In: BOE, Community Feedback, County Council, Education & Culture, Government, Local Government, MCPS, Montgomery County Police Department, Policing, Public Funding, Public Safety, Safety, School Funding, Special Education, Transportation

April 8th, 2024 – This testimony was given to the County Council on the FY2025 operating budget Hello my name is Jason Makstein and I run the blog Moderately MOCO but today I am testifying as a community advocate about various items in the operating budgets. My focus will beContinue Reading

In: Enrollment, Government, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, MCPS Enrollment, Research, School

February 25, 2024 Background and Source Data Public school enrollment numbers by Maryland county and by school level was determined for the school years: 2019-2020 was the last pre-pandemic school year, 2023-2024 is the current school year. School levels are: Data sources are official enrollment from the State of Maryland.Continue Reading

In: County Council, County Executive, Demographics, Government, Hate / Bias Incidents, Hate / Bias Incidents, Incident Response, Local Government, MCPS, Montgomery County Police Department, Population, Safety

Updated and edited January 21, 2024. Posted January 16, 2024. Background We’ve been working on this report on hate and bias incidents in Montgomery County Maryland for the last few years. This report is based on data from July 2022 through October 31, 2023. It is important to note thatContinue Reading

In: City of Gaithersburg, City of Rockville, Community Feedback, County Executive, Esther Wells Tweets, Government, House of Delegates, Information, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, MoCo Delegation

January 14th, 2024. This article summary is based on this X/Twitter thread by Esther Wells (used with permission). Full video: 1/12 Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting (youtube.com) Starting Now: 1/12 Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting. Weekly cadence of Fridays at 9am to keep up with what’s going on. CE ElrichContinue Reading

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, County Council, DHHS, Emergency Response, Government, Information, Local Government, Maryland, Mental health, Montgomery County Police Department, Policing, Public Safety

Community Reports – Anonymous Submission December 11, 2023 Councilmember Shares Crisis Response Gone Wrong “Let’s be honest with the public. If you don’t want the police to come, don’t call MCOTs.” This was the public yelp-like review from Councilmember Kristin Mink during the November 29th EC/HHS/PS Joint Committee Worksession. MCOTsContinue Reading

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, Government, Local Government, Maryland, MCDCC, Pieter Friedrich, Taxes

Forensic Analysis of Photographs from Past Galas Show Perhaps 200 Fewer People Than Usual October 25, 2023 by Pieter Friedrich NORTH BETHESDA, MD Despite claims that the event was “sold out,” the Democratic Party Fall Gala on Sunday night was sparsely attended. (Caption: Notice the 2021 event has as manyContinue Reading

In: Construction, Environment, Environment, Government, Labs Under Construction, Local Government, Parks and Planning, Planning Board, Universities At Shady Grove

October 11, 2023 Last year in September of 2022 we did a series of photos about development along the Great Seneca Science Corridor. See that post also for a map of the different locations discussed below. Today we have a treat which is drone imagery updates of that area courtesyContinue Reading

In: Government, Information, Local Government, Maryland, MCDCC, Voting

October 4th, 2023 – Moderately MOCO received the following letter Subject: Unless There is an Immediate Change in Leadership, Please Skip the MCDCC Fall Gala My Fellow Democrats: I am writing to you as a party leader and longtime donor today because I, like you, have been hearing and readingContinue Reading