Gazette Profile of Cathy Drzyzgula 10/10
From the story by Chris Robinson:
“Gaithersburg City Council candidate and longtime Olde Towne civic activist Cathy Drzyzgula said she never seriously considered running for office until this summer.
The turning point came in June when city government nearly ground to a halt when Mayor Sidney A. Katz threatened to veto the budget over a line-item for a homeownership assistance program, she said. Though a compromise was struck, Drzyzgula said it revealed a conflict behind the scenes.”
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“Drzyzgula is running on a ticket with Jud Ashman, ‘‘because we agree on enough things that it doesn’t make sense to run opposed,” she said.
She pledged clarity in municipal actions, such as highlighting if proposed planning and code waivers contradict existing city master plans.
The police force also must grow to address the rise in crime, particularly in Olde Towne, she said. Drzyzgula did not list specific department increases — the exact number of necessary officers ‘‘is a moving target,” she said — but said officer retention and recruitment must be examined to reduce the rising crime.
She applauded Gaithersburg’s environmental initiatives, and said she would push the focus toward more water quality issues.
Drzyzgula was on the city’s Day Laborer Task Force last year, which examined existing day-laborer centers and how to establish one in Gaithersburg.
She favors the current site at Crabbs Branch Way and encourages enacting the city’s anti-solicitation ordinance once Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler rules on the controversial legislation’s legal standing. If Gansler rejects it, Drzyzgula said Gaithersburg should register the contractors to regulate the practice of hiring day laborers.”
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