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MOCO Roundup – Local News Summaries of all the biggest Montgomery County Stories of the Week of October 3

In: County Council, Ethics, Government, Local Government, Maryland, MCEA negotiations, MCPS, Parks and Planning, Planning Board, School, Superintendent

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 willContinue Reading

NEW: Casey Anderson Made Political Contributions To Some County Council Members Determining His Fate – Council Has Closed Meeting Discussing Anderson Shortly After He Led Meeting As Normal – 9/24

In: 2022 Elections, Board Of Elections, Campaign Contributions, County Council, Elections, Ethics, Government, Local Government, Other news, Parks and Planning, Planning Board, Visuals, Voting

Some new developments in the Casey Anderson story since our last piece on it where Casey Anderson (Montgomery County Planning Board Chair) admitted to and apologized for having a full bar and making drinks and distributing alcohol to groups of people in county offices after hours. Anderson Chairs Meeting RightContinue Reading

Construction Pictures Along Great Seneca Science Corridor – 4 Different Properties And Multiple Angles – Also Universities At Shady Grove – 9/17/2022

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

Great Seneca Science Corridor Planning There is a lot of new development going on or soon to be going on in the Great Seneca Science Corridor which is part of Rockville. From the Montgomery Planning main page here you can navigate to look at different aspects of the plan. ThereContinue Reading

Casey Anderson’s Email To All Parks And Planning Employees Following Reports Of Investigation Underway For Having Alcohol In His Office And With Others After Hours

In: Ethics, Government, Local Government, Parks and Planning, Planning Board

Background A shocking article by WJLA news just came out documenting an investigation underway into Planning Board Chair Casey Anderson’s use of alcohol in the office. Email To Montgomery Planning In response to word of this investigation becoming public knowledge, Planning Board Chair Casey Anderson sent out the following emailContinue Reading

Montgomery County Politicians Tout “Triple-A” Bond Ratings by Wall Street, But Rising Rates Mean Debt Service (Interest Costs) Will Rise

In: County Council, County Executive, Government, Local Government, Maryland, Roving Correspondent

Like clockwork, an August press release by Montgomery County, MD government crowed “Montgomery County has maintained its “Triple-A” bond rating for 2022 from the three major Wall Street bond rating agencies.” But there is a glaring difference from the last time Montgomery County politicians put out such a positive spin on localContinue Reading

Scott Joftus, MCPS BOE Candidate, Responds To Questions Regarding KID Museum Organization Founded By Wife

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Community Feedback, COVID-19, Election Results, Elections, Ethics, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Non Profits, Public Funding, School, STEM

MCPS Ethics Policy You can view the official MCPS and MCPS BOE Ethics Policy here. After reading the ethics policy and hearing that Joftus has said he will recuse himself from these decisions regarding KID Museum, it became clear to that he is following ethics guidelines by the rules. JoftusContinue Reading

Paula Bienenfeld, Independent Candidate for Montgomery County, MD County Council District 4, to Challenge Rejected Petition in Court

In: 2022 Elections, Board Of Elections, Circuit Court, County Council, Election Petitions, Elections, Local Government, Maryland

Paula Bienenfeld’s Campaign Issued Press Release Today Independent Running In order for people to get on the ballot who are not in one of the two primary parties in Maryland they need to collect signatures. This is a very long time consuming process as you need to collect over 1000Continue Reading

Local Election Maps Voting Precinct Breakdown Of Executive Race Between Blair and Elrich – County Council District 4 – Maryland Comptroller

In: 2022 Elections, Comptroller, County Council, County Executive, Election Results, Elections, JamesN, Local Government, Maryland, Voting

Introduction If you haven’t seen, after the recount in the Democratic Primary County Executive race, Marc Elrich won by 32 votes. Local map maker twitter user JamesN has given us permission to share his maps showing precinct voting breakdown for several of the Democratic primary races. You can also subscribeContinue Reading

Were Two Seats Improperly Added To The Montgomery County Council? – Community Reports

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, County Charter, County Council, Local Government, Maryland

Editor Note: A recent decision about the charter amendment process has reignited conversation about the last time around. Ballot Question C Added On August 4th 2020 the County Council introduced and adopted a resolution for a ballot question adding two seats to the county council. This question was placed onContinue Reading

As David Blair Requests Recount Questions Remain Regarding 172 Uncounted Contested Ballots – Montgomery County MD 2022 Democratic Primary Election – 8/16/22

In: 2022 Elections, Board Of Elections, County Executive, Election Results, Elections, Local Government, Maryland, MoCo Courts, Uncategorized, Voting

Quick Video Summary Of This Post Certified Election Results The election was officially certified on August 13, 2022 as evidenced in the tweet below with Marc Elrich winning by 35 votes. David Blair Requests Recount As reported by Steve Bohnel of Bethesda Beat, here is the requested order of recount:Continue Reading

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