County Executive Marc Elrich has proposed another round of tax and fee increases in Montgomery County. In addition to higher property tax rates and rising property assessments, the proposal includes increases to the County piggyback tax, transportation tax, electric vehicle charging tax, solid waste tax, water quality tax, and more.

For the average homeowner, the combined impact is expected to exceed a 12% increase.

Now is the time to take action. We have a unique opportunity to influence how Montgomery County manages its spending by limiting annual growth to the prior year’s rate of inflation.

This petition does not dictate which programs or services will be capped. Those decisions will remain entirely with the County Council. However, if passed, total County spending would be limited to the previous year’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), unless the Council votes unanimously to exceed that limit.

THIS PETITION DOES NOT CAP ANY SPECIFIC BUDGET ITEM

The Committee to Control MoCo Spending (“Stop the Spend”) is offering compensation for each valid signature collected:

• April: $4 per valid signature (approx. $60/hour)
• May: $3 per valid signature (approx. $45/hour)
• June: $2 per valid signature (approx. $30/hour)

To learn more, please visit: https://controlmocospending.com/

Committee to Control MoCo Spending  (www.controlmocospending.com)

12154 Darnestown Rd., POB 244| Gaithersburg | Maryland 20878 | phone 202-579-2243

BY AUTHORITY OF THE Committee to Control MoCo Spending,  Victoria Birkett, TREASURER