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Delegation hears bill to add property-tax credits for public safety and school employees; county warns of large fiscal impact
Summary
Delegate Rick Metzger proposed HB127 to extend county property-tax credits to public safety officers, school employees and volunteer firefighters as an incentive to retain local workers; Baltimore County testified in opposition, citing uncertain and possibly large revenue losses and asked for an unfavorable report.
Delegate Rick Metzger presented House Bill 127 to the Baltimore County delegation as a measure to offer property tax credits to public safety officers, Baltimore County Public School employees and volunteer firefighters in order to incentivize recruitment and retention.
"This could be an incentive," Metzger said, adding that volunteer firehouses face…
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