Social Justice
Council
Action in Montgomery
(AIM) AIM Report
2006-2007
AIM Agenda Items
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Increasing affordable housing
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Renovating/rebuilding facilities and equipment
at 3 Recreation Centers
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Full-service US Immigration Office in Montgomery
County
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Improved pedestrian safety, particularly in
business districts
Actions during Primary Election season:
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individual interviews with all candidates for
county Council and County Executive to discuss items on AIM agenda
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large Action, including 50 CLUUC members, at
which candidates asked for public commitments to support AIM agenda
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nonpartisan get-out-the- canvassing in two
precincts in Burtonsville and Gaithersburg that had low turnout in last
elections resulted in improved voter turnout
After November election
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AIM members had interviews with successful
Council candidates and new County Executive to discuss their plans concerning
items on AIM’s agenda
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Action involving about 80 AIM members at a
public negotiating session with County Executive Leggett on the day he
announced his budget about status of AIM’s Agenda items. County Executive
brought staff member and two department heads to the meeting. Budget contains
money for following items on AIM agenda:
Fourfold increase in Housing
Initiative Fund; money for equipment for 3 recreation centers and for study for
renovation or rebuilding of those centers; letter to Homeland Security
Administration in support of full-service Immigration Office in Montgomery
County
Gaithersburg affordable housing
Pedestrian safety
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Testifying in support of sidewalks on Cape May
Road. Members of Good Hope Methodist Church must walk on this road to reach
bus on New Hampshire Avenue
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Study pedestrian safety problems in downtown
Silver Spring to see how safety precautions existing in Bethesda could be
replicated
Cedar Lane members have been involved in all of
the above AIM activities
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