How has MoCo declined since you’ve lived here?

[Anonymous]

The county puts homeless people into cheap hotels

[Anonymous]

Here's a good article on just that topic:
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/opinion-is-moco-becoming-a-second-class-county/

I think gov't spending has gotten out of control, and the leaders need to learn the meaning of cutting spending instead of just raising taxes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's a good article on just that topic:
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/opinion-is-moco-becoming-a-second-class-county/

I think gov't spending has gotten out of control, and the leaders need to learn the meaning of cutting spending instead of just raising taxes.

The views expressed in MoCo Politics are the writer’s and do not reflect those of Bethesda Beat staff. This is an opinion article.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The best schools in the area. Most diverse county
What more can you ask?

One of the best things about this area.

Rockville was named top 100 place to live (#81) in the entire country.

https://livability.com/best-places/top-100-best-places-to-live/2018/md/rockville

On a different list, it was named best place to live in MD and #63 in the country:

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/news/money-magazine-names-rockville-best-place-to-live-in-maryland/

Last year, Rockville was ranked the ninth most diverse city in America by WalletHub. More than a third of city residents are born outside the United States.

Money also annually lists the best places to live in the country; Rockville was ranked as No. 39 on that list. Ellicott City, which was No. 63, was the only other Maryland location to be ranked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The county puts homeless people into cheap hotels

better than letting them rot outside in the heat and cold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The county puts homeless people into cheap hotels

But wait, I thought they were all over the streets of MoCo as someone stated above?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live near Wheaton and don't see panhandlers .. so where are they? In Bethesda?

I'm not a long time resident but in the Wheaton and silver spring area there are lots of new things being developed and people seem pretty optimistic about the future of these areas

Pretty much always someone at the intersection of Georgia Ave. & Viers Mill

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The county puts homeless people into cheap hotels

But wait, I thought they were all over the streets of MoCo as someone stated above?

they don’t imprisonthem there they can leave

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live near Wheaton and don't see panhandlers .. so where are they? In Bethesda?

I'm not a long time resident but in the Wheaton and silver spring area there are lots of new things being developed and people seem pretty optimistic about the future of these areas

Pretty much always someone at the intersection of Georgia Ave. & Viers Mill

always at 355 and shady grove road. Shady grove and that intersection before the Best Buy . Always see them on father Hurley Blvd st that intersection where wegmans is. I see them on Connecticut Avenue in Chevy chase md. I was born and raised here and lived my entire life here and this is a recent phenomenon . Fortunately not as bad as baltimore. I mistakenly drive fro Towson back to here and my gps took my via baltimore city and every intersection had panhandlers and window washers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live near Wheaton and don't see panhandlers .. so where are they? In Bethesda?

I'm not a long time resident but in the Wheaton and silver spring area there are lots of new things being developed and people seem pretty optimistic about the future of these areas

Pretty much always someone at the intersection of Georgia Ave. & Viers Mill

always at 355 and shady grove road. Shady grove and that intersection before the Best Buy . Always see them on father Hurley Blvd st that intersection where wegmans is. I see them on Connecticut Avenue in Chevy chase md. I was born and raised here and lived my entire life here and this is a recent phenomenon . Fortunately not as bad as baltimore. I mistakenly drive fro Towson back to here and my gps took my via baltimore city and every intersection had panhandlers and window washers

Been here,all my life too. So you've seen panhandlers on 3 intersections in Moco. I used to drive that corner of Shady Grove and Rockville Pike and have seen that 1 guy... Yup 3 intersections. We are all going to lose our jobs, our college degrees, and die of poverty here. God help us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live near Wheaton and don't see panhandlers .. so where are they? In Bethesda?

I'm not a long time resident but in the Wheaton and silver spring area there are lots of new things being developed and people seem pretty optimistic about the future of these areas

Pretty much always someone at the intersection of Georgia Ave. & Viers Mill

always at 355 and shady grove road. Shady grove and that intersection before the Best Buy . Always see them on father Hurley Blvd st that intersection where wegmans is. I see them on Connecticut Avenue in Chevy chase md. I was born and raised here and lived my entire life here and this is a recent phenomenon . Fortunately not as bad as baltimore. I mistakenly drive fro Towson back to here and my gps took my via baltimore city and every intersection had panhandlers and window washers

Been here,all my life too. So you've seen panhandlers on 3 intersections in Moco. I used to drive that corner of Shady Grove and Rockville Pike and have seen that 1 guy... Yup 3 intersections. We are all going to lose our jobs, our college degrees, and die of poverty here. God help us.

montgomery village is a ms-13 haven. I remember when lake forest used to be safe

[Anonymous]

Homelessness has gone down in Moco including some other areas in the DMV however there are slight increases in other areas: https://www.google.com/amp/s/wtop.com/local/2018/05/dc-area-homeless-population-falls-region-faces-stark-reality-housing/amp/

[Anonymous]

To me, the frustrating thing about MoCo is that we pour so much money into social services and have little to show for it. For all the taxes paid, poverty is still a big problem, and with more poverty (especially in immigrant communities) has come an education quality decline. Gang violence concerns me, but I don't think MoCo is less safe than before. I think people like to pick on places like Wheaton that have gone from white to hispanic but lets be real, Wheaton was never an amazing area. The white biker gangs are long gone but the problems persist, just in a different language. I think there's also less political diversity that contributes to a one-party state that I think is problematic because it inhibits compromise and common-sense solutions. MoCo has also seriously turned into a big government nanny state like San Francisco.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The best schools in the area. Most diverse county
What more can you ask?

The discussion isn't about Fairfax County, VA.

We're talking about Montgomery County, MD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best schools in the area. Most diverse county
What more can you ask?

The discussion isn't about Fairfax County, VA.

We're talking about Montgomery County, MD

MCPS is ranked 2nd in the DC area for best teachers, behind only Arlington.

And no, Niche isn’t just based on reviews, since I know that’ll be your reply.

https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-teachers-school-districts/m/washington-dc-metro-area/