WTF is wrong with Montgomery County? 2010 a tree fell in front of my house during one of our yearly one in a hundred storms. I can't cut it down, its MoCo's tree. Days later, county crews finally get around to removing the tree but leaving the stump.
MoCo told me they will send a stump removal crew later (we are on waiting list). We're now on a 2-3 year waiting list for stump removal and tree. I call again and find out MoCo's Stump Removal crews budget is frozen by the county council. So no removal. BUT....I can now remove it myself and county doesn't have to reimburse me.
I was told a few years back that I couldn't even remove the stump...I guess with the freeze, I can now move it. Then I'm supposed to call them back and they'll "expedite" my new county tree. WTF? I pay one of the highest tax rates in the country in MoCo and I can't even get a damn tree planted????? WTH is wrong with this county? I see them repave roads that don't need repaving, leaving roads that really need repaving in disrepair. I see speed cameras popping up everywhere for more revenue.
Looks like we need new Delegates, Senators, AND County Councils members in 2014. I wish I knew this before an aspiring county executive hopeful for 2014 knocked on my door to campaign two weeks ago. I would have given him a piece of my mind. I don't ask for much here....just good roads and a damn tree. Is that so hard? I put up with speed cameras, nonsensical gun laws, and ever single nickel and dime scheme MD and MoCo comes up with new ways to spend money. Where the Hell is it all going????
MoCo told me they will send a stump removal crew later (we are on waiting list). We're now on a 2-3 year waiting list for stump removal and tree. I call again and find out MoCo's Stump Removal crews budget is frozen by the county council. So no removal. BUT....I can now remove it myself and county doesn't have to reimburse me.
I was told a few years back that I couldn't even remove the stump...I guess with the freeze, I can now move it. Then I'm supposed to call them back and they'll "expedite" my new county tree. WTF? I pay one of the highest tax rates in the country in MoCo and I can't even get a damn tree planted????? WTH is wrong with this county? I see them repave roads that don't need repaving, leaving roads that really need repaving in disrepair. I see speed cameras popping up everywhere for more revenue.
Looks like we need new Delegates, Senators, AND County Councils members in 2014. I wish I knew this before an aspiring county executive hopeful for 2014 knocked on my door to campaign two weeks ago. I would have given him a piece of my mind. I don't ask for much here....just good roads and a damn tree. Is that so hard? I put up with speed cameras, nonsensical gun laws, and ever single nickel and dime scheme MD and MoCo comes up with new ways to spend money. Where the Hell is it all going????