MoCo seeking feedback on proposal to limit single family zoning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I cannot believe Councilmember Jawando would be pro something that is going to just build out of reach housing and only be attainable for developers. And that limits apartment buildings to 19 units so no affordable housing kicks in. He seems like a good person and actually grew up NOT in Potomac.

Good question? I am also incredibly disapointed that Evan Glass is supporting this. This housing will not go towards housing teachers, cops, firefighters... I gave money to his campaign and regret that-- he paid lip service to ensuring affordable housing. He has lost my vote.

He seems like a good guy, really. I wonder if he genuinely thought that people wanted this and that it is a good idea.

Now that the council members have a little more information we will see how they vote. If at this point they still vote for the changes as proposed we know that the fix was in. If they are smart they will put together a much more reasonable version for review, and vote on that.

[Anonymous]

Did some ppl really get snowed by developers and their childhood friends on the council? For real?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did some ppl really get snowed by developers and their childhood friends on the council? For real?

They aren’t all developers.

Some are real estate agents!

[Anonymous]

Corporations too right? Bc they buy the properties at a higher cost than ppl can afford. "Attainable," not affordable... Also money launderers right?

I heard that one of the councilmembers was complaining about inherited wealth. I'm with her on that, but I honestly don't think she has any idea. It is ONLY inherited wealth that can attain these properties now.

Fwiw we looked in Takoma but kept getting way outbid and then could only afford a tiny home in our area that's now being targeted. Zero inherited wealth. Public servants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Corporations too right? Bc they buy the properties at a higher cost than ppl can afford. "Attainable," not affordable... Also money launderers right?

I heard that one of the councilmembers was complaining about inherited wealth. I'm with her on that, but I honestly don't think she has any idea. It is ONLY inherited wealth that can attain these properties now.

Fwiw we looked in Takoma but kept getting way outbid and then could only afford a tiny home in our area that's now being targeted. Zero inherited wealth. Public servants.

Similar situation. And now the clamoring from YIMBYs who are saying that unless I’m okay with a quadplex next to my home, already overcapacity schools and infrastructure taxed further, that somehow I’m elitist. These people don’t actually care about working and middle class communities. They want to exploit them so developers get rich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the person who keeps recommending emailing county council members--thank you and also, honestly, will this actually make any difference? If they literally are pro-fraud and anti-affordable housing (but pro "attainable-for-only developers, so that they can exploit/attain max profit from), and/or just wanna be owed by developers/virtue signal for something they're not even doing, what difference will it make?

Oh, and why is Potomac exempt? Who made sure that happened?

I don’t have an answer for the reason Potomac is exempt. There are parts of the county that have municipal laws that keep them safe from this zoning proposal. That makes this proposal inherently inequitable.

But please do write and call your council members. They are counting on your silence and / or that you won’t know about what is being proposed. Take 5 minutes once a week and let your council people know you care about your community, you vote, and you expect they will stand for their constituents and NOT developers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I cannot believe Councilmember Jawando would be pro something that is going to just build out of reach housing and only be attainable for developers. And that limits apartment buildings to 19 units so no affordable housing kicks in. He seems like a good person and actually grew up NOT in Potomac.

I’m sorry to say Jawando has shown he follows the “rules for thee not for me” philosophy of leadership.

But if you do think he’s a good guy, write him, call his office. It’s critical that these council members know that the voters are watching, we care, and we expect they do right by the people they represent and not developers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I cannot believe Councilmember Jawando would be pro something that is going to just build out of reach housing and only be attainable for developers. And that limits apartment buildings to 19 units so no affordable housing kicks in. He seems like a good person and actually grew up NOT in Potomac.

Good question? I am also incredibly disapointed that Evan Glass is supporting this. This housing will not go towards housing teachers, cops, firefighters... I gave money to his campaign and regret that-- he paid lip service to ensuring affordable housing. He has lost my vote.

He seems like a good guy, really. I wonder if he genuinely thought that people wanted this and that it is a good idea.

Now that the council members have a little more information we will see how they vote. If at this point they still vote for the changes as proposed we know that the fix was in. If they are smart they will put together a much more reasonable version for review, and vote on that.

