Montgomery County leaders have been struggling to restore trust in the planning process after scandal and infighting.
of the Planning Department’s director, Gwen Wright, who was set to retire at the end of last year.
Kramer’s bills were heavily amended or voted down in committee, where Lopez offered the work group as a more palatable approach.On Thursday, Elrich championed his desire to speed up the development process in Montgomery, which he described as “one of the worst in the region.” He added that “despite silly things that some people say,” he has no intention for the county executive’s office to take over the planning board. He said he is now interested in cutting through red tape, tearing down some regulatory barriers unique to Montgomery, and making it easier for new development projects to get approved.
“Removing elected officials is a way to get the people who do the day-to-day work in the room,” he said.
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