Washington Post endorses David Blair for Montgomery County Exec

[Anonymous]

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I’m an Independent voter but if the liberals are the ones advocating for all this rampant development then count me out. Why do we need to pave over every inch of green space in this county? And why the push for all the high density development? Nowhere near transit centers.

Also I thought liberals want to protect the environment? Someone just posted in the Schools forum about the Ten Mile Creek development. How do the liberals justify development over protecting our back up water supply?

Well everyone on the Council is Democrat, and they appoint the members of the planning board, so I guess you know who to blame.

Their theory on it is that we should build high density, especially near transit, which is why you see all the condo towers going up in Bethesda. Then, they won't touch even an inch of the Ag Reserve, which means no 2nd Potomac crossing, as that would need to enter a corner of it for a mile or two as it connects to 370/270/ICC interchange.

Those azzholes never put in any park, recreation or green space for all of those people living there. They are building a soulless concrete jungle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I’m an Independent voter but if the liberals are the ones advocating for all this rampant development then count me out. Why do we need to pave over every inch of green space in this county? And why the push for all the high density development? Nowhere near transit centers.

Also I thought liberals want to protect the environment? Someone just posted in the Schools forum about the Ten Mile Creek development. How do the liberals justify development over protecting our back up water supply?

Well everyone on the Council is Democrat, and they appoint the members of the planning board, so I guess you know who to blame.

Their theory on it is that we should build high density, especially near transit, which is why you see all the condo towers going up in Bethesda. Then, they won't touch even an inch of the Ag Reserve, which means no 2nd Potomac crossing, as that would need to enter a corner of it for a mile or two as it connects to 370/270/ICC interchange.

Those azzholes never put in any park, recreation or green space for all of those people living there. They are building a soulless concrete jungle.

Where are all those peoples kids going to go to school? Are they all supposed to walk their dogs in that new 0.25 acre micropark or are they goi g to sell tickets? Your dog can poop and stretch every Tuesday at 3 pm?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I’m an Independent voter but if the liberals are the ones advocating for all this rampant development then count me out. Why do we need to pave over every inch of green space in this county? And why the push for all the high density development? Nowhere near transit centers.

Also I thought liberals want to protect the environment? Someone just posted in the Schools forum about the Ten Mile Creek development. How do the liberals justify development over protecting our back up water supply?

Well everyone on the Council is Democrat, and they appoint the members of the planning board, so I guess you know who to blame.

Their theory on it is that we should build high density, especially near transit, which is why you see all the condo towers going up in Bethesda. Then, they won't touch even an inch of the Ag Reserve, which means no 2nd Potomac crossing, as that would need to enter a corner of it for a mile or two as it connects to 370/270/ICC interchange.

Those azzholes never put in any park, recreation or green space for all of those people living there. They are building a soulless concrete jungle.

Where are all those peoples kids going to go to school? Are they all supposed to walk their dogs in that new 0.25 acre micropark or are they goi g to sell tickets? Your dog can poop and stretch every Tuesday at 3 pm?

Nobody cares about green spaces and schools.

I think overdevelopment is one of the major issues in MoCo. So many people choose to live in MoCo over DC precisely because it is suburban and because they can easily keep a car. Cramming in too many people in too small of a space is going to lead to issues.

[Anonymous]

PP again

They want to cram in as many dwelling units and retail units as they can. Who cares about libraries and parks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vote for Blair to keep Elrich out. With The Post endorsement, he is the only one with a shot. This county will be driven into the ground with Elrich.

What about Krasnow?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP again

They want to cram in as many dwelling units and retail units as they can. Who cares about libraries and parks?

And you think Blair does?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vote for Blair to keep Elrich out. With The Post endorsement, he is the only one with a shot. This county will be driven into the ground with Elrich.

What about Krasnow?

Krasnow used to be on the Planning Board. So vote for her if you like those results.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vote for Blair to keep Elrich out. With The Post endorsement, he is the only one with a shot. This county will be driven into the ground with Elrich.

What about Krasnow?

Krasnow used to be on the Planning Board. So vote for her if you like those results.

She’s got executive experience, though. The others don’t.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vote for Blair to keep Elrich out. With The Post endorsement, he is the only one with a shot. This county will be driven into the ground with Elrich.

What about Krasnow?

Krasnow used to be on the Planning Board. So vote for her if you like those results.

