MoCo County Executive race

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Anonymous wrote:What about Dawn Luedtke? Her husband is an elected official at the state level. Seems better equipped to fund and manage an effective campaign. No baggage…yet.

Perhaps too soon?

She’s disappointed voters in the Olney/Brookeville area where a for-profit Florida-based company is locating a 16 bed residential treatment facility for high-needs addicts and mentally ill people next to a school (like on the actual border of the school). This oversized facility is sited between two SFHs.

I wonder if she and her husband are beholden to developers or big businesses?

She’s trying to stop it though, correct?

Seems like the response has been, “Sorry, but the current zoning law allows this. Nothing we can do.”

Lots of posts on the neighborhood FB groups, Nextdoor, etc. saying that folks have spoken with the county’s Planning office and what this FL-based, massive company is doing is leveraging a loophole by saying 2 houses on the property allows for 16+ residents. But apparently you can’t do that when you have 1 owner (1 owner = 8 residents).

Regardless, this sort of facility doesn’t belong next to a school. The county should fix the problem.

If Luedtke fixes this, then I will be the first to sing her praises. If she continues to say her hands are tied, then everyone in the Greenwood district (whose school and property values are impacted) won’t forget her lack of leadership and action.

It’s a great test case for whether or not she is equipped to lead.

I am in the neighborhood too, and I agree with you about the facility, it does not belong next to the school. I already signed the petition. I remember when my boys were at greenwood how the balls would go into the mansion's yard all the time. I am disappointed to hear that Dawn Ludeke is just throwing up her hands. I hope she's working behind the scenes to prevent them from moving in.

Dawn Luedtke is just as much in the developers’ pockets as Friedson. They just take whatever the developers say as true and don’t think about it, so we keep making bad deals that enrich developers without resulting in a lot of development. YIMBYism, unfortunately, is more about litmus tests and signaling than it is about results. If I were all in with the local YIMBYs, there is no chance I’d support Friedson (or Leventhal or Riemer before him) for anything.

Mere YImBYs love Friendson and Glass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:friedson has done some good work however his new in-laws look them up Maryland in case search they might have some tax paying issues ie they are special unlike the rest of us that pay ours on time.

He can stay at this level of politics anything else would be hard.

He and his wife are MOCO public school educated.

you're really pathetic for looking up his family members in case search.

[Anonymous]

Very simple. I will vote for the most moderate and reasonable candidate in the primaries. If that candidate does not win, I will vote Republican. MoCo needs a reality check, quickly.

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Anonymous wrote:Very simple. I will vote for the most moderate and reasonable candidate in the primaries. If that candidate does not win, I will vote Republican. MoCo needs a reality check, quickly.

Of those already in the race, or almost certain to be....that means you vote for Glass.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Very simple. I will vote for the most moderate and reasonable candidate in the primaries. If that candidate does not win, I will vote Republican. MoCo needs a reality check, quickly.

Of those already in the race, or almost certain to be....that means you vote for Glass.

Sounds good to me!

[Anonymous]

Where can we find the list of candidates for executive/council? I’d love to learn more about individuals officially running against the incumbents.

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Anonymous wrote:Where can we find the list of candidates for executive/council? I’d love to learn more about individuals officially running against the incumbents.

We are not in the filing window.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:friedson has done some good work however his new in-laws look them up Maryland in case search they might have some tax paying issues ie they are special unlike the rest of us that pay ours on time.

He can stay at this level of politics anything else would be hard.

He and his wife are MOCO public school educated.

you're really pathetic for looking up his family members in case search.

Guessing that the poster know them personally and already knew whatever it is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What about Dawn Luedtke? Her husband is an elected official at the state level. Seems better equipped to fund and manage an effective campaign. No baggage…yet.

Perhaps too soon?

I was so skeptical of her because I don't like her husband, but she has won me over. Like the PP said, she is "moderate", listens to her constituents, is smart and uses her common sense. I don't know how she would be as CE but it's a good place to start.

I take back everything I said. After the Greenwood meeting I now feel she is not pro-community. She said she’s “highly employable” and dismissed valid community concerns. I should have remained skeptical.

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Jawando today: We’re entering a tough budget season, working to fund education, transportation, public safety, and other non-negotiables. But a newly proposed bill would give corporate developers in our county a 25-year tax holiday worth $2.6 BILLION if they convert commercial buildings into residential ones, jeopardizing our ability to fund those essential services for decades to come. We need real affordable housing solutions, not just blank checks. #MontgomeryCounty #AffordableHousing

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Anonymous wrote:Jawando today: We’re entering a tough budget season, working to fund education, transportation, public safety, and other non-negotiables. But a newly proposed bill would give corporate developers in our county a 25-year tax holiday worth $2.6 BILLION if they convert commercial buildings into residential ones, jeopardizing our ability to fund those essential services for decades to come. We need real affordable housing solutions, not just blank checks. #MontgomeryCounty #AffordableHousing

lol

Someone needs to educate the county council on the fact that developers are not the little guy. They always win. They don’t need ridiculously oversized subsidies.

We have rentals. We have housing.

If they are trying to help the homeless, then that’s a very targeted approach for a select group of housing projects—it’s not a tax break writ large across the board.

Given the dramatic decline in the county’s tax base, I don’t think we really should prioritize affordable housing that will attract more low-income people. Focus on targeted projects and leave the bulk of development to market rate—and tax the fancypants developers just like everybody else.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about Dawn Luedtke? Her husband is an elected official at the state level. Seems better equipped to fund and manage an effective campaign. No baggage…yet.

Perhaps too soon?

I was so skeptical of her because I don't like her husband, but she has won me over. Like the PP said, she is "moderate", listens to her constituents, is smart and uses her common sense. I don't know how she would be as CE but it's a good place to start.

I take back everything I said. After the Greenwood meeting I now feel she is not pro-community. She said she’s “highly employable” and dismissed valid community concerns. I should have remained skeptical.

No one can do what you are wanting to happen at Greenwood. Maybe you should run for office.