Reply to Marc Elrich running for reelection...why?

Forum Index » Metropolitan DC Local Politics

Reply to "Marc Elrich running for reelection...why?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IMO Mayor Eldrich has done an excellent job. The naysayers do not believe in social equity and inclusion, CLEARLY and want development to OVERRUN our city![/quote]

Elrich and co. want to do away with SFH zoning around the metro stations, which is going to mean, wait for it, a lot more development.  Supposedly equitable development but we will see how that plays out.[/quote]

That's incorrect. Elrich opposed the bill. I wish he had supported it, but he didn't, he opposed it.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/government/residents-divided-on-proposal-for-multifamily-zoning-near-metro-stations/

[i]Meredith Wellington, representing County Executive Marc Elrich, said increasing the density of housing will increase the cost of the land. Adding the new housing would not make units affordable for low- and middle-income residents, she said.

“In the Missing Middle Study, missing middle housing was the same footprint as surrounding single-family homes,” she said. “But now, [the planning department] is saying that developers have concerns about that and that they’re going to explore increasing heights, getting rid of parking, and even subdividing small R-60 lots. This [zoning text amendment] can’t address all of these problems.”

Elrich would like to see the housing issue addressed through other initiatives, particularly Thrive Montgomery 2050, a general plan for future growth and development in the county.
[/i][/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics