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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He is not at all like Trump. He doesn't think he know everything. Point is county needs new ideas. [/quote]

Not quite.

The reality is that there simply isn't a lot of room for new ideas. The majority of the budget goes towards things like schools, cops and firefighters. Then everyone else fights over what are essentially scraps (for human services programs, the courts, etc.).

There's a great deal of time and energy invested in sustaining what we have. It's a tremendous balancing act, and a thankless job quite frankly. 
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The biggest issue I see is too much growth. Too many buildings (many of which are empty). Too much traffic (my commute went from 1 hour to closer to 2 hours in the course of the last 8 years). [/b]

Next issue: poorly performing schools. Yes, I realize our schools are highly ranked and better than most across the state and country. But I also realize that 2.0 was a big, expensive mistake that not only screwed students but also prompted people to pick DC, Howard County, Frederick or NoVa over MoCo. Facts don't lie: we've lost wealthy residents to DC and VA. This was prompted by schools and taxes...and our tax revenue has taken a big hit...and will continue to unless/until something changes.

I'm a liberal BTW. I'm cool with paying taxes as long as I'm seeing a ROI in terms of benefits, services, community improvement, etc. But I'm not seeing it. All I'm seeing is a seemingly downward death spiral in mcps.[b] [/b]All I'm seeing is more growth...more big, empty apartment and condo buildings. And more traffic.[b]

But I'm not sure a new guy can fix the problems that the county councilmembers have struggled with. They can't control the BoE or Mcps superintendent (nobody can). A new guy will face a steep (one term) learning curve. It will be a very scary amateur hour for an entire term. Is that what we really want? [/quote]

This is a HUGE problem for MoCo, IMO.  The development over the past decade is RIDICULOUS.  All the high rises are changing the feel of the county.  And, when all this increased housing remains empty, it does not led to an increase in tax revenue.  There needs to be more thought put into how many buildings to up and when.  [/quote]

So if you want balanced growth, choose Elrich. [/quote]

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