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Commissioners debate reducing homestead tax credit and expanding senior relief during budget priorities discussion

St. Mary's County Commissioners · December 17, 2025
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Summary

During the Dec. 16 budget work session commissioners proposed reducing the 3% homestead tax credit to 2.5% (estimated ~$1.1M in the snapshot), expanding senior tax credits, and targeting outreach to homeowners not claiming homestead exemptions.

During the commissioners' priority-setting segment, several commissioners raised options to target property-tax relief and to adjust the county's homestead and senior tax-credit programs.

One commissioner (Speaker 3) proposed decreasing the Homestead Tax Credit from 3% to 2.5% as a way to modestly reduce growth of the taxable assessment, saying, "I'd also like to see us…

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