Will the next MoCo executive and council build affordable housing in Chevy Chase? (opens in new tab)

On May 5, the Montgomery County Council voted to support a mixed-use development at 8005 Connecticut Avenue, now the site of the two-story Chevy Chase Library. In doing so, the council overturned County Executive Marc Elrich’s low-density vision for the county-owned land for the second time since 2022, when Elrich first recommended renovating the existing building instead of pursuing housing or mixed-use development. Elrich has consistently sided with opponents of the redevelopment, but it is...