Montgomery County - What Happened?

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Anonymous wrote:Arlington County - What Happened?

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/12/27/developing-police-investigating-shots-fired-near-courthouse/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/11/10/acpd-investigating-shots-fired-in-halls-hill-neighborhood/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/10/15/police-investigating-gunfire-that-damaged-window-in-green-valley/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/04/30/just-in-schools-secured-as-acpd-investigates-shots-fired-call-near-ballston/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/04/28/one-arrested-after-report-of-shot-fired-outside-of-wakefield-hs-on-saturday/

+1. I live in Arlington and crime is a real problem here. The criminals know that our leadership is soft on crime and that there is no real punishment for what they do. We have tons of stolen packages and cars broken into into my neighborhood. And we're not immune from gun violence, as the links above show. We even have a well-known gun store right in the heart of Clarendon.

The crime is from all the low income housing and apartments that Arlington is approving for development/subsidizing. The bottom 40% of the income distribution commits more than 2/3rds of the violent crime. The top 40% of the income distribution only commits 18% of the violent crime. If the income composition of the county changes, the crime rate changes with it. Combining this with criminal justice reforms that remove three strike laws for felonies and expunging Minors criminal records is a recipe for disaster. The reality of it is that most of the crime is committed by an especially violent 1% of the population. Mandatory life sentences for violent criminals with prior felonies would reduce the crime rates by more than half.

Unfortunately, Arlington keeps wanting to build more of that housing, including in North Arlington. Check out Plan Langston Boulevard. Arlington had a good run, but unfortunately it will continue to change for the worse as there's a push for more density everywhere and fewer SFHs.

This is happening in MoCo too. The Council just passed the University Boulevard Plan despite overwhelming opposition from the community (because who cares about voters and residents, right Natali Fani Gonzalez, Evan Glass, and Andrew Friedson?) and basically spelled the end for SFH zoning in that area, though consider it a model for the rest of the county.

Meanwhile, the council has also passed 20 year tax abatements for developers. So infrastructure and schools will suffer, property taxes go up, and more of the same decline for MoCo.

10 angry old people yelling at a community meeting is not "overwhelming opposition".

Get a clue, dud. 99% of people have something called a "life" and don't attend those silly meetings.

And those people want more housing.

You lost. Get over it.

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Anonymous wrote:Arlington County - What Happened?

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/12/27/developing-police-investigating-shots-fired-near-courthouse/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/11/10/acpd-investigating-shots-fired-in-halls-hill-neighborhood/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/10/15/police-investigating-gunfire-that-damaged-window-in-green-valley/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/04/30/just-in-schools-secured-as-acpd-investigates-shots-fired-call-near-ballston/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/04/28/one-arrested-after-report-of-shot-fired-outside-of-wakefield-hs-on-saturday/

+1. I live in Arlington and crime is a real problem here. The criminals know that our leadership is soft on crime and that there is no real punishment for what they do. We have tons of stolen packages and cars broken into into my neighborhood. And we're not immune from gun violence, as the links above show. We even have a well-known gun store right in the heart of Clarendon.

The crime is from all the low income housing and apartments that Arlington is approving for development/subsidizing. The bottom 40% of the income distribution commits more than 2/3rds of the violent crime. The top 40% of the income distribution only commits 18% of the violent crime. If the income composition of the county changes, the crime rate changes with it. Combining this with criminal justice reforms that remove three strike laws for felonies and expunging Minors criminal records is a recipe for disaster. The reality of it is that most of the crime is committed by an especially violent 1% of the population. Mandatory life sentences for violent criminals with prior felonies would reduce the crime rates by more than half.

Unfortunately, Arlington keeps wanting to build more of that housing, including in North Arlington. Check out Plan Langston Boulevard. Arlington had a good run, but unfortunately it will continue to change for the worse as there's a push for more density everywhere and fewer SFHs.

This is happening in MoCo too. The Council just passed the University Boulevard Plan despite overwhelming opposition from the community (because who cares about voters and residents, right Natali Fani Gonzalez, Evan Glass, and Andrew Friedson?) and basically spelled the end for SFH zoning in that area, though consider it a model for the rest of the county.

