Dennis E. Walsh (R)
Office Sought: Montgomery County Council, District 5
Age: 52
Residence: Silver Spring.
Education: Some college, accounting, Montgomery College, University of Maryland.
Occupation: Semi-retired, owner, Flanagan's Irish Pub; part time, Nationwide Insurance.
Web site: http://denniswalsh4countycouncil.com
E-mail address: walshforcountycouncil@netscape.com
Elected offices/civic activities:
Member, Taxi Service Commission, Montgomery County; founder, Father Wells Irish Celebration; umpire, high school baseball.
Why should voters elect you?
"I will fight to slow growth and improve traffic congestion while holding the line on property taxes. I will answer to the voters, period."
What do you think is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?
"Growth and traffic congestion, which are linked together. We need to slow growth until we have improved the infrastructure to handle the cars we already have on our roads. Unfortunately, the Democrats' main concerns are donations from developers to their reelection campaigns. Developers need to be told no sometimes; look at the fiasco in Clarksburg. We need the Purple Line now and underground. We also need to stop raising property taxes every year. It is not justified, and the current County Council exceeds the limits we voted into law virtually every year."
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