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Forced caps on admin positions at the CO. Amyway, I'd rather not vote for B but I don't think we can otherwise trust the council to reign in spending. As to C and D, they sound all well and good but C just create new council and staff positions and will add millions in administrative overheads, I'm voting against that too. D will probably result ins some net savings but still not sure this change is beneficial so why vote for it.[/quote]

D gives a real voice to those upcounty, where all the growth has been.

Here's an opinion piece in favor of it:
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/opinion/opinion-eliminate-at-large-council-seats-which-reward-concentrated-power/
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To keep staff costs neutral MOCO could do 8 districts and  1 at large.  Fairfax is 9 + 1 at large but Sully has only been a district since 1991.  The future now current Chairman is Mackay from the Lee district [now has Chair + district and is a block with Mount Vernon]and organized coalitions which are unofficial have still caused completely weird and inequitable bond projects for schools and community centers.

So in a MOCO 9 districts you still could get some bizarre outcomes but nothing like the current 2 for 70% of the population and 2 district for 30% with all at large for the 30%.  Of course those in power don't want this to pass- 3 at large would be gone.

Taxes?   MOCO has some checks on property tax increases.  Fairfax County has none.  It's fair market value X the rate the board chooses.  Even more aggregious are special tax districts which were put in decades ago.  Reston's was to pay for a construction bond- that was paid off in 1999.  Lee and Mount Vernon Districts have or will have sites with similar purposed.  No special tax districts.

More districts doesn't provide equity and FX based on a vague survey plans a whopper of a rate increase.  Things are not better across the river because some in power have more power than others in the same party.   Meanwhile MD and VA and MOCO and FX should have gotten off their a$$es on the FEMA money.  Bowser did. No excuse.

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