As published yesterday by the Bethesda Beat, the redistricting commission revealed three possible maps for seven new County Council districts. The maps can be viewed below or at the Redistricting Commission website. Redistricting could have […]
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Which at-large campaigns have the most in-county donors?
A few days ago, Adam Pagnucco published an interesting article on Seventh State summarizing the campaign finance reports of fifteen candidates for the council at-large seats. Below is a chart illustrating the total funds raised […]
First community meeting to discuss future of Burtonsville Crossing
Last Monday, over 150 people attended a community meeting to discuss the Burtonsville Crossing Shopping Center. This event was planned to be the first meeting as part of a local #buildabetterBurtonsville campaign. During the meeting, […]
At-large candidates respond to East County questionnaire
Update (June 2): one additional candidate response has been added. About a month ago, the “Coalition of East County Citizens” distributed a questionnaire to the candidates seeking an at-large seat on the Montgomery County Council. […]
Meeting to discuss new retail in Burtonsville Town Square
Last week the Coalition to Fix 198 received an invitation of a pre-filing community meeting for a proposed development in Burtonsville Town Square. The meeting will be held Tuesday evening, April 17, at the Praisner […]
Cloverly Safeway is not rebuilding
There is a rumor going around on Nextdoor.com that the Cloverly Safeway is proposing to rebuild. Settle down folks, that is not true. What is actually happening is that the owner of the Safeway is […]
Should MoCo taxpayers subsidize country clubs?
The information in this article has been corrected. As reported today by Adam Pagnucco of Seventh State, the Montgomery County delegation (the elected officials who represent MoCo in the state capital) overwhelmingly defeated a proposal […]
County agrees to build long-awaited sidewalk on Good Hope Road
After nearly three decades of petitioning for one, residents of Good Hope Estates might soon get a sidewalk along the main entrance road to their neighborhood. “Anyone who’s walked on Good Hope Road knows it’s […]
Councilmembers urge MCDOT to study extending dedicated lanes for US 29 BRT
Earlier today, Councilmember Roger Berliner and five councilmembers sent a letter to Al Roshdieh, Director of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, urging MCDOT to study a revolutionary idea for the County’s Bus Rapid Transit […]