In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Elections, Government, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, School, Virtual

Basic Information Facebook www.facebook.com/Esther4BOE Website https://voteforesther.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/estherlwells Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? As a parent of a developmentally disabled 4th grader in MCPS, I have learned that when systems collectively struggle to meet the needs ofContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Comptroller, County Council, Elections, Government, Governor, Local Government, Maryland, MCPS, Voting

After much research and discussion amongst our team, here is our recommended ballot for the 2022 General election. Note: Everyone can vote for all of the non-partisan BOE positions. For all election information visit the MOCO Board of Elections here or if you have any questions the social media teamContinue 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: 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: 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

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

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

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

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

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, Maryland, Non Profits, Olney Cropdusters, Other news, Public Funding, Roving Correspondent, Sports

What is a Cropduster? I had no idea Olney was getting a semi-pro baseball team this summer until a neighbor and fellow parent of young children brought it up.  “Did you hear about this new Olney semi-pro team.  The Cropdusters?” Nope.  I confessed I had not.  What is a Cropduster? Continue Reading