Now that the Legislative Session in Annapolis is about to adjourn, the Montgomery County Council is making sure that there is little breathing space for individuals or families who hope to make some spending decisions of their own.
The Montgomery County budget has grown from $2.1 billion in 1998 to $4.3 billion in 2008, a 7.4% compound annual growth rate, yet County residents' personal incomes, including population growth, has grown at a slower 5.7% per year.
By growing at a rate 30% faster than residents' actual incomes, over $600 million in "extra" annual spending has been added to the county budget.
We want to change this and we need your help.
We all have a stake in how the County Council decides to tax and spend our families' resources. You have an opportunity to watch them up close and personal this week as they hold hearings on the FY 2010 budget, every evening at 7:00 p.m. April 13-16.
There is also a session scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday April 15 - yes, a special session for a "special" day. Meetings are to be held at the Council Office Building at 100 Maryland Ave. in downtown Rockville, If you are interested in testifying at County Council hearings now or in the future, check this link: Public Participation
And if you'd like to personally contact your councilmembers, click here for a handy list of their phone numbers and e-mails:
Contact the Council
Don't forget the upcoming anti-tax "tea party" protest being planned right here in Montgomery County on April 18. Check these websites for further information: MCFRW
or Montgomery County Republican Party
Mark Uncapher
Montgomery County Republican Chairman
MCGOP CONVENTION!