Meanwhile, the council has also passed 20 year tax abatements for developers. So infrastructure and schools will suffer, property taxes go up, and more of the same decline for MoCo.

10 angry old people yelling at a community meeting is not "overwhelming opposition".

Get a clue, dud. 99% of people have something called a "life" and don't attend those silly meetings.

And those people want more housing.

You lost. Get over it.

Gross.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Arlington County - What Happened?

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/12/27/developing-police-investigating-shots-fired-near-courthouse/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/11/10/acpd-investigating-shots-fired-in-halls-hill-neighborhood/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/10/15/police-investigating-gunfire-that-damaged-window-in-green-valley/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/04/30/just-in-schools-secured-as-acpd-investigates-shots-fired-call-near-ballston/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/04/28/one-arrested-after-report-of-shot-fired-outside-of-wakefield-hs-on-saturday/

+1. I live in Arlington and crime is a real problem here. The criminals know that our leadership is soft on crime and that there is no real punishment for what they do. We have tons of stolen packages and cars broken into into my neighborhood. And we're not immune from gun violence, as the links above show. We even have a well-known gun store right in the heart of Clarendon.

The crime is from all the low income housing and apartments that Arlington is approving for development/subsidizing. The bottom 40% of the income distribution commits more than 2/3rds of the violent crime. The top 40% of the income distribution only commits 18% of the violent crime. If the income composition of the county changes, the crime rate changes with it. Combining this with criminal justice reforms that remove three strike laws for felonies and expunging Minors criminal records is a recipe for disaster. The reality of it is that most of the crime is committed by an especially violent 1% of the population. Mandatory life sentences for violent criminals with prior felonies would reduce the crime rates by more than half.

Unfortunately, Arlington keeps wanting to build more of that housing, including in North Arlington. Check out Plan Langston Boulevard. Arlington had a good run, but unfortunately it will continue to change for the worse as there's a push for more density everywhere and fewer SFHs.

This is happening in MoCo too. The Council just passed the University Boulevard Plan despite overwhelming opposition from the community (because who cares about voters and residents, right Natali Fani Gonzalez, Evan Glass, and Andrew Friedson?) and basically spelled the end for SFH zoning in that area, though consider it a model for the rest of the county.

Meanwhile, the council has also passed 20 year tax abatements for developers. So infrastructure and schools will suffer, property taxes go up, and more of the same decline for MoCo.

10 angry old people yelling at a community meeting is not "overwhelming opposition".

Get a clue, dud. 99% of people have something called a "life" and don't attend those silly meetings.

And those people want more housing.

You lost. Get over it.

DP. You are right most people don’t attend the meetings. All of them I know were opposed. Many think you all are destroying the quality of life in the county, and thinking about getting out. The county lost. Again. It’s been losing for years. By idiots who think they know what’s better than the community. Enjoy winning

[Anonymous]

Does MoCo have data centers like NoVa? If not, did we miss out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does MoCo have data centers like NoVa? If not, did we miss out?

Sure if you want Cancer, major environmental problems and even larger electric costs.

[Anonymous]

MOCO has a huge problem.

Conservatives see an in and they are coming for the county.

BOE elections tell us this.

Crazy shitty Brenda Diaz got too many votes last time. And now Ricki Mui is trying again at something. Even Mandel the insane got votes which is horrifying. And now there are others who think they can hide who they are. Do your research people. Stay away from Moderately Montgomery they are RW drivel with anyone else they promote. They try to hide it with word salad like Esther Wells again another MAGA stupid.

MAGA is growing in MOCO because everyone else is lethargic and thinks if they have money none of this affects them. Democratic party in MOCO has major issues.

Well Hobby Lobby would not be coming here if they did not think it was finally time to take over. It is a sign the county is going the wrong way.

Wake the hell up Moms4Liberty is coming for your schools and believe me the evidence is glaring Republicans/conservatives take over a county or a state it dies. The Evidence is in every red state in this country.

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Anonymous wrote:Do MoCo residents even create threads like this about Nova? I think that speaks volumes.

