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Commissioner warns Leonardtown annexation and exemption from excise tax could cost St. Mary's County millions
Summary
An unnamed St. Mary's County commissioner said the Town of Leonardtownis annexing county land and permitting large housing projects without charging the countyexcise tax, a practice he says could cost the county millions in lost revenue and warrants talks with the town.
An unnamed St. Mary's County commissioner on Tuesday raised concerns that the Town of Leonardtown's annexation of county land and its practice of not charging the countyexcise tax on new construction could deprive the county of substantial revenue.
The commissioner said a resident on Blacksmith Road told him Leonardtown plans to annex property now in St. Mary's County and allow a large housing development — the speaker alternately referenced figures of "215 or 275" homes — that would not be subject to county septic limits because the town provides sewer. "Leonardtown does not…
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