tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post8126895340489240066..comments2024-03-27T20:36:00.058-07:00Comments on Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: Term limits win big in MoCo as voters throw the bums outRobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-55388513552248878252016-11-12T09:14:18.062-08:002016-11-12T09:14:18.062-08:00It wasn't just the Council's unanimous vot...It wasn't just the Council's unanimous vote for Westbard overdevelopment it was the false promises of improved road reallignment, greater green space, <br />Creek improvements, all just a fallacy to reduce the backlash from residents. <br />The topper was Hands Reimer claiming Westbard was only a mile from Metrorail? When you have to lie to your constituents to justify your desires of Urbanizaton, You're Finished !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-2544575597031145312016-11-10T17:03:17.493-08:002016-11-10T17:03:17.493-08:00Nearly 7 in 10 MoCo voters voted to boot Leventhal...Nearly 7 in 10 MoCo voters voted to boot Leventhal and Berliner from their seats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-16951494327304034492016-11-10T13:37:32.537-08:002016-11-10T13:37:32.537-08:00@ 11:11 AM - Actually 10 years. All the more reaso...@ 11:11 AM - Actually 10 years. All the more reason to throw the bum out. Two more years, tops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-15851012666073829062016-11-10T11:11:25.537-08:002016-11-10T11:11:25.537-08:0010:25 here...
So now, whether they're good or ...10:25 here...<br />So now, whether they're good or bad, it'll have to be a new start every four years?<br /><br />Hey Dwyer ... It's been 4 years of blogging. Now go find another job. It's time to "throw you out".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-55172854959629494172016-11-10T06:38:44.053-08:002016-11-10T06:38:44.053-08:00Leventhal & Berliner are channeling our new pr...Leventhal & Berliner are channeling our new president: "I alone can fix MoCo".<br />No one else is qualified. Yeah, right. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-76191591001247826372016-11-10T06:26:06.554-08:002016-11-10T06:26:06.554-08:00Our county is among the most educated in the count...Our county is among the most educated in the country...I'm sure we can somehow find a few qualified people every decade to run. It's not hard folks.Maloney Concretenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-82074362567044242052016-11-10T05:35:11.588-08:002016-11-10T05:35:11.588-08:00@10:25 says "Now, if you get a bunch of great...@10:25 says "Now, if you get a bunch of great council members, they'll have to go, too."<br /><br />In 12 years. <br /><br />Meanwhile, those that prefer voting members in or out can still be happy in 2 of 3 terms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-5191323327433111082016-11-09T19:34:24.087-08:002016-11-09T19:34:24.087-08:00Great news!Great news!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-14813677226112034992016-11-09T17:29:38.400-08:002016-11-09T17:29:38.400-08:005:26: You've missed the whole point of what ha...5:26: You've missed the whole point of what happened yesterday - it wasn't just Westbard voting for term limits. It was East Bethesda and Chevy Chase, as well, and the other communities mentioned in the article above. It was a countywide repudiation of the Council. Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-6668914731883167782016-11-09T17:26:39.300-08:002016-11-09T17:26:39.300-08:00Why do Westbard NIMBYs fantasize that Bethesda rev...Why do Westbard NIMBYs fantasize that Bethesda revolves around them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-55731804856692232202016-11-09T14:11:59.612-08:002016-11-09T14:11:59.612-08:00Anyone check on Roger? Want to make sure he's ...Anyone check on Roger? Want to make sure he's ok.Maloney Concretenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-20054408735908042402016-11-09T14:03:35.896-08:002016-11-09T14:03:35.896-08:00Seems like the insane Westbard plan was the last s...Seems like the insane Westbard plan was the last straw for a lot of Bethesda residents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-38136552427325824452016-11-09T12:42:01.043-08:002016-11-09T12:42:01.043-08:005:55: Valid question and concern, especially with ...5:55: Valid question and concern, especially with the record of this Council. I think it would be unprecedented for a body to not enact term limits which had been approved by 70% of voters, and would become a national scandal and laughingstock. We already have a mini-Bell, California on our hands here as it is. I doubt they want to bring further federal attention to their misdeeds. Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-34277273234217225682016-11-09T12:36:08.929-08:002016-11-09T12:36:08.929-08:0010:25: Let me know when we get that "bunch of...10:25: Let me know when we get that "bunch of great Council members." In the meantime, thank God we now have term limits. Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-75934242526534584602016-11-09T12:17:46.108-08:002016-11-09T12:17:46.108-08:00The County Council has reaped the whirlwind that i...The County Council has reaped the whirlwind that it has sown.