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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MoCo: The County Council sucks!

Also MoCo: Let’s add more of them![/quote]

I don't see how more representation is a bad thing.[/quote]

Me either. So instead of being represented by a (1.1 million/5)-constituent district member plus four at-large members, I'll now be represented by a (1.1 million/7)-constituent district member plus four at-large members. A good idea.[/quote]

except more overhead?  two more jokers making 140k/yr plus benefits at a time where we should be cutting costs.  ugh looks like we'll be bankrolling two more clowns like riemer...  [/quote]

Montgomery County has a $5.8 billion (with a b) operating budget. $280,000 per year is literally a rounding error.[/quote]

Council staffer here.  It's a million because they each hire a bunch of staff.[/quote]

OK. So spend $6 million instead of $6.5 million on leaf vacuuming, and $16.3 million instead of $16.3 million on patching potholes, and there you go.[/quote]

You want to reduce actual county services to fund this? [/quote]

Yes, I think it's fine to reallocate $500,000 from leaf vacuuming and $500,000 from patching potholes to fund two more councilmembers plus staff for a county of 1.1 million people with a $5.8 billion operating budget. Don't you?[/quote]

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