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George Leventhal vs. Robert Dyer: Affordable Housing in Montgomery County

3,680 views · Published 7 August 2014 · 1:54 · Indexed 31 October 2026

Channel: Robert Dyer · 2014 · News & Politics

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Fact check: Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal says he's not demolishing affordable garden apartments in the county. The facts prove otherwise, earning Leventhal a "Four Pinocchios," "pants on fire" Fact Check rating.

Now compare Leventhal's housing plan to a real progressive candidate for Montgomery County Council At-Large, Robert Dyer.

Leventhal has rezoned and designated for demolition thousands of affordable housing units countywide. The sector plans he voted for in his latest term will throw thousands of low-income residents out in the street over the next decade. The new housing he has approved is luxury housing for the rich, leaving the county with a net *loss* of affordable housing. If not stopped, his plans will "whiten" Montgomery County, and severely reduce its racial and economic diversity.

Robert Dyer has a more humane and progressive approach to our affordable housing crisis. He believes in helping the residents who live here now, not the theoretical, rich, white residents who might move here in the future. Robert will protect working families from being thrown out of their homes. He favors a moratorium on the rezoning and demolition of existing affordable apartment houses, code enforcement, and rent stabilization for our most vulnerable residents. Robert has also proposed new revenue sources, to create dedicated funding for the acquisition and construction of affordable housing.

The Hampden, shown in this video, was one of the last remaining affordable apartment buildings in downtown Bethesda. It was part of an Arlington Road corridor previously designated as a Metro-accessible, affordable housing zone. Under George Leventhal's "leadership," that affordable zone was converted into, literally, the most expensive housing in downtown Bethesda. As only one example, The Hampden is being replaced by The Lauren, an ultra-luxury condo building with units "from the several millions."

Elect a councilman who will actually do something to solve our affordable housing crisis on November 4 - Robert Dyer.

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Robert has been an activist on transportation, affordable housing and development issues in Montgomery County. He has also been an advocate for the disabled, and victims of domestic violence.

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