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Property assessments in Maryland jump more than 23%, continuing yearslong upward trend
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 4 months agoProperty tax assessments in Maryland will climb sharply in 2024, reflecting the state’s tight housing inventory and rising home prices and leading to higher tax bills for many owners. The total ...
A new group wants to slash Baltimore’s property taxes in the name of equity. City Hall calls it...
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new group called Renew Baltimore is pitching a plan to slash the city’s property tax rate in hopes of rebuilding the city’s population, bringing about “greater economic equity” and increasing ...
How would governor candidates help Maryland's western, eastern regions?
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhat do those running to be Maryland's next governor think about the rural areas of the state,...
New South Bend Housing Authority director's challenge: poor maintenance causes 37% vacancy
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSOUTH BEND — The Housing Authority of South Bend's new director says a top priority in the opening...
Maryland could depart from Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant in five weeks, leaving residents...
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoState management of the troubled Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant could end in as little as...
Washington County's budget proposal for next year is $281 million. Here's what's in it.
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Washington County Commissioners got a first look this week at the $281 million operating budget being drafted for Fiscal Year 2024. The new fiscal year begins July 1. The budget proposal ...
White Water Welfare: Jackson, Baltimore and the other racial wealth gap
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoOPINION: The water crises plaguing Black communities are less about poverty, infrastructure or...
Baltimore uses bonds for its glitziest developments. What if they could rehab vacant rowhouses?
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJoseph “Joe” Meyerhoff II has a solution to Baltimore’s vacant home crisis that even he knows sounds crazy, but some in the city of Baltimore are examining the idea. There are at least 15,000 ...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testifies on bills to increase affordable housing, protect renters
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGov. Wes Moore, in a personal pitch for one of his top policy priorities this year, told lawmakers...
‘Ghost homes’ haunt Baltimore’s housing market. City officials think they have a creative solution
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStepping over needles on the sidewalk, Alexander Cruz walked up to the crumbling front stoop of a West Baltimore home. He craned his neck and looked through an open third-story window to see ...