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Howard County officials pitch changes to Route 1 tax credit to spur larger visual improvements
Summary
Economic Development Authority and Department of Planning and Zoning urged the council to expand and extend the Route 1 tax credit program, removing acreage and per-project caps and preserving a $250,000 annual program limit.
The Economic Development Authority and the Department of Planning and Zoning asked the Howard County Council during a June legislative public hearing to reauthorize and revise the Route 1 tax credit program to encourage larger facade and landscaping projects along the Route 1 corridor.
Jennifer Jones, head of the Economic Development Authority, told the council the bill (Council Bill 46-2025) would remove the program's 15-acre size limit, allow mixed-use properties to apply (with credits tied to commercial/retail/industrial portions), remove a per-project $100,000 cap while keeping landscaping enhancements capped at $100,000,…
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