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County asks delegation for liquor‑license housekeeping, procurement changes, short‑term rental tax collection and biomass study funding
Summary
During a pre‑session legislative meeting on Nov. 19, Garrett County officials and the Liquor Control Board asked the county's Annapolis delegation for several local law changes and a $150,000 legislative bond request to fund a pre‑engineering report for a biomass demonstration project.
Garrett County officials, the county Liquor Control Board and members of the public met with Senator McKay and Delegate Heimel on Nov. 19 to present a slate of legislative requests ahead of the Maryland General Assembly session.
Debbie Oss, representing the Garrett County Board of License Commissioners (the county’s Liquor Control Board), asked the delegation for housekeeping changes to state law to clarify and expand local Class B license categories. Her requests include creating county-level subcategories for mixed‑use commercial resort properties (for example, sites that include hotels, restaurants, banquet halls and recreational facilities) and harmonizing language across special event (Class C) license provisions so that advertising, notice and application standards are consistent. She also described wanting to add a tasting option to…
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