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Council confirms Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund Commission amid complaints about Up‑County representation
Summary
Montgomery County Council confirmed the county executive’s nominees to the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund Commission by a 9‑0 vote with two abstentions after councilmembers raised concerns that the slate lacked applicants from the Up County and the northwest quadrant.
The Montgomery County Council voted to confirm the county executive’s nominees to the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund Commission, a body that will recommend how the county spends funds stemming from state legalization and sale of cannabis. The motion to confirm passed with nine votes in favor and two abstentions.
Councilmember Marilyn Balcom announced she would abstain because, she said, the nominations lacked representation from the Up County and the northwest quadrant of the county. "While I cannot vote in favor of this slate, I will also not vote against any individual. Therefore, I will abstain," Balcom said on the…
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