Comments on: County cash can help Fenton Village businesses, planner proposes

By: SS Res

SS Res — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:59:10 +0000

Non-profits, county, whoever, should form a sort of land trust with reasonable rents to small businesses, arts groups. It’s proba. being done in lots of communities.

Farmers, folks with land, have put their acres in trust, why can’t SS get some space or build buildings, and lease out space that’s fair for all???

Takoma Foundation is supporting their community arts, raised $ for the community center.

By: IHateYuppies

IHateYuppies — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:15:49 +0000

Uh-oh. Don’t type the words “subsidy” and “small business” in the same sentence. Nothing gets the Ayn Rand worshiping, Free Market uber alles people riled up more. Submit to the free market and let the low income residents and small business owners of Montgomery County deal with the final outcome.

By: Jennifer Deseo

Jennifer Deseo — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:45:06 +0000

I received this link from Emily A, program coordinator for Buy Local Silver Spring. It talks about retail space that's set aside for locally owned businesses: "Set-Asides for Local Retail - Longfellow CBA in Minneapolis" Personally, I'd prefer this feature to the useless pocket parks mandated by Montgomery County.