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Hagerstown officials weigh response to Washington County’s APFO and excise tax changes amid school‑capacity concerns
Summary
City staff briefed the Hagerstown City Council on proposed Washington County amendments to the adequate public facilities ordinance and the excise‑tax ordinance, and the council asked staff to prepare a memo and pursue staff-level talks after concerns about school-seat counts and fee use were raised.
City staff presented Washington County’s proposed amendments to the adequate public facilities ordinance (APFO) and to the county excise-tax ordinance at the May 13 work session and asked the Hagerstown City Council for feedback while the county record remained open.
Steven Bachmiller briefed the council on the county proposals, saying the county plans to adjust excise-tax rates (noting a residential new‑construction excise tax would move from $1 per square foot to $2) and that the…
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