Right, NoVa people are massively insecure, which is why they create these threads about MoCo.

You guys are both insecure, uncultured suburbanites. MoCo is an increasingly poor dump, and NoVa is heinous suburban sprawl. You guys both suck lol

I posted above. I’m in MoCo (Silver Spring). Spent a fair bit of the last two weeks in NoVa visiting with friends and family for holiday gatherings. If I could do it all again in terms of buying a home, schools, etc, I’d go with NoVa or Howard County. MoCo has gone downhill and the council seems committed to undermining the quality of life for middle class residents.

Bigger picture I like that MD and MoCo are largely blue but there’s a tipping point at which “progressive” policies just mean more crime, more trash all over, crumbling infrastructure, schools falling apart under the weight of the result of less tax income, massive tax breaks to developers just to build in the county, no job market, and an influx of kids in public schools over the last 20 years who need more support than the county can truly afford to provide. “Progressive” has meant an erosion of the quality of life and it hits middle and working class people the hardest.

Gives me no joy to say I made the wrong move when I settled in MoCo. And maybe I’d feel differently if I was wealthy, living in Chevy Chase or Bethesda or Potomac and my kids were in private. Those people seem really happy.

This x 1,000. MoCo boosters are mostly blue bloods who send their kids to private schools, go to country clubs, and can isolate themselves from all the county’s problems. For actual people who work for a living and don’t have inherited wealth and who have to go grocery shopping, go to a gym, go shopping and not have an assistant shop for us, etc., the quality of life has gotten noticeably worse over the past 10 years.

Ask yourself this. Are Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, or McLean nicer, have less crime, better schools, and have more amenities than they did in the 1990s? Can you say the same thing about Silver Spring, Wheaton, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, etc.?

The answers to all the VA burbs is a resounding yes.

You guys nailed it. For wealthy people who stick to Bethesda / Potomac / Chevy Chase, all is gravy. The W schools are elite, downtown Bethesda has gotten nicer, Chevy Chase is crystallized in time with its beautiful historic character, and the country clubs are still there humming along.

It’s the middle class that has evaporated in MoCo. Those that remain are left with lesser quality schools, more crime, and higher taxes to support a growing poor population in need of heavy services.

HoCo, and to a lesser extent Frederick and AA have essentially taken over as the go to middle class areas of Maryland post MoCo’s decline.

Hopefully it will be slow going in MoCo…maybe a lawsuit will get filed to gum up the works for a few years. We liked underbuying as far as housing because it allowed us financial freedom to do other things, but I think that we will move to a better part of the county sooner than we had planned.

lol. This is how MoCo ended up stagnating.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Arlington County - What Happened?

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/12/27/developing-police-investigating-shots-fired-near-courthouse/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/11/10/acpd-investigating-shots-fired-in-halls-hill-neighborhood/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/10/15/police-investigating-gunfire-that-damaged-window-in-green-valley/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/04/30/just-in-schools-secured-as-acpd-investigates-shots-fired-call-near-ballston/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/04/28/one-arrested-after-report-of-shot-fired-outside-of-wakefield-hs-on-saturday/

+1. I live in Arlington and crime is a real problem here. The criminals know that our leadership is soft on crime and that there is no real punishment for what they do. We have tons of stolen packages and cars broken into into my neighborhood. And we're not immune from gun violence, as the links above show. We even have a well-known gun store right in the heart of Clarendon.

The crime is from all the low income housing and apartments that Arlington is approving for development/subsidizing. The bottom 40% of the income distribution commits more than 2/3rds of the violent crime. The top 40% of the income distribution only commits 18% of the violent crime. If the income composition of the county changes, the crime rate changes with it. Combining this with criminal justice reforms that remove three strike laws for felonies and expunging Minors criminal records is a recipe for disaster. The reality of it is that most of the crime is committed by an especially violent 1% of the population. Mandatory life sentences for violent criminals with prior felonies would reduce the crime rates by more than half.

Unfortunately, Arlington keeps wanting to build more of that housing, including in North Arlington. Check out Plan Langston Boulevard. Arlington had a good run, but unfortunately it will continue to change for the worse as there's a push for more density everywhere and fewer SFHs.

