Sue Present Finds Source of Income for County that Councilmember Hans Riemer Missed

Montgomery County Council President Hans Reimer says Councilmembers seek budget increases totaling $21M over the Executive’s budget, and that the Council looked for ways to reduce Executive’s budget as offsets, but it was "tough" to find places to cut.(See 05/14 briefing, beginning at minute 6:27 - http://www.mymcmedia.org/riemer-meets-media-8/ 

Try harder!!! 

1) Cut the Department of Techology Services (DTS) budget for the Tower Committee, and insist that wireless application fees be immediately increased so that the wireless industry fully covers costs for the reviews and related administrative services for antennas and cell towers, NOT TAXPAYERS (NOT THE BUDGET); 

2) Require DTS to adopt a high-volume surcharge (like Gaithersburg has done), so that none of our administrative agencies get overburdened with upcoming flood wireless applications, which are anticipated as soon as ZTA 18-02 is passed; and 

3) DO NOT PASS Zoning Text Amendment 18-02 UNTIL THESE FEES AND THEIR AGENCIES HAVE BEEN FIXED!