Opinion Montgomery needs a permanent Planning Board

 

...If the council’s lack of confidence in the board warranted dismissal, then how can it have confidence in the important land-use issues that were either written by, recommended by or moved forward with board support?

The council should act on the editorial’s conclusion that “character and maturity count” and appoint permanent board members in accordance with the Maryland land-use code. If there are overriding practical reasons for a temporary board, then this hastily appointed board should be limited in authority and prohibited from voting on land-use amendments...

Opinion | Montgomery needs a permanent Planning Board - The Washington Post