This is happening in MoCo too. The Council just passed the University Boulevard Plan despite overwhelming opposition from the community (because who cares about voters and residents, right Natali Fani Gonzalez, Evan Glass, and Andrew Friedson?) and basically spelled the end for SFH zoning in that area, though consider it a model for the rest of the county.

Meanwhile, the council has also passed 20 year tax abatements for developers. So infrastructure and schools will suffer, property taxes go up, and more of the same decline for MoCo.

10 angry old people yelling at a community meeting is not "overwhelming opposition".

Get a clue, dud. 99% of people have something called a "life" and don't attend those silly meetings.

And those people want more housing.

You lost. Get over it.

I attended multiple listening sessions. Hundreds of people in attendance. Overwhelming opposition from communities impacted. You can watch these sessions online. Don’t have to take my word for it.

This plan is entirely for-profit developer driven. It allows developers to build massive condos in SFH neighborhoods and charge $$$$$$ without any of the hassle of community input or impact taxes.

It doesn’t ensure affordable housing - to the contrary. The county’s own assessment highlighted that the plan undermines already affordable neighborhoods and disproportionately affects black and Latino families. And it puts the burden of all infrastructures related costs on the backs of taxpayers who are already facing rising property taxes.

All of which is contributing to the further decline of the county.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MOCO has a huge problem.

Conservatives see an in and they are coming for the county.

BOE elections tell us this.

Crazy shitty Brenda Diaz got too many votes last time. And now Ricki Mui is trying again at something. Even Mandel the insane got votes which is horrifying. And now there are others who think they can hide who they are. Do your research people. Stay away from Moderately Montgomery they are RW drivel with anyone else they promote. They try to hide it with word salad like Esther Wells again another MAGA stupid.

MAGA is growing in MOCO because everyone else is lethargic and thinks if they have money none of this affects them. Democratic party in MOCO has major issues.

Well Hobby Lobby would not be coming here if they did not think it was finally time to take over. It is a sign the county is going the wrong way.

Wake the hell up Moms4Liberty is coming for your schools and believe me the evidence is glaring Republicans/conservatives take over a county or a state it dies. The Evidence is in every red state in this country.

I’ll say this. I’m not voting Republican bc MAGA is a destructive force and undermines democracy and well being in this country.

But I sure as heck won’t be voting for any “progressive” in MoCo who isn’t getting good paying professional jobs into the county, is selling out middle class SFH neighborhoods to developers, and who isn’t making common sense decisions about county resources and tax revenue (eg., stop tax giveaways to for-profit developers and banks).

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Anonymous wrote:MOCO has a huge problem.

Conservatives see an in and they are coming for the county.

BOE elections tell us this.

Crazy shitty Brenda Diaz got too many votes last time. And now Ricki Mui is trying again at something. Even Mandel the insane got votes which is horrifying. And now there are others who think they can hide who they are. Do your research people. Stay away from Moderately Montgomery they are RW drivel with anyone else they promote. They try to hide it with word salad like Esther Wells again another MAGA stupid.

MAGA is growing in MOCO because everyone else is lethargic and thinks if they have money none of this affects them. Democratic party in MOCO has major issues.

Well Hobby Lobby would not be coming here if they did not think it was finally time to take over. It is a sign the county is going the wrong way.

Wake the hell up Moms4Liberty is coming for your schools and believe me the evidence is glaring Republicans/conservatives take over a county or a state it dies. The Evidence is in every red state in this country.

Take your meds. Republicans aren’t ever going to win in MoCo. It will just continue to get poorer and poorer, and more black and Latino as has been the trend over the past two decades — two groups of people who dont exactly vote red.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Arlington County - What Happened?

