Cash but no cut

Duncan's proposed property tax cut isn't receiving an enthusiastic response from the council: "Some council members said at yesterday's meeting that they prefer a plan offered by council member Steven A. Silverman (D-At Large) to Duncan's proposed tax rate cut. Silverman's plan would give homeowners a one-time credit of up to $468 per household."

$16 million Clarksburg improvements

"Everything had to be redesigned. It's kind of like starting over," said Douglas C. Delano, a vice president for Newland Communities LLC, the developer.
Highlights:
Fewer condos
More townhouses
More retail space
Parking garages instead of parking lots

It's a rule...

I have to link to any blog post entitled "Leisure World: Center of the Universe." A highlight:

Duncan told the oft-repeated (but we'll do it again) story about how he knew he would win his first race for county executive 12 years ago when a woman in Leisure World, whom he didn't know, approached him on election day. "I'm voting for you, you big, fat Irishman!" she exclaimed.