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Resident warns Maryland budget proposals could shift costs to local property owners
Summary
During a public comment period, a resident raised concerns about state education funding and proposed local tax or fee mechanisms, citing proposals in Montgomery and Howard counties and criticizing the lack of a funding mechanism in the state "Blueprint."
An unidentified resident, a resident commenter, told the St. Mary's County meeting that recent education-funding proposals in Annapolis lack clear funding mechanisms and could push costs onto local property owners.
The resident said Montgomery County’s executive had proposed a 3.5% property tax increase and cited remarks by Howard County officials that the latter county could not meet a school system budget request. "On Friday, the county executive for Montgomery County proposed a 3.5% increase of property…
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