Marc Elrich (D)
Office Sought: Montgomery County Council, At Large
Age: 57
Residence: Takoma Park.
Education: BA, history, University of Maryland; MA, teaching, Johns Hopkins University.
Occupation: Council member, Takoma Park; fifth-grade teacher, Rolling Terrace Elementary School.
Web site: http://www.marcelrich.com
E-mail address: marc@marcelrich.com
Elected offices/civic activities:
Member, Takoma Park City Council, 1987-present;
member, Montgomery County Transportation Policy Review Task Force, Silver Spring Redevelopment Citizens Advisory Committee, Silver Spring Sector Plan Citizens Advisory Committee, Progressive Maryland; past
Why should voters elect you?
"I have a wide range of experiences as a teacher, elected official and civic activist. My campaign doesn't accept contributions from the development industry."
What do you think is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?
"Park and Planning warns that we've exceeded the capacity of our roads and schools, and that the pace and location of growth pushed by the End Gridlock Council goes against their recommendations. I support an annual growth policy linking development to the infrastructure's ability to adequately support it, using definitions of adequate that don't accept failing roads and overcrowded classrooms. I support higher development impact fees to provide revenue to build the infrastructure. End Gridlock Council members say we can't control growth, but I, and others, say we can manage it better. See my Web site or visit www.neighborspac.org."
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