By Adam Pagnucco. Forty-five minutes after eight members of the county council released a statement opposing the property tax hike contained in County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended budget, the executive…
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Elrich Recommends Tax Hike, Council Says No
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has proposed a 3.18 cent property tax hike in his recommended Fiscal Year 2021 operating budget, which was released today. The budget does…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Delegate David Moon’s local bill on country clubs, which would have phased out a $10 million special tax break received only by country clubs with golf courses,…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of the failure of his bill that would have phased out a special property tax break for MoCo country clubs, the Facebook page of…
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MoCo Delegates Kill Moon Country Club Bill
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s Delegates have killed a local bill proposed by Delegate David Moon (D-20) that would have eliminated a special tax break for country clubs contained in…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A local bill introduced by Delegate David Moon (D-20) that would end property tax breaks for country clubs would eventually generate $10 million a year for Montgomery…
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Montgomery County’s TRIM Amendment, 1978
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Prince George’s County is well-known for its TRIM amendment, a cap on property tax increases passed by referendum in 1978. Some blame TRIM for preventing the county from adequately funding…
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Bob Ehrlich depicts himself as a tax cutter. Isn’t that good for Montgomery County? It depends on which taxes you’re talking about.Taxes Ehrlich has made criticism of Governor O’Malley’s 2007…
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Doug Duncan’s Budget Record
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Former County Executive Doug Duncan’s call for zero-based budgeting reminds us that he had a substantial role in formulating county budget policy for a long time. From the county’s FY07…
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MoCo House Delegation Votes Down CARR Bill
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By a 17-6 vote, the Montgomery County Delegation defeated the CARR bill, which would have given the Montgomery County government the ability to levy different property tax rates on residential…