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Delegate Moon bill would let IAC audit school-capacity claims and limit housing moratoria delays
Summary
House Bill 337 would allow the Interagency Commission on School Construction to audit local school systems' capacity claims and prevent counties imposing housing moratoria from blocking site-development review during the moratorium; supporters said it protects state capital funds, critics warned of implementation and redistricting issues.
Delegate David Moon told the Appropriations Committee he intends to use House Bill 337 to curb what he called a growing practice of counties blocking housing development on the grounds of school overcrowding.
"We've made a very crazy decision in Maryland to link school construction and alleged capacity issues to housing construction," Moon said, arguing that some counties use the capacity story to impose moratoria that then stall housing and increase costs for…
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