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Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is blasting the county council and planning board over a zoning text amendment that was approved Tuesday.

will allow duplexes, triplexes and some apartments along in the Maryland county. The council approved it with an 8-3 vote during an often heated hearing, with opponents holding signs up and shouting at points during the meeting.

Elrich said during a media briefing both the planning board and county council didn鈥檛 do enough to get public input.

鈥淚t鈥檚 kind of appalling and it鈥檚 no wonder residents are worried,鈥� he said. 鈥淲hat I think people need to think about, is this going to make people say, ‘Do I want to live in Montgomery County, where I don鈥檛 have any certainty as to where I鈥檓 moving? Or should I go to counties where they鈥檙e not doing stuff like this?’鈥�

In an email to 海角精品黑料, Montgomery County Planning Board Chair Artie Harris defended the board’s efforts to work with the public.

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Elrich, who opposed the zoning text amendment, doesn鈥檛 have the power to veto the move by the council. He can veto legislation, but not zoning amendments.

Asked about the tense meeting, with members of the crowd holding up signs, jeering and cheering, Elrich said that kind of public protest comes with the territory of being an elected official.

鈥淚f people feel disrespected and ignored by council members, the council members need to hear that. I鈥檓 not sure what kind of ‘kumbaya moment’ anybody was expecting there, but I certainly didn鈥檛 think it was going to be a ‘kumbaya moment,’鈥� he said.

The ZTA won鈥檛 go into effect until Nov. 1.

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