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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is a great and necessary.

maxwell is proposing to expand access to many specialty programs:  Montessori, language immersion, TAG; and also proposing increased funding for the most needed services like parent liasons.  Increased funding for full day PreK

All this is going to cost money.   As a county we need to pay more than we are paying if we ever expect to have a decent school system.

Montgomery County may not have to pay as high a tax rate, but their property values are so much higher that even a lower tax rate gives their county plenty of money.   [/quote]

All of this...the base property tax value is lower, because the home values are lower (what attracts so many of us to PG in the first place) so higher taxes still mean lower revenue than MoCo (which has tons of million dollar plus homes, etc.)....
Prime example- http://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/where-we-live-tantallon-tony-but-affordable-living-in-prince-georges-county/2014/05/29/cc18e1c0-c591-11e3-bf7a-be01a9b69cf1_story.html[/quote]

Agreed.  For the record, in 2013, Montgomery County had approximately 1.02Mresidents and brought in an estimated $1.46B worth of property taxes.  In comparison, Prince George's County had approximately 890K (approximately 90% of MoCo's population) and  brought in $695.8M in property taxes (approximately 48% of MoCo's property taxes).

If you wonder why MoCo has a better school system, here is a large part of it.[/quote]

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