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Speaker warns House Bill 176 would shift SDAT costs and allow low-level drone property assessments

Unidentified Body · January 27, 2026
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Summary

An unidentified speaker at a St. Mary’s County meeting criticized a packet of state bills as eroding local authority, cited an RCA overlay and a childcare request at All Saints, and singled out House Bill 176 for proposing county cost shifts to SDAT and drone-based property assessments.

An unidentified speaker at a St. Mary’s County meeting urged resistance to state bills the speaker said would erode local authority and budget control.

The speaker said the meeting packet contained multiple bills that “erode more rights from us” and singled out an RCA overlay and a childcare matter at All Saints, saying the county was being asked to give up the ability to request variances:…

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