesday, County Council announced Anderson’s punishments
Here is the Bethesda Beat articles on the punishments.
New local news source Montgomery Perspective also did a piece on it (and we’ll have more on Montgomery Perspective further down).
WJLA 7 News (who originally broke the story) also wrote about it.
Thursday Evening a new leaked email claiming mysoginistic and toxic workplace
This article has the full piece on the new leaked email.
Friday Anderson responded to the email comments
Bethesda Beat interviewed Anderson:
“Anderson said in an interview Friday that the alleged comments in the email “are false” and that “many of the “specifics” are incorrect. He added that he would not be resigning as chair of the Planning Board.
Bethesda Beat Article – https://bethesdamagazine.com/2022/10/07/anderson-denies-allegations-comments-made-in-email-about-planning-department-workplace/
He believes the results of an investigation by county officials into the email’s contents will exonerate him.”
Thrive Council Session Review
You can see the full video of the session here. This article from Bethesda Beat has a summary of it and goes into more detail about discussion on the inclusion of River Road as a growth corridor.
State Audit reveals 2 MCPS Employees investigated for embezzlement
Massive news came on Wednesday 10/5 that 2 MCPS employees were being accused of potential embezzlement. Bethesda Beat reported the previous link and also followed up with MCPS response to it.
Montgomery Perspective also wrote about it.
You can view the entire huge report here.
Not the first time MCPS has had issues with investigations.
Questions arose with previous bus camera deal because it was profitable for the company but not for MCPS.
Superintendent Dr. McKnight and Union Clash
As if this week wasn’t already busy enough, word leaked Thursday 10/6 that McKnight sent out an email to employees blaming MCEA (the teacher’s union) for a breakdown in negotiations.
We have obtained the full email and you can see it here:
McknightEmailAboutUnion10_6_22MCEA responded with a rally (view live stream here).
Bethesda Beat wrote about MCEA and MCPS not agreeing to ground rules for bargaining.
New Site “Montgomery Perspective”
Veteran local news writer Adam Pagnucco has started up what looks to be a really good analysis and news blog.
Besides the ones references above he has also already done some analysis of the 2022 primary election which can be found here:
- Primary Election Turnout analysis – Part 1 and Part 2
- Analysis of the Primary Election Blowouts
- A look at Marilyn Balcombe’s comeback.
NEW Local And Hyper Local Swag
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That’s it for this week
Be sure to check out our other sections and we will have more on the upcoming election shortly.
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