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Caroline County reviews FY2026 fee schedule; board directs staff to adjust liquor, Jonestown water and town-tax collection fees
Summary
At a March 25 budget workshop Caroline County staff reviewed the draft FY2026 fee schedule and commissioners directed changes to liquor-application fees, Jonestown water charges, and municipal tax-collection caps.
County finance staff presented a draft FY2026 fee schedule at a March 25 budget workshop. Commissioners discussed several highlighted items and gave direction for staff to update the draft to reflect new fee levels for specific services.
Liquor licensing: Staff reviewed the structure of local liquor-license fees, which are constrained in part by state statute but include a county application fee and a license fee that county staff manage. Commissioners noted the county’s application and licensing fees did not recover full operating costs: the board was told the department anticipated roughly $60,000 in liquor-license revenue while operating costs last year were about $99,000. After comparing…
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