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Commissioners approve agenda, minutes and grant local tax abatement
Summary
At its March 17, 2026 meeting the Board of Garrett County Commissioners approved the meeting agenda, approved prior meeting minutes, granted an Avilton Community Association FY2027 real-property tax exemption under Annotated Code of Maryland Section 9-313, and adjourned at 4:14 p.m.
The Garrett County Board of County Commissioners approved several routine and administrative items at its March 17, 2026 public meeting.
On motions recorded in the minutes, the Board approved the March 17 agenda (motion by Commissioner Ryan S. Savage, seconded by Commissioner S. Larry Tichnell) and approved public meeting minutes for March 2 and March 9, 2026 (motion by Commissioner S. Larry Tichnell, seconded by Commissioner Ryan S. Savage). The minutes record unanimous approval for both actions.
Separately, the Board approved a Fiscal Year 2027 real property tax exemption for the Avilton Community Association under the Annotated Code of Maryland, Section 9-313. The minutes state the action was moved by Commissioner Ryan S. Savage, seconded by Commissioner S. Larry Tichnell, and made unanimous by Chairman Paul C. Edwards. The minutes do not include a detailed roll-call vote but list the action as approved.
The meeting also listed Fiscal Year 2027 budget presentations from the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce and the Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County and announced the next public meeting would be Monday, April 6, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. The Board adjourned at 4:14 p.m. on a motion by Commissioner S. Larry Tichnell, seconded by Commissioner Ryan S. Savage, recorded as unanimous.
