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Homeowner Prevails in Case Against HOA After Community Protest

In: Community Feedback, Government, HOA, House of Delegates, Housing, Local Government, Maryland

August 12, 2024 In a follow up to our previous post about the trial against a homeowner for alleged abusive HOA fees, we have the resolution to the court case with a victory going to the homeowner after the HOA dropped their fine. According to this piece on The PatchContinue Reading

Protest Precedes Trial Against Hispanic Homeowner for Unpaid, Abusive HOA Fines

In: Community Feedback, Government, HOA, House of Delegates, Housing, Lawsuits, Local Government, Maryland

August 5, 2024 – Featured image from Patch article credited to MuskratPhotos 6/25/24. Updated on 10/18/2024 for corrections. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 1, 2024 – Contact: Steven Lapham – Montgomery County Property Owners – Protest Abusive Homeowner Associations UPDATE: Mr. Segura did, in fact, owe some past “monthly assessments” whichContinue Reading

Democracy’s Deep Dark Pit Gets Dug Deeper

In: House of Delegates, Local Government, Maryland, MCDCC, MoCo Delegation

July 11, 2024 What started as a typical MCDCC appointment process (one that has played out a half dozen times in the last year and a half) to undemocratically appoint a Delegate for District 16 by a vote of a handful of party insiders, took a dark twist earlier thisContinue Reading

Engaging the Community: County and State Town Hall Meeting Recap

In: Community Feedback, County Council, House of Delegates, Local Government, Maryland, MoCo Delegation, Senate, Town Hall

June 18, 2024 I attended the District 2 County and District 15 State combined Town Hall which I thought was really interesting because it gave attendees a very clear definition of what is handled by the state and what is handled by the county for those that didn’t already know.Continue Reading

Summary of 1/12 MoCo House Delegation Meeting Looking at Upcoming Maryland Bills, Transportation Briefing

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

MCDCC Retiring Tax Debt, Yet Remains Plagued By Governance & Ethics Complaints

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, House of Delegates, Information, Live Stream, Local Government, Lt. Governor, Maryland, MCDCC, Pieter Friedrich

ROCKVILLE, MD – August 15, 2023 – By Pieter Friedrich Updated at 5p.m. 8/16 to clarify agenda item issue. Montgomery County’s troubled Democratic Party will retire its large outstanding tax obligation within the week, announced party treasurer Andrew Saundry at a tense meeting of the MCDCC on August 7, 2023. Continue Reading

Opinion: Hypocrisy and Irony regarding HB433: Expanding the Freedom to Serve Act

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, County Council, County Executive, Government, House of Delegates, Local Government, Maryland, Policing

The hypocrisy and irony inherent in HB433: Expanding the Freedom to Serve Act, sponsored by David Fraser-Hidalgo and Cheryl Kagan, are too blatant to go unchecked. The bill states, “There is an ongoing shortage of police officers in our communities. The Freedom to Serve Act will significantly increase the potentialContinue Reading

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