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Economic & Tourism department reports small commercial growth, new grants and ferry feasibility meetings
Summary
The county's economic and tourism director reported a 2.4% unemployment rate, roughly $52 million in commercial property sales for FY25 and a pipeline of roughly $72 million in active deals; staff announced new grants, a site-selector tool and participation in a multi-county ferry feasibility study.
Heather Tamelli, Queen Anne's County economic and tourism development director, briefed the county commissioners July 8 on key performance indicators, recent grants and several ongoing initiatives including a multi-county ferry feasibility study and a new online site-selector tool.
Tamelli told commissioners the county continues to hold a low unemployment rate of about 2.4% (second lowest among peer counties), and that the commercial property tax base remains near 11% of total taxable value. She said county assessors reported about $52 million in commercial property sales for fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025) and that the county has about $72 million in deals in…
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