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Commissioner highlights business expansion aided by tax incentive and flags upcoming drag-racing event
Summary
A St. Mary’s County commissioner said the county granted a tax advantage to a growing aerospace/UAV-related firm expanding by about 70,000 square feet and expected to add roughly 50 jobs to its 225-employee workforce; he also described an upcoming National Hot Rod Association event at Buzz Creek and a planned car display on the 28th.
A St. Mary’s County commissioner described recent local economic activity and a planned community event, saying the county approved a tax advantage intended to support a company’s expansion and promote job growth.
The commissioner said the county gave a tax advantage to a firm looking to increase its facility by roughly 70,000 square feet and to hire about 50 additional workers on top of its existing staff of about 225. He characterized the business as operating in aerospace and UAV-related work and said incentives such as tax breaks are the main tools available to encourage local employers to expand.
“We just gave them permission to... gave him a tax advantage to increase 70,000 square feet and gotta hire 50 some new employees. They already got 225 now,” the commissioner said, emphasizing growth in the county’s aviation-related economy.
The commissioner also promoted an upcoming three-day drag-racing event at Buzz Creek organized by the National Hot Rod Association. He said a “funny car” would be on display at a local business on the 28th for driver autographs, and organizers hoped to bring a dragster as well; he described the spectacle of quarter-mile runs approaching 200 miles per hour.
Why it matters: Local tax incentives and employer expansions affect job opportunities and the county tax base; community events such as the drag-racing weekend draw visitors and support tourism.
The transcript does not provide the firm’s name, contractual terms of the tax advantage, or the formal vote record authorizing the incentive.
