Andrew Friedson had it right, noting that County spending has risen by 44% over the past eight years, stating “We cannot have tax increases as the annual solution to every fiscal challenge.”
During the last budget cycle, the County Council voted to raise our taxes, eliminate the income tax offset credit, leave us with a $300 million-dollar spending deficit for next year, and do little to fix our $3 billion dollar repair bill for our schools. But they still find the money to build 20 miles of bike lanes…
According to Friedson, the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget totaled approximately $8.019 billion, $2.4 billion, or 44 percent, more than the County budget eight years earlier. He argued that the County must place greater emphasis on affordability, economic growth, and the effective use of existing tax dollars.
This is also the platform of the Republican candidates!
Montgomery County needs new common-sense leadership starting at the top. Given that Montgomery County is in a financial crisis, do you want a CPA like Esther Wells or a civil rights lawyer like Will Jawando running our County? Do you want sound fiscal policy or more photo-ops? Do you want to fund our schools or build new bike lanes?
I offer that the priorities of the leaders in Rockville are focused on their personal utopian projects and not focused on the citizens.
Esther and the Republican candidates bring new ideas and energy to the County that solve 20 years of skewed priorities that one-party rule has given us. See their platforms: MCGOP Candidates
This is also why I started the “Stop the Spend” ballot petition . The ballot petition would have limited increases in County spending to the rate of inflation, regardless of campaign promises.
Unfortunately, we did not get it on the ballot for 2026, but I understand that the group will be collecting signatures to get this on the ballot in 2028. Please contact me if interested in helping.
It’s time to elect politicians that will bring common sense back to Montgomery County and actually control spending.