flip...

...flop

Thanks to the newsletter from Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, I can give you the specific bills where Montgomery County Councilmember Marc Elrich flip-flopped on impact taxes in 2009, before flip-flopping again this year:

Notice one of the bills was "introduced...by Elrich" (!!)

Both bills gave a tax cut to developers, even as Elrich and the council were raising YOUR taxes!

Enjoy:

Taxation - Impact Taxes - Inflation Adjustment - Temporary Suspension
Expected act to temporarily suspend requirement to adjust certain impact tax rates for inflation and generally amend the law governing impact tax rates - Bill 32-09
Introduced July 23, 2009 by Elrich
MFP Worksession: September 21, 2009; 2:00pm; September 29, 2009; 2:00pm; February 8, 2010; 2:00pm
Public Hearing: September 15, 2009; 1:30pm
Expires: January 28, 2011
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Development Impact Tax - Deferral
Authorizes the deferral of certain development impact tax payments for a certain period; and generally amend the law regarding payment of impact taxes - Expedited Bill 4-09
Introduced February 10, 2009 by Andrews at the request of the County Executive
MFP Worksession: March 9, 2009; 2:00pm; April 14, 2009; 2:00pm; May 13, 2009; 9:00am; June 22, 2009; 2:00pm; February 8, 2010; 2:00pm
Committee recommends approval with amendments [I'll bet!]
Public Hearing: March 3, 2009; 1:30pm
Expires: August 10, 2010