October 30, 2024 I attended the October 29 meeting at Clarksburg High School about the possibility of M83 being removed from the master plan (hosted by Montgomery Planning). I live tweeted the first hour and a half of presentation and Q&A sessions until the questions began to get a bitContinue Reading
July 17, 2024 As many of our readers are probably aware, there are several upcoming boundary studies the scope of which will include the majority of the county. This makes the school utilization report recently released by the Planning Board even more salient. This article will look over the schoolContinue Reading
March 13, 2024 In September 2023, the Montgomery County Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found misconduct of one of the County Council employees. The letter from the OIG stated that $11,490 of reservation fees were obtained and never paid for: “The investigation revealed that in 2022 and 2023, theContinue Reading
Below is a detailed Summary for the first group of planning board commissioner finalists (including direct links to each answer by each person). It is from the May 2, 2023 – Council Session (pm) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_4i_6_gbEg) You can take a look at our previous piece summarizing the finalists resumes andContinue Reading
Today, the Montgomery County Council announced that the planning board finalists for the remaining two positions (one for planning board chair and a planning board member). Interviews will take place at the Tuesday 5/2 County Council Meeting. We will have more coverage of this following the interviews and more researchContinue Reading
Today, the Montgomery County Council announced that the planning board finalists for the remaining two positions (one for planning board chair and a planning board member). Interviews will take place at the Tuesday 5/2 County Council Meeting. We will have more coverage of this following the interviews and more researchContinue Reading
Background Information Last year on October 12, 2022, all 5 Montgomery County Planning Board members resigned (Montgomery Planning) as requested by the County Council amid multiple scandals (The Washington Post – gfted). This was precipitated by numerous events that we covered: The original scandal involving Casey Anderson liquor use onContinue Reading
Background Info The County Council is set to interview finalists today for the 5 empty Montgomery County Planning Board spots after all 5 members resigned. Here is the full County Council Staff Report which includes everyone’s resume. Here is some basic information via Montgomery Perspective about each finalist. Some haveContinue Reading
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
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
