Baltimore County economic director Jonathan Sachs outlines plan to grow the tax base

Jonathan Sachs, director of economic and workforce development for Baltimore County, told the Baltimore County House delegation on March 27 that the department’s core mission is to advance and foster economic activity to grow the county tax base.

Sachs said the department combines economic and workforce development with agriculture, tourism, arts and sciences and a new division of data and economic analysis. He described a staff of about 85 and a departmental budget of roughly $50,000,000 and said the office focuses on attracting employers and helping local firms expand so tax rates need not be raised. “The Baltimore County Department of Economic and Workforce Development advances and fosters economic activity in order to grow the tax base in Baltimore County,” Sachs said.

The director highlighted the county’s strategic location, multimodal logistics infrastructure…