He is a good guy when you agree with him, I suppose. He tends to ignore you, otherwise.

I don't think he thinks that people, broadly, want it, but that he thinks he's right and that it is OK to push it anyway, in a castor oil or wash your mouth out with soap kind of way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I cannot believe Councilmember Jawando would be pro something that is going to just build out of reach housing and only be attainable for developers. And that limits apartment buildings to 19 units so no affordable housing kicks in. He seems like a good person and actually grew up NOT in Potomac.

Good question? I am also incredibly disapointed that Evan Glass is supporting this. This housing will not go towards housing teachers, cops, firefighters... I gave money to his campaign and regret that-- he paid lip service to ensuring affordable housing. He has lost my vote.

He seems like a good guy, really. I wonder if he genuinely thought that people wanted this and that it is a good idea.

Now that the council members have a little more information we will see how they vote. If at this point they still vote for the changes as proposed we know that the fix was in. If they are smart they will put together a much more reasonable version for review, and vote on that.

He is a good guy when you agree with him, I suppose. He tends to ignore you, otherwise.

I don't think he thinks that people, broadly, want it, but that he thinks he's right and that it is OK to push it anyway, in a castor oil or wash your mouth out with soap kind of way.

He is an arrogant jerk to assume that he knows better than the actual people that elected him. He represent the voters and if he does not want to do his job he should resign.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I cannot believe Councilmember Jawando would be pro something that is going to just build out of reach housing and only be attainable for developers. And that limits apartment buildings to 19 units so no affordable housing kicks in. He seems like a good person and actually grew up NOT in Potomac.

Good question? I am also incredibly disapointed that Evan Glass is supporting this. This housing will not go towards housing teachers, cops, firefighters... I gave money to his campaign and regret that-- he paid lip service to ensuring affordable housing. He has lost my vote.

He seems like a good guy, really. I wonder if he genuinely thought that people wanted this and that it is a good idea.

Now that the council members have a little more information we will see how they vote. If at this point they still vote for the changes as proposed we know that the fix was in. If they are smart they will put together a much more reasonable version for review, and vote on that.

He is a good guy when you agree with him, I suppose. He tends to ignore you, otherwise.

I don't think he thinks that people, broadly, want it, but that he thinks he's right and that it is OK to push it anyway, in a castor oil or wash your mouth out with soap kind of way.

Glass is pretty petty and vindictive and thinks he’s much smarter than he actually is. He would be a nightmare as CE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I cannot believe Councilmember Jawando would be pro something that is going to just build out of reach housing and only be attainable for developers. And that limits apartment buildings to 19 units so no affordable housing kicks in. He seems like a good person and actually grew up NOT in Potomac.

Good question? I am also incredibly disapointed that Evan Glass is supporting this. This housing will not go towards housing teachers, cops, firefighters... I gave money to his campaign and regret that-- he paid lip service to ensuring affordable housing. He has lost my vote.

He seems like a good guy, really. I wonder if he genuinely thought that people wanted this and that it is a good idea.

Now that the council members have a little more information we will see how they vote. If at this point they still vote for the changes as proposed we know that the fix was in. If they are smart they will put together a much more reasonable version for review, and vote on that.

He is a good guy when you agree with him, I suppose. He tends to ignore you, otherwise.

I don't think he thinks that people, broadly, want it, but that he thinks he's right and that it is OK to push it anyway, in a castor oil or wash your mouth out with soap kind of way.

Glass is pretty petty and vindictive and thinks he’s much smarter than he actually is. He would be a nightmare as CE.

Should we be voting against term limits on the ballot so that we can keep Elrich? He seems to at least get it when it comes to this subject.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I cannot believe Councilmember Jawando would be pro something that is going to just build out of reach housing and only be attainable for developers. And that limits apartment buildings to 19 units so no affordable housing kicks in. He seems like a good person and actually grew up NOT in Potomac.

Good question? I am also incredibly disapointed that Evan Glass is supporting this. This housing will not go towards housing teachers, cops, firefighters... I gave money to his campaign and regret that-- he paid lip service to ensuring affordable housing. He has lost my vote.

