Is the rate of growth in Montgomery County too fast, too slow or just right?
Too Fast. Montgomery County has a 2.7% unemployment rate, while the National average is 4.7%. Leading experts in Park and Planning recommended to this council an economic growth policy half of what this council adopted. This caused an imbalance between jobs and housing, further congesting our roads and schools, and creating a competition for older and more affordable houses, driving up the cost and assessments of older neighborhoods. While this may be attractive in the short term, it creates significant challenges and problems for Montgomery County. Tax assessments go up across the county the pool of existing affordable housing is lost. Services and infrastructure cost the government over $36,000 per unit: money that this council claims we do not have. The largest problem is that it degrades the quality of life for all of us, with the lack of sufficient recreation, park space, road and transit capacity, and educational facilities. Who should have more control over the planning process,
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