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Anonymous
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These might be your last chances to tell the county what you think about their prospective Attainable Housing Strategy (since they obviously won’t put it to a community vote).
FYI, you can provide additional feedback here: https://mcgmd.wufoo.com/forms/z823ui90z2ksvq/ They might be reminded that what they say could affect not only your county votes in 2026 (I’m sure they they are hoping we will forgot) but it certainly could have an affect on who people vote for locally, statewide, and nationally in 2024. Makes me curious how Hogan and Alsobrooks feel about “upzoning.” Listening schedule here: https://mocoshow.com/2024/08/17/montgomery-county-to-host-community-listening-sessions-on-countys-housing-crisis/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2cBeEMTKy8c8OwbxL2BqxXm50YgTagRbjrOs4Zo6VELZafVqgpHfSAGRk_aem_Sj1sp0gkxxF8VkTRT6PJXA Only the final is available on Zoom. Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center (1319 Apple Ave., Silver Spring, MD) Thursday, Sept. 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wheaton Community Recreation Center (11701 Georgia Ave., Wheaton, MD) Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the White Oak Community Recreation Center (1700 April Lane, Silver Spring, MD) Monday, Sept. 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Germantown Community Center (18905 Kingsview Road, Germantown, MD) Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center (4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD – Wisconsin Room) Wednesday, Oct. 2, virtual on Zoom 12-1:30 p.m. |
Anonymous
| But wait, I thought this was a done deal that was getting crammed down our throats with no opportunity for community input? |
Anonymous
Don’t worry, it will be crammed down our throats. |
Anonymous
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OP thank you for the info. I’m on county council distribution lists but I did not get this notice.
One comment I will make is that they need to reduce my property taxes for bringing us zoning that will lower my property value tremendously. |
Anonymous
I’m sure that they will take the input as seriously as they did the Thrive input. TOTALLY on the up and up. *wink* This is box checking to try to head off lawsuits. That’s why they are all so inconveniently located and at inconvenient times. “Your honor, it’s clear that we’ve gathered appropriate community input, it not OUR fault that no one could attend.” |
Anonymous
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Oh no, not housing! I hate housing. The poors* can go live elsewhere. Not In My BackYard!
*anyone with a <300K HHI |
Anonymous
Can you elaborate on why you think this? |
Anonymous
It is a done deal. This is where they’re going to talk at us about solving the single family housing shortage by allowing people to tear down single family homes and replace them with apartments. |
Anonymous
| Moco govt doing everything they can to ruin the county and drive out high income earners who pay the most tax. Should go swimmingly. |
Anonymous
Don’t worry if that happens (and it probably will cause your valuation to increase) then they’ll raise the rate so that you still pay more. If your valuation goes up, they’ll keep the rate the same or raise it less. |
Anonymous
Exactly!! Maybe the plan is to turn Potomac into Germantown with high density housing on all those multiple acre lots? |
Anonymous
| Sure. They’ll “listen” but won’t really listen. |
Anonymous
Unironically. 
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Anonymous
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Can someone explain the governance design that allows this kind of sweeping policy change without putting it to a community vote?
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Anonymous
There are plenty of examples from back in the USSR! You will live in a pyatietazhka and you will like it. |