Got my #CarrollCo #MD property #tax in mail yesterday #Unbelievable

Got my #CarrollCo #MD property #tax in mail yesterday #Unbelievable It took my breath away When are all the taxes going 2 get under control?

Woman with the Ones above Carroll County

December 1, 2009

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2009/12/woman-with-ones-above-carroll-county.html

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I did this piece in September 1994.  The more things change the more they stay the same.  At some point, the entire manner in which local government in Maryland is funded needs to be changed so that all our tax revenue does not get lost in a black hole in Annapolis and gets re-directed to the government that is closest to the citizens.

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Carroll County Times editorial: Industrial growth is elusive

Carroll County Times editorial: Industrial growth is elusive

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/article_fa0ea2f4-a15f-11df-9b23-001cc4c03286.html

Monday, August 9, 2010

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The heavy tax burden of homeowners and need for additional industrial development is an ongoing concern that comes up every election season, but while candidates and those in office recognize the problem and pledge to fix it, little progress has been for decades.

The reasons for the lack of change are many, but ultimately it comes down to the lack of a long-range vision and a specific plan for achieving that vision's objective.

Eighty-five percent of the property taxes brought in to the county come from residential development. The contribution from industrial development is just 10 percent… http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/article_fa0ea2f4-a15f-11df-9b23-001cc4c03286.html

20100809 CCTed Industrial growth is elusive

LABELS: BUSINESS CARROLL CO, CARROLL CO GOVT PLANNING, CARROLL CO GOVT TAXES, CARROLL CO GOVT TAXES IND TX BASE

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