Montgomery Community Media

A pro-business Montgomery County group released a report Tuesday morning that said the county was experiencing a “constrained quality of life.” Empower Montgomery, which tried to influence the 2018 Democratic primary, said the county’s low private job growth, ballooning county government salaries and an expensive public liquor business have contributed to the county’s financial malaise.  […]

Council President Hans Riemer said an economic report released last week which questioned the economic future of Montgomery County didn’t pass “the smell test.” “The unfortunate thing about it is it seems to lend itself to whoever was willing to make the most incendiary comment about the report is seemingly the best at economic development, […]

Council President Hans Riemer meets with members of the media on Monday. Much of the discussion is about a recent economic report that paints a grim picture of the county’s economic policies. Riemer says the report doesn’t pass “the smell test.”