It’s not that there are not enough jobs it’s that jobs are not proportionally allocated, according to an article by the Washington Post. So, local leaders take a trip to Baltimore’s convention center to do a little planning at the roundtable.

Commentary: There is an employment problem in Montgomery County which is a lack there of. What it all comes down to is being balanced. Witness Germantown where it will take 24 years to reach only 57 percent of its employment capacity; as delineated in the Germantown 1989 master plan. Traffic problems are rooted in the Northern and Eastern parts of the county like Silver Spring (even downtown) because they are predominantly residential along with aging structures. But some residents in Montgomery County shudder at the thought of more office buildings and redevelopment. “We have enough of that” some advocates say. What they really are saying but don’t know it is, “I’d rather spend time amongst my fellow commuters stuck in traffic trying to cross a river while my county becomes a bedroom community”. The situation isn’t as stark as in Prince Georges county but the “you’re going to ruin my quality of life!” argument doesn’t hold when all you have to do is look to your next door neighbor to the east, to get a taste of how bad things can become with the lack of jobs. Funny how during recessionary times in the early 90s you had people pleading for economic growth, Silver Spring was not at its best and was avoided like the plague. Today, downtown hasn’t been healthier in 40 years and the same people who were complaining about crime and decay are now complaining about growth and prosperity. Makes you wonder which they would prefer.

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