In: County Council, Government, Information, Local Government, Maryland, Parks and Planning, Planning Board

Last week Partap Verma testified in a state public hearing about planning board reform with some shocking accusations that the previous chair Casey Anderson improperly held inspector general investigations open. Yesterday (12/19/2022), the Inspector General responded to those public comments with a letter of clarification of testimony denying Verma’s accusations.Continue Reading

In: City of Gaithersburg, Development, Government, Live Stream, Local Government, Parks and Planning, Restaurants, Visuals

You can see some previous background on this project here from the City of Gaithersburg. Video / Livestream I attempted to livestream the event on Facebook but due to technical difficulties most of the audio is hard to hear. After the presentation was over, I took a closer look atContinue Reading

In: Attorney General, County Council, Courts, Government, Local Government, Maryland, Other news, Parks and Planning, Planning Board

County Council Press Release The County Council put out a press release on October 12th indicating that the council is seeking to immediately fill these positions following all 5 commissioners resigning. Residents must apply no later than October 18th Just 6 days after press release The Council is scheduled toContinue Reading

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

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

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

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