Neighborhoods & Development: Putting Communities First
Ensure communities have a real voice in how their neighborhoods grow — with infrastructure, affordability, and residents coming before developer profits.
My Approach
Development should happen with communities, not to them. Yet too often, powerful developers get their way while residents are left to deal with overcrowded schools, strained infrastructure, and neighborhoods that don't reflect what people actually need. I believe in Montgomery County's master planning process, and I believe residents deserve a real seat at the table before decisions are made.
What I Will Do As County Executive
- Make sure your voice is heard before decisions are made, not after
- Fully fund the Office of the People's Counsel so residents have real representation in land-use decisions
- Ensure development includes real community benefits — infrastructure, affordability, and local priorities
- Hold developers accountable for what they promise
What I Have Done
- Was one of only two votes against rushing the Attainable Housing Strategy — because residents deserved to be heard
- Fought to fund the Office of the People's Counsel, your independent advocate in land-use decisions
- Opposed developer giveaways and stood up to powerful interests demanding transparency and accountability
- Consistently prioritized community voices over corporate profits in planning decisions
Neighborhoods & Development: Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Will Jawando stand on neighborhoods and development?
Will Jawando believes development should happen with communities, not to them, and that residents deserve a real seat at the table before decisions are made. As County Executive he would ensure residents' voices are heard before decisions are made, fully fund the Office of the People's Counsel so residents have real representation in land-use decisions, ensure development includes real community benefits, and hold developers accountable for what they promise.
What has Will Jawando done on development on the County Council?
Will Jawando was one of only two votes against rushing the Attainable Housing Strategy because residents deserved to be heard, fought to fund the Office of the People's Counsel as residents' independent advocate in land-use decisions, opposed developer giveaways and stood up to powerful interests demanding transparency and accountability, and consistently prioritized community voices over corporate profits in planning decisions.
How did Will Jawando vote on the Attainable Housing Strategy?
Will Jawando was one of only two votes against rushing the Attainable Housing Strategy, because he believed residents deserved to be heard.