05/13/2026
☎️ ACTION REQUEST! 💻
From MCCPTA President Brigid Howe
“We are nearing the end of a contentious, exhausting, and challenging county operating budget process.
There is still time, but not a lot of time, to share your thoughts with councilmembers.
Tomorrow the Council will be discussing and voting on some revenue options and signs point to a discussion of a smaller property tax increase than that proposed by the County Executive, as well as final consideration of progressive income tax scenarios.
This article shares some of what will be discussed:
https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/05/12/modest-property-tax-rate-hike-back-on-table-moco-councilmembers
There are real budget impacts on the horizon, including ones that will impact many of our key MCCPTA priorities. This morning, Dr. Taylor sent the following messages to MCPS staff:
https://montgomeryperspective.com/2026/05/12/taylor-to-council-please-dont-do-this/
Even under additional revenue scenarios that the council will discuss tomorrow, it is likely MCPS would still need to make tough decisions. But if you’d like the Council to prioritize looking for additional revenue to mitigate the most challenging cuts, now is the time to reach out to Councilmembers before their discussion of revenue tomorrow and straw vote on the entire budget on Thursday.
This form will email the entire council (https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/contact-council/email-all-councilmembers) or you can write individual emails to councilmembers by using the naming convention [email protected].
If you are better on the phone than by email, here’s where to call:
County Council General Telephone Number: 240-777-7900.
If you call the general telephone number, you will be asked by a Council staffer to whom you
would like to direct your call.
Calling Specific Councilmembers. It may be easier to call a specific Councilmember’s office. If you are a constituent of a specific Councilmember, you should call that Councilmember.
1. Andrew Friedson, District 1: 240-777-7828
2. Marilyn Balcombe, District 2: 240-777-7960
3. Sidney Katz, District 3: 240-777-7906
4. Kate Stewart, District 4: 240-777-7968
5. Kristin Mink, District 5: 240-777-7955
6. Natali Fani-Gonzalez, District 6: 240-777-7870
7. Dawn Luedtke, District 7: 240-777-7860
8. Evan Glass, At-Large: 240-777-7966
9. Laurie-Anne Sayles, At-Large: 240-777-7964
10. Shebra Evans, At-Large: 240-777-7959
11. Will Jawando, At-Large: 240-777-7811”
Montgomery Village is located in District 7.
This page hosts contact council application.