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/12/27/developing-police-investigating-shots-fired-near-courthouse/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/11/10/acpd-investigating-shots-fired-in-halls-hill-neighborhood/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/10/15/police-investigating-gunfire-that-damaged-window-in-green-valley/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/04/30/just-in-schools-secured-as-acpd-investigates-shots-fired-call-near-ballston/

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/04/28/one-arrested-after-report-of-shot-fired-outside-of-wakefield-hs-on-saturday/

+1. I live in Arlington and crime is a real problem here. The criminals know that our leadership is soft on crime and that there is no real punishment for what they do. We have tons of stolen packages and cars broken into into my neighborhood. And we're not immune from gun violence, as the links above show. We even have a well-known gun store right in the heart of Clarendon.

The crime is from all the low income housing and apartments that Arlington is approving for development/subsidizing. The bottom 40% of the income distribution commits more than 2/3rds of the violent crime. The top 40% of the income distribution only commits 18% of the violent crime. If the income composition of the county changes, the crime rate changes with it. Combining this with criminal justice reforms that remove three strike laws for felonies and expunging Minors criminal records is a recipe for disaster. The reality of it is that most of the crime is committed by an especially violent 1% of the population. Mandatory life sentences for violent criminals with prior felonies would reduce the crime rates by more than half.

Unfortunately, Arlington keeps wanting to build more of that housing, including in North Arlington. Check out Plan Langston Boulevard. Arlington had a good run, but unfortunately it will continue to change for the worse as there's a push for more density everywhere and fewer SFHs.

This is happening in MoCo too. The Council just passed the University Boulevard Plan despite overwhelming opposition from the community (because who cares about voters and residents, right Natali Fani Gonzalez, Evan Glass, and Andrew Friedson?) and basically spelled the end for SFH zoning in that area, though consider it a model for the rest of the county.

Meanwhile, the council has also passed 20 year tax abatements for developers. So infrastructure and schools will suffer, property taxes go up, and more of the same decline for MoCo.

10 angry old people yelling at a community meeting is not "overwhelming opposition".

Get a clue, dud. 99% of people have something called a "life" and don't attend those silly meetings.

And those people want more housing.

You lost. Get over it.

DP. Curious why you think the plan will lower housing prices because the land and housing prices have gone up every other time we’ve increased zoning. Land cost is a major driver of housing cost so if the land becomes more expensive how do you lower prices for comparable units?

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Anonymous wrote:MOCO has a huge problem.

Conservatives see an in and they are coming for the county.

BOE elections tell us this.

Crazy shitty Brenda Diaz got too many votes last time. And now Ricki Mui is trying again at something. Even Mandel the insane got votes which is horrifying. And now there are others who think they can hide who they are. Do your research people. Stay away from Moderately Montgomery they are RW drivel with anyone else they promote. They try to hide it with word salad like Esther Wells again another MAGA stupid.

MAGA is growing in MOCO because everyone else is lethargic and thinks if they have money none of this affects them. Democratic party in MOCO has major issues.

Well Hobby Lobby would not be coming here if they did not think it was finally time to take over. It is a sign the county is going the wrong way.

Wake the hell up Moms4Liberty is coming for your schools and believe me the evidence is glaring Republicans/conservatives take over a county or a state it dies. The Evidence is in every red state in this country.

I’ll say this. I’m not voting Republican bc MAGA is a destructive force and undermines democracy and well being in this country.

But I sure as heck won’t be voting for any “progressive” in MoCo who isn’t getting good paying professional jobs into the county, is selling out middle class SFH neighborhoods to developers, and who isn’t making common sense decisions about county resources and tax revenue (eg., stop tax giveaways to for-profit developers and banks).

The only way to get those jobs is to fix the schools. I am not talking about a few small businesses. To get thousands of well-paid jobs, you need fortune 500 companies. And their biggest criteria:
-well educated community
-affordable housing and decent commute for their employees
-excellent schools for their employees children

Montgomery County currently has 1 of 3. If we dont address the other 2, it's only going to get worse

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MOCO has a huge problem.

Conservatives see an in and they are coming for the county.

BOE elections tell us this.

Crazy shitty Brenda Diaz got too many votes last time. And now Ricki Mui is trying again at something. Even Mandel the insane got votes which is horrifying. And now there are others who think they can hide who they are. Do your research people. Stay away from Moderately Montgomery they are RW drivel with anyone else they promote. They try to hide it with word salad like Esther Wells again another MAGA stupid.

