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Montgomery County Maryland Planning Board resigns

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The council, which appoints the board, voted unanimously in a closed session Tuesday to ask the entire board to resign, according to two people familiar with the vote. The upheaval in the planning agency’s governance has shocked even longtime political observers in a county accustomed to intense development spats.

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Closed Session Deep Dive: The Business Location Exception

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The statutes legislative history is important for understanding its language. According to the 1979 Legislative Study Commission that recommended (a)(4)s original statutory language, the purpose of this subsection was to protect contacts with public groups by a business that is considering locating or expanding in a jurisdiction.