56% say MoCo moving in
wrong direction
Montgomery County officials, as usual, patted themselves on the back with a glowing summary of its annual survey of residents. Alas, when one examines the specifics, the picture is nowhere near as rosy as our elected officials would have us believe. The opinion of East County residents hardly shows a community thrilled with Montgomery County's current leadership.
Residents in eastern Montgomery County continue to be displeased with Montgomery County's elected officials. A majority of those surveyed say the County government is dishonest. 53% report that they have no confidence in the County government. And 56% believe Montgomery County is currently headed in the wrong direction.
More than half of the residents surveyed (55%) say the County treats them unfairly. A whopping 67% feel that their participation in County government - public meetings, legislative process - is not welcomed by County officials. 63% say they are not getting the public services they deserve for the high taxes they pay. Only half of east county residents said they feel a "sense of community" in their neighborhoods.
None of this is particularly surprising, given our elected officials' pronounced neglect of economic development, transportation and schools in the eastern part of the county. But it's certainly not something to celebrate. Rather, it's time for our elected officials to stop grandstanding on minor divisive issues and get down to work on the People's business, a failing transportation system, a moribund County economy, and a decade-worth of decline in Montgomery County Public Schools.
What's "dishonest" is your headline.
ReplyDeleteNope - asked if the County government was honest, a majority said no. It's the County's own survey, for God's sake!
DeleteYes, it is "the County's own survey". Yet your claims have nothing to do what was actually said, in fact, every "result" is the exact opposite of what the survey actually said.
Deletehttps://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/OPI/Resources/Files/2019-survey/NCS_Community-Livability-Report_2019.pdf
12:02: LOL - Every stat is accurate and taken directly from the County's own survey. Do a better job stuffing the ballot box next time, old sport.
DeleteThe hollowing of the middle class occurred a long time ago here.
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