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Resident disputes candidate claim of plentiful affordable housing in St. Mary's County
Summary
An unidentified resident disputed a candidate's claim that St. Mary's County has ample affordable housing, citing recent assessment practices, heating‑fuel costs and realtor reports that buyers need dual incomes to afford homes.
An unidentified resident told a local meeting that a candidate for commissioner in District 3 had claimed there is "plenty of affordable housing" in St. Mary's County, and the resident disputed that claim, saying, "I just don't know where it is."
The resident said an appeal with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation showed the agency uses a statewide website to impute what one‑bedroom apartments "should be rented for," and argued those imputations affect…
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