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Tax break errors cost Baltimore millions, Sun investigation finds
The city of Baltimore has failed to collect millions of dollars in potential revenue because of chronic errors and miscalculations in a program offering tax breaks for historic renovations, a Baltimore...
View ArticleHearing set for Wednesday night on Harbor Point tax credit
The Baltimore Development Corp. is to hold a hearing Wednesday evening to discuss whether Harbor Point, the future home of Exelon Corp.'s Baltimore headquarters, should again be included in a...
View ArticleHCC will have little liability, likely energy savings with solar panel deal,...
Harford Community College's Board of Trustees unanimously approved a power purchase agreement Monday, which is expected to save the college more than $1 million in energy costs over 20 years. Solar...
View ArticleSearch is on after Baltimore agency can't locate tax credit records
For weeks city and state officials have been on a scavenger hunt. Their goal: To track down documents, if they exist, showing that 76 property owners in Baltimore have been legitimately receiving...
View ArticleHarford Humane Society starts fundraising for new building
After more than 50 years in the same building, the Harford County Humane Society is working toward building a new animal shelter. The organization has been working with the county, which recently...
View ArticlePerryville mayor, commissioners consider supporting proposed housing development
A housing development is being proposed for a property on Otsego Street behind Perryville Town Hall that would use Department of Housing Community Development grants. Glenn Worgan, vice president and...
View ArticleTalk of D.C. commuter tax finds opposition in Maryland
Talk in Congress of letting the District of Columbia tax commuters is getting a cool reception in Maryland. Officials in Washington say such a measure could raise $1.2 billion in new revenue — enough...
View ArticleTerrasa's bill would authorize tax credit for homeowners using universal design
County Council member Jen Terrasa prefiled legislation last week that would authorize a property tax credit for homeowners installing certain universal design features within their homes. According to...
View ArticleSparrows Point assistance events draw hundreds
More than 700 people turned out for workshops Tuesday connecting laid-off Sparrows Point workers with information about health insurance, training and other aid. An even larger number is expected at...
View ArticleCity Council gives preliminary approval to Harbor Point tax break
The Baltimore City Council gave preliminary approval on Monday to a proposal for a decade of tax breaks for Harbor Point, the future home of Exelon Corp.'s Baltimore headquarters. Two council members,...
View ArticleUniversal design tax credit bill gains support at hearing
A bill to authorize property tax credit for homeowners installing certain universal design features within their homes received universal support from testifiers at a County Council hearing on Sept....
View Article'Huge drop' in funding for community development
The City Arts Apartments are full of artists who live and work in the Baltimore complex, built on what long had been a vacant lot in a very vacant neighborhood. But a sudden gap in its development...
View ArticleHomeowners' tax credit deadline extended
The deadline to apply for a property tax credit that, on average, cuts more than $1,000 off a homeowner's tax bill, has been extended until the end of October. Maryland residents can apply for the...
View ArticleSenator Theatre sale, for $500,000, to be approved Wednesday
Baltimore’s Board of Estimates is expected to approve the sale of the Senator Theatre to its current operators Wednesday for $500,000. Senator Theatre LLC, a company controlled by James “Buzz” Cusack...
View ArticleCity sells Senator Theatre at $310,000 loss
Baltimore's spending panel agreed Wednesday to sell the historic Senator Theatre at a $310,000 loss — over the objections of the city's comptroller. "I just think it's too generous," said Comptroller...
View ArticleSarbanes wants to encourage grassroots funding of campaigns
Money's influence on politics has long been a problem, one that politicians needing cash to fund their campaigns have not had much incentive to solve. U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, a Towson Democrat who...
View ArticleMaryland audit finds potentially $344,000 in improper unemployment benefits
The deceased, prisoners and even some state workers improperly collected unemployment benefits potentially worth about $344,000, according to a recently released audit of Maryland's Division of...
View ArticleHomestead credit penalty goes into effect this week
Beginning this week, Maryland's Department of Assessments and Taxation can begin penalizing homeowners who received a homestead credit this year as a result of deception. Penalties will be issued on an...
View ArticleCouncil passes legislation on power reliability, tax credit, parking meters
The Howard County Council is the first county legislative body in the state to request the Maryland Public Service Commission to investigate electric power reliability in certain areas of the county...
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