<br /><br />The contempt with which the Council has treated its constituents has produced this result.<br /><br />When I became active on the Westbard matter, I had the naive belief that the County would meet its constituents half-way. But the Berliner compromise did not materially reduce projects already proposed by private developers, and it became clear that the County's end game was to deliver 1.8 million square feet of "intense" (the Council's term) of mixed use space to an area adjacent to single-family neighborhoods.<br /><br />A responsive Council would have scaled back Westbard, balancing the desires of developers and residents. This Council stonewalled its constituents. After close to two years of being ignored, I reluctantly concluded that term limits were the only remaining alternative.<br /><br />I hope that the next Council will know the meanings of service and compromise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-45152970254468920762016-11-09T11:10:44.988-08:002016-11-09T11:10:44.988-08:0010:25 AM There's very low turnout for council ...10:25 AM There's very low turnout for council elections. Think about it...2 years from now, a non-presidential year I expect low turnout again. Incumbent Council candidates didn't even show up for community debates last cycle, so they could care less about increasing turnout. <br /><br />Incumbents have major advantages in promoting themselves in willing local media. There's always a willing wannabe blogger/intern to write a Reamer puff piece. We have self proclaimed local journalists reporting a thrill going up their leg when a councilman mentions their name. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-20195425181928043262016-11-09T10:25:31.329-08:002016-11-09T10:25:31.329-08:00The way to "throw the bums out" (which I...The way to "throw the bums out" (which I agree ... they are mostly bums) would have been to VOTE them out. Now, if you get a bunch of great council members, they'll have to go, too.<br /><br />We'll at least there's a limit to the number of terms a president can hold office. And at least we have the chance to VOTE him out before he reaches his (our?) limit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-87170335952599879322016-11-09T10:12:43.918-08:002016-11-09T10:12:43.918-08:00There's a reason why developers & their la...There's a reason why developers & their lawyers donate so much $$$ to the Council.<br />They donate to their campaigns and then come before them asking for stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-47605521048427401222016-11-09T10:06:52.266-08:002016-11-09T10:06:52.266-08:00@9:55 I agree that doing development in MoCo is fu...@9:55 I agree that doing development in MoCo is full of bureaucracy, but how to do you explain the Council's smart moves like giving away the bus depot property next to Shady Grove Metro to a developer, without a replacement bus depot property already agreed upon? It's either total incompetence, or they were desperate to please a developer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-59773823561349550392016-11-09T10:02:53.432-08:002016-11-09T10:02:53.432-08:00Dyer has the best coverage of local development &a...Dyer has the best coverage of local development & retail in MoCo. Full stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-77707833988742474742016-11-09T08:38:24.456-08:002016-11-09T08:38:24.456-08:00I DEMAND A RECOUNTI DEMAND A RECOUNTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-25139402674767533402016-11-09T08:36:54.788-08:002016-11-09T08:36:54.788-08:007:12 AM sounds like Council staff, fantasizing abo...7:12 AM sounds like Council staff, fantasizing about punishing their constituents. Sick!<br />No wonder residents overwhelmingly wanted term limits.<br /><br />George, Roger, et al. can't leave soon enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-6327428657885605142016-11-09T08:22:53.647-08:002016-11-09T08:22:53.647-08:00Dear 7:12AM,
Why do you say younger liberals would...Dear 7:12AM,<br />Why do you say younger liberals would be even MORE beholden to developers?<br /><br />And why are you so anxious for the council to be that way? Do you think businesses should be in control of government?<br /><br />Why should I "trust you" that term limits will be so awful? Are you psychic?<br /><br />Sour grapes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-44173370090814841572016-11-09T07:12:06.801-08:002016-11-09T07:12:06.801-08:00"Give civic activist Robin Ficker his due.&qu..."Give civic activist Robin Ficker his due."<br /><br />Neither you or him have any chance of taking a council seat. I can't wait until the electorate votes in younger, more liberal councilmembers that will be even more beholden to developers.<br /><br />Trust me. Trump voters...Brexit voters...Term Limits voters WILL NOT have the last laugh.<br /><br />"a Council agent's"<br /><br />You seriously need helpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-15022381421919738222016-11-09T06:15:00.184-08:002016-11-09T06:15:00.184-08:00Our elected Council representatives stopped listen...Our elected Council representatives stopped listening to their constituents. They paid the price at the ballot box.<br /><br />Looking forward to fresh faces and ideas on the next Council!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com