THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL FEBRUARY 9, 2017 EFLECTIONS R the Montgomery County Sentinel, Published Weekly by Berlyn Inc
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2015 MDDC News Organization of the Year Celebrating 161 years of service! Vol. 162, No. 33 • 50¢ SINCE 1855 February 9 - February 15, 2017 TODAY’S GAS PRICE “Intent To Discriminate” $2.32 per gallon ACLU and county residents join in fight against Trump travel ban Last Week tutional. Plaintiffs say Trump said on nu- United States of America.’” $2.33 per gallon By Kathleen Stubbs @kathleenstubbs3 Plaintiffs allege the ban “violates merous occasions that he intended to A few of the plaintiffs who say A month ago the Constitution - including the First prevent people of the Islamic faith they were affected by the executive or- $2.40 per gallon The American Civil Liberties Amendment's prohibition of govern- from entering the country. der are legal residents of Montgomery Union and other plaintiffs, including ment establishment of religion and the “Contemporaneous statements County, according to the lawsuit. A year ago several county residents, filed a feder- Fifth Amendment's guarantees of made by President Trump and his ad- Plaintiff Allan Hakky is a U.S. $1.85 per gallon al lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. District equal treatment under the law - and visors around the signing of the Exec- citizen of Iraqi origin who lives in Po- Court in Maryland’s Southern Divi- federal laws,” according to a ACLU utive Order confirm President tomac with his wife, who is also a AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON OF UNLEADED REGULAR GAS IN sion against President Donald J. news release. Trump’s intent to discriminate against U.S. citizen, according to the lawsuit. MARYLAND/D.C. METRO AREA ACCORDING TO AAA Trump and members of his adminis- Although the words “Muslim Muslims,” plaintiffs wrote. “For in- He became a citizen in 1996, but im- tration, including Homeland Security ban” are not in the executive order, stance, during the signing ceremony migrated to the U.S. from the United Secretary John Kelly and Secretary of Trump included in the order a 90-day for the order, President Trump made Kingdom in 1991. He is also a Shia INSIDE State Rex Tillerson. ban on trips from seven countries in clear that the order was targeted at Muslim. The suit challenges Trump’s re- which a majority of the population is Muslims, pledging that it would ‘keep cent travel ban, alleging it is unconsti- Muslim. radical Islamic terrorists out of the See “ACLU, ” page 8 Editor’s Public weighs in Notebook on WSSC rates by Brian J. Karem By Neal Earley @neal_earley Not Spicer’s ROCKVILLE – Last week was one of the final chances for the pub- suit lic to weigh in on the Washington Our latest look inside the Suburban Sanitary Commission pro- Trump White House. posed rate increase for water. As part of its proposed Fiscal Page 4 Year $1.4 billion 2018 budget, WSSC plans to raise water and sew- er rates by 3.5 percent. The budget covers both operating and capital costs. The increase would add an ad- ditional $1.46 to the monthly bill of the average WSSC ratepayer who uses 137 gallons of water per day. WSSC raised sewer and water rates by 3 percent last year. WSSC charges different rates based on water use. Customers who use more water are charged at a PHOTO BY MARK POETKER higher rate. Brothers Jack and Ryan Golub test out their “Buddy Bench,” Story on page 10. Two people testified at the hear- ing last week that their rates were al- ready too high and the rate structure Whitman was unfair. Gaithersburg resident files annexation suit plaint in Montgomery County Cir- been slated for mixed-zone commer- Wins “The rate structure was very in- By Peter Rouleau equitable,” said Edward Amatetti. Special to the Sentinel cuit Court on Feb. 1 alleging that a cial and residential use. The Whitman girls basket- Representatives from WSSC vote to annex new property into the The council at the time was op- ball team rolls on to victory. said the utility plans to use the in- GAITHERSBURG – A contro- city was carried out illegally and erating at reduced capacity, with the Page 20 creased revenue from the rate in- versial vote to annex property in the asking that the vote be rescinded. absence of Council members Henry crease to fund infrastructure pro- city is now a case before the county On Dec. 19, the City Council F. Marraffa, Jr., who died on Oct. 18, jects. courts. took up resolutions approving the and Ryan Spiegel, who was suffer- “The proposed increase meets Aaron Rosenzweig, a Gaithers- long-planned annexation of the ing from strep throat. Spiegel had in- the allowable increase in the Spend- burg resident who has testified about Johnson Property, an area near the dicated that he would recuse himself ing Affordability Guidelines ap- various issues many times before intersection