He seems like a good guy, really. I wonder if he genuinely thought that people wanted this and that it is a good idea.

Now that the council members have a little more information we will see how they vote. If at this point they still vote for the changes as proposed we know that the fix was in. If they are smart they will put together a much more reasonable version for review, and vote on that.

He is a good guy when you agree with him, I suppose. He tends to ignore you, otherwise.

I don't think he thinks that people, broadly, want it, but that he thinks he's right and that it is OK to push it anyway, in a castor oil or wash your mouth out with soap kind of way.

Glass is pretty petty and vindictive and thinks he’s much smarter than he actually is. He would be a nightmare as CE.

Should we be voting against term limits on the ballot so that we can keep Elrich? He seems to at least get it when it comes to this subject.

No one could possibly want that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the person who keeps recommending emailing county council members--thank you and also, honestly, will this actually make any difference? If they literally are pro-fraud and anti-affordable housing (but pro "attainable-for-only developers, so that they can exploit/attain max profit from), and/or just wanna be owed by developers/virtue signal for something they're not even doing, what difference will it make?

Oh, and why is Potomac exempt? Who made sure that happened?

I don’t have an answer for the reason Potomac is exempt. There are parts of the county that have municipal laws that keep them safe from this zoning proposal. That makes this proposal inherently inequitable.

But please do write and call your council members. They are counting on your silence and / or that you won’t know about what is being proposed. Take 5 minutes once a week and let your council people know you care about your community, you vote, and you expect they will stand for their constituents and NOT developers.

Friedson and Fani-Gonzalez are the only two members who seem to have made up their minds to support it. The others seem to be on the fence and may be swayed if they hear from their constituents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I cannot believe Councilmember Jawando would be pro something that is going to just build out of reach housing and only be attainable for developers. And that limits apartment buildings to 19 units so no affordable housing kicks in. He seems like a good person and actually grew up NOT in Potomac.

Good question? I am also incredibly disapointed that Evan Glass is supporting this. This housing will not go towards housing teachers, cops, firefighters... I gave money to his campaign and regret that-- he paid lip service to ensuring affordable housing. He has lost my vote.

He seems like a good guy, really. I wonder if he genuinely thought that people wanted this and that it is a good idea.

Now that the council members have a little more information we will see how they vote. If at this point they still vote for the changes as proposed we know that the fix was in. If they are smart they will put together a much more reasonable version for review, and vote on that.

He is a good guy when you agree with him, I suppose. He tends to ignore you, otherwise.

I don't think he thinks that people, broadly, want it, but that he thinks he's right and that it is OK to push it anyway, in a castor oil or wash your mouth out with soap kind of way.

Glass is pretty petty and vindictive and thinks he’s much smarter than he actually is. He would be a nightmare as CE.

Should we be voting against term limits on the ballot so that we can keep Elrich? He seems to at least get it when it comes to this subject.

No one could possibly want that.

Careful what you wish for, it could end up being a current council member.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the person who keeps recommending emailing county council members--thank you and also, honestly, will this actually make any difference? If they literally are pro-fraud and anti-affordable housing (but pro "attainable-for-only developers, so that they can exploit/attain max profit from), and/or just wanna be owed by developers/virtue signal for something they're not even doing, what difference will it make?

Oh, and why is Potomac exempt? Who made sure that happened?

I don’t have an answer for the reason Potomac is exempt. There are parts of the county that have municipal laws that keep them safe from this zoning proposal. That makes this proposal inherently inequitable.

But please do write and call your council members. They are counting on your silence and / or that you won’t know about what is being proposed. Take 5 minutes once a week and let your council people know you care about your community, you vote, and you expect they will stand for their constituents and NOT developers.

Friedson and Fani-Gonzalez are the only two members who seem to have made up their minds to support it. The others seem to be on the fence and may be swayed if they hear from their constituents.

He’s the captain of this ship, and he’s been pushing hard on this, so it’s probably embarrassing to see how unpopular it is.

She’s a lost cause, so not worth worrying about.