Rick Meyer Testimony Opposing Bill 18-23 and Urging Council to Fully Fund the Office of the People’s Counsel

Restore full funding to the statutorily mandated Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC)

Testimony of W. E. “Rick” Meyer

Public Hearing. Bill 18-23, Structure of County Government – Community Zoning and Land Use Resource Officer April 18, 2023

Watch all of the public testimonies:
Montgomery County Council Youtube

Caroline Taylor testified earlier as part of a different hearing.
Her testimony is available at this bookmarked link

View all of the written testimony submitted.

Testimony of Rick Meyer, Executive Director, Montgomery County Coalition for the Control of Cell Towers. This Council needs to end more than a decade of shameless efforts to lock residents out of zoning processes. The first step the Council can take towards rebuilding resident trust and repairing the engagement process is to vote against 18-23 and to restore full funding to the statutorily mandated People’s Counsel (OPC).

Read Rick Meyer’s full post at MC4T.org

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Testimony of Alan Bowser, President, Montgomery County Civic Federation: Oppose18-23 and Fund the Office of the People’s Counsel
Testimony of Elizabeth Joyce, VP, Montgomery County Civic Federation: Oppose18-23 and Fund the Office of the People’s Counsel
Testimony of Peggy Dennis: Oppose18-23 and Fund the Office of the People’s Counsel
Testimony of Jane Lyons-Raeder, is the only resident to testify in favor of Friedson’s bill to eliminate the People’s Counsel and was previously employed as a lobbyist by the developer-funded Coalition for Smarter Growth.

More coverage at Robert Dyer’s Blog:

https://robertdyer.blogspot.com/2023/04/montgomery-county-residents.html

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