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Thanks to those who sent feedback! Here are some comments that we received last week: 

Bike Lanes

I hate those ridiculous bike lanes. Traffic is way worse and I have never seen 1 bike in  them! Please remove them!

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Expedited Bill 35-25

With all due respect, our taxes are so high right now thanks to Governor Moore and now we want to expand for immigrants who may be illegally or legally here more of the benefits that I pay for giving them more benefits that we as Montgomery County residence pay for is outrageous. Yes I’m a very compassionate and individual, but I also have to vote. My pocketbook is stretched right now as far as it’ll go in Montgomery County, I’m considering purchasing a place in Florida and living down there for 6 1/2 months and then coming back here so I don’t have to pay taxes. That’s what most Montgomery County residents do who are wealthy. I’m not extremely wealthy, but I’m comfortable but this is gone too far much too far.

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By Dennis Brent Melby

• Nobody in America pays more for electricity than we do in Maryland.
• Nobody in America pays more for water & sewer service than we do in Maryland.
• Nobody, not even in far-left California...

…and if you drive 20 miles away, northwest into wet, wild and wonderful West Virginia it’s the cheapest rate in ALL 50 states! Go figure.

Taxes and regulations, that’s all. Bad decisions and left wing loopy ideals cause us to pay through the nose…and it doesn’t have to be like that. Our single party government goes out of its way to out-left the Left. Our “Progress” is the highest tax, the highest public government salaries and the most lackadaisical service in the region – because huge portions of our income are from government work – either straight on the government payroll or from a government contractor position.

It doesn’t have to be so. In an area that says it prides itself on diversity, we don't really mean it. Diversity of thought’s OK if it doesn’t mean the Democrats don’t have all levers of government.

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Why the Republican Party is Against Montgomery County Council Bill 35-25:

Because Compassion Without Accountability Can Be Extremely Expensive

By Stacey Sauter

One of the great virtues of Montgomery County is its diversity and the entrepreneurial spirit that our foreign-born population brings with it. Immigrants have made extraordinary investments here from which all of us have benefited. By and large most people here believe everyone should be treated with fairness, inclusion, and equality under the law. Protecting all residents from discrimination and ensuring government services are delivered with dignity should be a cornerstone of our governance. Those values are not in dispute.

What is at issue is whether the County Council can expand programs and protections for immigrants without being open about the cost, capacity, and consequences for taxpayers and communities already under strain. In July 2019, Marc Elrich’s Executive Order 135-19 was issued as a formal directive affirming and expanding existing County policy limiting local cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement and guiding how County agencies interact with immigrant residents. In short, no county employee can inquire about an individual’s immigration status when that person is applying for county resources. In addition, the order strictly limits local cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement. This executive order is the foundation for the current legislative effort in Bill 35-25, which aims to codify those policies into County law rather than leave them as an executive-branch directive subject to change with future administrations. In addition, Bill 35-25 doesn’t just limit future data collection -- it also allows the County to stop retaining and to delete certain immigration-related records, reducing transparency and the public’s ability to understand how and why policies are actually implemented. So, while expedited Bill 35-25, the Promoting Community Trust – Immigrant Protections Act, would significantly expand access to County benefits and services, the bill provides no clear, consolidated accounting of what these services currently cost, how demand may change, or which departments will absorb the impact. That is not a moral question — it is a failure of responsible governance.