She’s got executive experience, though. The others don’t.

She's a diva from Rockville who thought she was above the rules (from what I've heard from people who worked for her/with her/had to deal with her). I would love to see a female CE, but she isn't the right candidate. She has zero chance of winning.

Leventhal is the best bet. He isn't perfect, but he's the best package at the moment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vote for Blair to keep Elrich out. With The Post endorsement, he is the only one with a shot. This county will be driven into the ground with Elrich.

What about Krasnow?

That’s who I’ve been leaning towards. Wish they had endorsed her, I find the Blair pick peculiar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d be willing to give him a shot. I’d be ok with Blair or Frick and just hope a consensus of the moderate vote for one or the other becomes clear before it’s too late. The absolute worst possible outcome would be Elrich to win because all the non-extremist votes get split. With the economic and demographic headwinds the county is facing, we need to make some changes and stat. Electing Elrich would send all the wrong messages to business and we can kids absolutely any chance of Amazon coming to MoCo goodbye. No matter what you think of them, the harsh reality is that with the grim stats about business growth in MoCo, we desperately need the economic boost that Amazon would bring more than either nova or DC.

Why on Earth would Amazon turn down a view of the Potomac from Navy Yard to come to Rockville? Not happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone but Marc Elrich.

Preferably Blair or Frick.

Marc is pragmatic. He doesn’t make for good sound bites, but he has plenty of supporters in Bethesda, even in Frick’s own neighborhood - where he was scarce to be seen when we were dealing with school and development issues.

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Anonymous wrote:He is not at all like Trump. He doesn't think he know everything. Point is county needs new ideas.

Not quite.

The reality is that there simply isn't a lot of room for new ideas. The majority of the budget goes towards things like schools, cops and firefighters. Then everyone else fights over what are essentially scraps (for human services programs, the courts, etc.).

There's a great deal of time and energy invested in sustaining what we have. It's a tremendous balancing act, and a thankless job quite frankly.

The biggest issue I see is too much growth. Too many buildings (many of which are empty). Too much traffic (my commute went from 1 hour to closer to 2 hours in the course of the last 8 years).

Next issue: poorly performing schools. Yes, I realize our schools are highly ranked and better than most across the state and country. But I also realize that 2.0 was a big, expensive mistake that not only screwed students but also prompted people to pick DC, Howard County, Frederick or NoVa over MoCo. Facts don't lie: we've lost wealthy residents to DC and VA. This was prompted by schools and taxes...and our tax revenue has taken a big hit...and will continue to unless/until something changes.

I'm a liberal BTW. I'm cool with paying taxes as long as I'm seeing a ROI in terms of benefits, services, community improvement, etc. But I'm not seeing it. All I'm seeing is a seemingly downward death spiral in mcps. All I'm seeing is more growth...more big, empty apartment and condo buildings. And more traffic.[b]

But I'm not sure a new guy can fix the problems that the county councilmembers have struggled with. They can't control the BoE or Mcps superintendent (nobody can). A new guy will face a steep (one term) learning curve. It will be a very scary amateur hour for an entire term. Is that what we really want?

This is a HUGE problem for MoCo, IMO. The development over the past decade is RIDICULOUS. All the high rises are changing the feel of the county. And, when all this increased housing remains empty, it does not led to an increase in tax revenue. There needs to be more thought put into how many buildings to up and when.

So if you want balanced growth, choose Elrich.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He is not at all like Trump. He doesn't think he know everything. Point is county needs new ideas.

He doesn’t know how government works. Just like Trump. He thinks he’s entitled to a high office with no experience. Just like Trump. I would have much more respect for him, and would have taken him more seriously, if he’d started off at a lower office like Councilmember. And you can bring new ideas to the Council level. He just wants the power.

The people who know how the government works are corrupt jerks who profit from
that knowledge. Look at the mass building mess going on in Bethesda now or swarmy Roger Berliner and not agreeing to streamline the process for environmental stormwater management. What that man knows is kickbacks and we’re all paying for it. No thanks.

Agree re Berliner but not true of all of them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vote for Blair to keep Elrich out. With The Post endorsement, he is the only one with a shot. This county will be driven into the ground with Elrich.

What about Krasnow?

NO. She was responsible for much of this mess y’all have been complaining about, due to her role on the Planning Board.