Update, 11:30 a.m., May 17:
Three councilmembers, Council President Valerie Ervin (D-District 5), Hans Riemer (D-At Large), and Craig Rice (D- District 2) as opposed to the subsidy voted against a motion to dismiss the subsidy from the Economic Development Fund on Monday. They joined Councilmembers Nancy Floreen (D-At Large), George Leventhal (D-At Large) and Roger Berliner (D-1st District) who supported the subsidy last year.
Councilmembers Marc Elrich (D-At Large), Nancy Navarro (D-District 4) and Phil Andrews (D-District 3), voted for the motion.
The Department of Economic Development's full recommendation to the council is available in the media box above.
Original Story, May 16: Despite appearing in trouble when several council members said they opposed giving $4 million over two years to Westfield for construction of a new Costco at the Wheaton mall, the subsidy passed Montgomery County Council by a vote of 6 to 3.
Wheaton Patch will update tomorrow with more on the council's vote.
This story has been updated to clarify the vote was a motion to remove the Costco subsidy from the Economic Development Fund.
Thanks for your comment - and for the sharing of photos on your FB page - I was actually just looking that up - I'll update the article with the info ASAP.
But Danila, it's really not useful to the debate when you include things that are simply not facts. You say "This project includes a Costco gas station" ... but it CLEARLY states in the document (see page 3) "the gas station is not part of the $4,000,000 and the gas station project is now a special exception to be decided by the Board of Appeals." Please get your facts right if you want us to consider your arguments!!!
Let me get this straight - you are answering No to either one of these questions? Did not think so... The store and gas station are only treated separately in the anti-reality world of PR, to make it easier on the Council, but the Westfield/Costco plans are otherwise unamended. Once thing is to repeat their propaganda, but it is quite another to attack facts themselves. I thought you to be a reasonable person.