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STOP THE SPEND

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

Sherwin Wells for County Council - At Large

MOMS FOR LIBERTY - HELP SAVE MARYLAND - THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

The "Southern Poverty Law Center" said they're all Hate Groups! ...and raised tons of money on those fake lies. They should be ashamed.

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By Dennis Brent Melby

Yep, it’s hard dealing with quality of life in Montgomery County. It’s expensive affording the quality of life in Maryland. Folks are loading up the moving vans and getting out of Dodge while the getting’s good.

I understand, I feel your pain. With 20 years of one party government there’s no conflicting solutions put on the table. It’s MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY – many folks are choosing the highway.

The local Democrats, who hold all the cards, and control all the offices, have the worst woke policies;

• Crime is getting worse while they take cops out of schools.
• Cost of living is higher, yet they raise taxes, and raise taxes, and raise taxes some more.
• When they get pushback on taxes, they promise to only raises taxes on wealthy residents – you know, the ones who can actually afford the moving vans!
• There are less kids, the birthrate’s lower, folks are moving, so the Teacher’s Union wants higher salaries to teach fewer kids.
• Reading, writing, math and STEM are replaced with Critical Race Theory, restorative justice, gender identity and kids can’t read, count or socialize…so the County wants to spend more!
• Kids aren’t safe in school yet the politicians and Teacher’s Unions push for boys in girls bathrooms and boys in girls sports. (Just don’t tell your parents.)
• Keep your house cold in the winter, hot in the summer, dark at night and the cost of energy in MoCo is the highest in the nation. (Oh, and they even tax your high priced electric.)
• You can’t afford the roofer you need 'cause prices are up, but you really need him 'cause (wait for it) the cost of living has gone through the roof!

I could go on and on but you get the picture, Bring back bipartisanship, elect some Republicans to guard the Democrat henhouse. If all the normal hard working, non woke folk take the midnight train to Georgia (or the High Speed U-Haul to Florida) it’ll only be Democrats left to PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE! (By the way, don’t you already pay your fair share?)

Let’s end one party rule, increase quality of life, and return Montgomery County to being a great, safe, affordable place to call home.

Am I right? Am I wrong? Have I forgotten something? Tell me at [email protected].

Dennis Melby

SO HOW CAN WE COMPLAIN?

Only about 10% of the Republican Judges we need have signed up. I can't complain they don't have Republican representatives when Republicans don't volunteer to serve. I need you, the Party needs you, the free and fair election process needs you. We need you now. Become a Republican paid volunteer here.

-Dennis Melby, Chairman

If you have any trouble getting a response from the Board of Elections after signing up to help email Board of Elections Secretary Amie Hoeber at [email protected]

MoCo employees get higher salaries than nearby counties.

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As election season unfolds, I’ve had the opportunity to attend many candidate forums across Montgomery County. Again and again, candidates speak proudly about diversity in our community and on the County Council. We are told that diversity is our strength. 

But there is one form of diversity that is too often ignored in Montgomery County government: diversity of thought.

Today, there is not a single Republican serving on the Montgomery County Council and there hasn’t been in almost 20 years.

In fact, there is currently not one elected Republican in county government at all.