of Darnestown Road from the final discussions and vote proved by Prince George’s and Mayor Jud Ashman and the City and Quince Orchard Boulevard, and on the project after learning that his Montgomery counties,” said Jerry Council and founded the website authorizing City manager Tony employer, the Bethesda-based law teamgaithersburg.org, filed a com- Tomasello to execute an agreement See “EDDV,” page 8 to develop the property, which has See “Gaithersburg,” page 8 2THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL FEBRUARY 9, 2017 EFLECTIONS R The Montgomery County Sentinel, published weekly by Berlyn Inc. Publish- ing, is a community newspaper covering Montgomery County, Maryland. Our of- fices are located at 22 W. Jefferson March 24, 1983 Street, Suite 309, Rockville, MD 20850. Founded in 1855 by Matthew Fields. All mail to: P.O. Box 1272, Rockville, MD 20849-1272. Subscription Rates for The Police say gambling bust is county’s largest sports ring Montgomery County Sentinel – Weekly by mail: $40.00 per year & $26.50 for Se- Each week The Sentinel visits a The investigation began when District. Recucci said the men have nior Citizens. (USPS) 361-100. memorable story from its archives. a District officer, working under- Also arrested on Wednesday been accused of taking bets and Bernard Kapiloff cover on a narcotics investigation, was Jack Glick, 54, of 9415 Quill placing them for customers at sev- PUBLISHER E MERITUS Four Montgomery County men ran into what he believed was a Place in Gaithersburg. Glick is an eral different places. Bets, payoffs Lynn G. Kapiloff were arrested last week in what po- large and organized sports betting unemployed builder. Glick and and meetings were also held at CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ lice are calling one of the largest ring and notified county police. Meyers were arrested at 1750 Glas- Rootie Kazootie’s Bar, 7710 Wood- PUBLISHER sports betting rings ever to hit the According to Sgt. Ronald Re- tonberry Road in Rockville, where mont Ave. in Bethesda, Recucci [email protected] county. Much of the betting took cucci, who headed the investigation police said betting and meetings said. Mark Kapiloff place at Rootie Kazootie’s, a bar in for Montgomery County, “This is took place. Recucci said police believe the ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Bethesda, police said. not something that’s nickel and Joel M. Whitcup, 34, who lives gambling ring involves people [email protected] Montgomery County under- dime stuff.” in the Promenade Apartments at from throughout the state and that cover police officers arrested the “This was no small operation,” 5225 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, a some people are “well-known” in EDITORIAL four men following a five-month Recucci said. “The smallest bet liquor distributor, and Dennis Gold- the community. Brian J. Karem undercover operation in which made by…police was $100.” stein, 34, of 10079 Maple Leaf Dri- The gambling is “quite large” EXECUTIVE EDITOR county police and detectives from After obtaining warrants for il- ve, Gaithersburg, were also arrest- and more arrests are expected this [email protected] the departments of Prince George’s legal betting, police arrested ed. Goldstein is a Navy department week, he said. Brandy L. Simms County and the District of Colum- Lawrence D. Meyers, 37 of 2606 analyst. “Let’s just say it this way,” Re- SPORTS EDITOR bia placed bets on professional and Calgary Ave., Kensington on The men were released on cucci said, “We know for a fact that [email protected] college football and basketball Wednesday, March 16. Meyers is bonds ranging from $10,000 to one of these gamblers took in MARK ROBINSON games. the manager of a pharmacy in the $50,000, police said. $18,000 in one day.” [email protected] CITY EDITOR VINCENT SHERRY [email protected] NEWS COPY EDITOR NEAL EARLEY Write us [email protected] Gaithersburg confirms Monroe - honors Katz REPORTER The Montgomery County Sentinel from 1978 to 1998, when he was ap- designating Feb. 6 “and every day By Peter Rouleau Jacqui South, Terry Brennan & pointed mayor following the death thereafter” as Sidney A. Katz Day. Special to The Sentinel welcomes letters. David Wolfe, Mark Poetker of Mayor W. Edward Bohrer. He “This just proves you can keep STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS GAITHERSBURG – The City All letters must be original, served as Mayor until his election to a secret on the County Council,” TAZEEN AHMAD Council voted unanimously to con- the County Council in 2014. At Katz said. “I had no idea this was signed by the author CALENDAR EDITOR firm the selection of Yvette Monroe Monday night’s meeting, a portrait coming.” [email protected] as its newest member Monday of Katz was unveiled, which will County Council Members and must include the author’s CALL 301-838-0788 Night. hang with portraits of other past city Craig L.