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Garrett County board lowers homestead tax credit from 3% to 2%
Summary
The Board of Garrett County Commissioners reduced the Garrett County Homestead Tax Credit Rate from 3% to 2% following prior public comment; the minutes say the board took the action after a March 9 public meeting and noted the change "will help the homeowners of Garrett County."
The Garrett County Board of County Commissioners recorded a reduction in the Garrett County Homestead Tax Credit Rate from 3% to 2% in its March 17, 2026 public meeting minutes. Chairman Paul C. Edwards provided an update noting the change followed a public meeting on March 9, 2026, where officials solicited public comment.
The minutes state, "This decrease will help the homeowners of Garrett County." The document does not specify a mover, seconder, or a vote tally for that specific change in the text of the March 17 minutes and does not list an effective date for the new rate.
The board routinely publishes meeting minutes and follows notice requirements for tax-rate actions; the March 17 minutes record the change but do not include further fiscal detail or analysis of the dollar impact on individual parcels. Questions about implementation timing or specific financial effects were not addressed in the written minutes for this session.