MAGA is growing in MOCO because everyone else is lethargic and thinks if they have money none of this affects them. Democratic party in MOCO has major issues.

Well Hobby Lobby would not be coming here if they did not think it was finally time to take over. It is a sign the county is going the wrong way.

Wake the hell up Moms4Liberty is coming for your schools and believe me the evidence is glaring Republicans/conservatives take over a county or a state it dies. The Evidence is in every red state in this country.

I’ll say this. I’m not voting Republican bc MAGA is a destructive force and undermines democracy and well being in this country.

But I sure as heck won’t be voting for any “progressive” in MoCo who isn’t getting good paying professional jobs into the county, is selling out middle class SFH neighborhoods to developers, and who isn’t making common sense decisions about county resources and tax revenue (eg., stop tax giveaways to for-profit developers and banks).

The only way to get those jobs is to fix the schools. I am not talking about a few small businesses. To get thousands of well-paid jobs, you need fortune 500 companies. And their biggest criteria:
-well educated community
-affordable housing and decent commute for their employees
-excellent schools for their employees children

Montgomery County currently has 1 of 3. If we dont address the other 2, it's only going to get worse

I agree with you about the importance of schools. But I think the county could do more to promote businesses coming here.

Look at NoVa - over the last 20 years businesses, including multiple Fortune 500 companies but also smaller but healthy businesses, have set up shop in NoVa. In MoCo it’s been drip, drip, drip and many businesses have actually left the county. We couldn’t even secure a replacement for Discovery in SS, which was a prime location for a business at the time.

As a tax payer I’d much rather subsidize corporations who commit to the county and offer professional, high paying jobs, versus subsidizing these real estate developers who sap resources and just add to the decline of infrastructure while building condos that they sell for $$$. But that is where the council is focused. Who do they think is going to buy these condos?!?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MOCO has a huge problem.

Conservatives see an in and they are coming for the county.

BOE elections tell us this.

Crazy shitty Brenda Diaz got too many votes last time. And now Ricki Mui is trying again at something. Even Mandel the insane got votes which is horrifying. And now there are others who think they can hide who they are. Do your research people. Stay away from Moderately Montgomery they are RW drivel with anyone else they promote. They try to hide it with word salad like Esther Wells again another MAGA stupid.

MAGA is growing in MOCO because everyone else is lethargic and thinks if they have money none of this affects them. Democratic party in MOCO has major issues.

Well Hobby Lobby would not be coming here if they did not think it was finally time to take over. It is a sign the county is going the wrong way.

Wake the hell up Moms4Liberty is coming for your schools and believe me the evidence is glaring Republicans/conservatives take over a county or a state it dies. The Evidence is in every red state in this country.

I’ll say this. I’m not voting Republican bc MAGA is a destructive force and undermines democracy and well being in this country.

But I sure as heck won’t be voting for any “progressive” in MoCo who isn’t getting good paying professional jobs into the county, is selling out middle class SFH neighborhoods to developers, and who isn’t making common sense decisions about county resources and tax revenue (eg., stop tax giveaways to for-profit developers and banks).

The only way to get those jobs is to fix the schools. I am not talking about a few small businesses. To get thousands of well-paid jobs, you need fortune 500 companies. And their biggest criteria:
-well educated community
-affordable housing and decent commute for their employees
-excellent schools for their employees children

Montgomery County currently has 1 of 3. If we dont address the other 2, it's only going to get worse

Well, your argument failed miserably because:
-MoCo has well educated community, probably better than NoVa
-MoCo has more affordable housing
-MoCo has better schools.

[Anonymous]

I was looking at FARM rates at mcps and was shocked by how high they are across the board. Here is a snapshot from 2024: https://www.creativemoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2022-2023-MCPS-Schools-at-a-Glance.pdf

So I was curious and looked up fcps rates. There is no good summary sheet for FCPS but when I look at individual schools, they seem magnitudes lower than MCPS: https://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108%3A8

Am I looking at this right? Comparing apples to apples? I am a long time Moco resident and this data really makes me want to flee.