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- Read more: School Board and County Officials Hide While Students are Doxed
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Read more: Investigating the Montgomery County “Green Bank” – Part 1
Investigating the Montgomery County “Green Bank” – Part 1
This is part one of an investigative series taking a closer look at the Montgomery County Green Bank, a government institution/financing arm with many interesting connections to politics and politicians. Is it public? Is it “sorta” private? Is it a not-for-profit organization? A corporation? Such questions should continue to surround the Montgomery County “Green Bank”,…
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Read more: Take Action: Change MCPS Elections
Take Action: Change MCPS Elections
Following our explainer about the Board of Education’s illegitimate at-large elections, I received additional information on the matter from Delegate Marc Korman (D-Montgomery County). In addition to House Bill 0655 introduced by Delegate Brian M. Crosby (D-St. Mary’s), our very own MoCo House delegation recently introduced HB0380 to mandate district voting for the BoE’s district…
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Read more: MCPS Board of Education: MoCo’s most illegitimate governing body
MCPS Board of Education: MoCo’s most illegitimate governing body
Employees using MCPS credit cards for suspiciously personal use; secretive policy meetings; a proposed 10% tax hike to fund a school system with no performance improvements in return; capricious boundary changes. There are lots of reasons that people are upset with the Board of Education, but I fail to see the need for a rumpus.…
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Read more: Where Is the Watchdog? Montgomery County’s Office of Internal Audit Last Posted a Report Seven-Plus Months Ago
Where Is the Watchdog? Montgomery County’s Office of Internal Audit Last Posted a Report Seven-Plus Months Ago
Montgomery County’s Office of Internal Audit (MCIA) is housed under the ‘Office of the County Executive’ and states that its program: “…provides independent strategic risk-based auditing services. The core function of this program is to improve internal controls and provide reasonable assurance of reliable financial reporting, effective and efficient operations, legal and regulatory compliance, fraud…
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Read more: Marc Elrich’s Use of the County Council Office Building to Host a Socialist “Our Revolution” Workshop
Marc Elrich’s Use of the County Council Office Building to Host a Socialist “Our Revolution” Workshop
We’ve covered in prior parts of this series the ‘seeds’ of Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s ideological bent. Starting with “labor activism” in college but then graduating to full-bore “democratic socialism” incoherence and Hugo Chavez-era Venezuelan socialism pandering, Mr. Elrich doesn’t care much for private property rights, particularly the private property rights of those whom…
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Read more: The Property Tax Hike Rebellion
The Property Tax Hike Rebellion
Let’s talk about the 10% increase in property tax (aka, “10 cent revenue enhancement”) supposedly to fund MCPS. Montgomery County demographics are largely Democrats, and much of the workforce is in government, contracting, and hospitality industries. Many would ordinarily support paying more for the schools. (Not to diminish the real burden this places on retirees…
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Read more: Is WSSC Serving the People of MoCo or Companies & Lobby Shops With Donor Ties to Local Democrat Politicians?
Is WSSC Serving the People of MoCo or Companies & Lobby Shops With Donor Ties to Local Democrat Politicians?
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) probably deserves its own investigative series. If we had a truly inquisitive local ‘fourth estate’ we might have gotten one a long time ago. But local media in Montgomery County is obsessed with being ‘friends’ to the powerful, instead of auditors or investigators. Our very own “Independent” and tax-supported…
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Read more: A MoCo Developer’s Solution for Affordable Housing
A MoCo Developer’s Solution for Affordable Housing
The following is an interview conducted by Mark Lautman of Chris Bruch, CEO of The Donohoe Companies, about proven solutions for providing affordable housing. We appreciate the contribution and willingness of both individuals to share with CleanSlateMoCo. Hope you enjoy! What does Donohoe Companies do? We build, manage, and develop commercial real estate, including hotels,…
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Read more: Why Do WSSC Water Rates Keep Getting Hiked? And Why Does the MoCo Council Not Bat an Eye?
Why Do WSSC Water Rates Keep Getting Hiked? And Why Does the MoCo Council Not Bat an Eye?
“Council Backs WSSC Request for 7% Rate Increase” was the headline at taxpayer sponsored MyMCMedia.org. Instead of an 8% rate hike on water, which WSSC initially asked for, the Montgomery County Council decided to be kind of frugal, in a MoCo sense, and “unanimously voted to support Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Water’s (WSSC) request to…
