Amendments for CB42 School Surcharge Fees are Posted

Email the council at councilmail@howardcountymd.gov to urge them to vote no on ALL amendments.

Amendments for CB42-2019 to raise Howard County’s school facilities surcharge fees are posted. 

The giveaways are a doozy.

This is the most glaring and bold example of developer subsidy this year. It is right out of the developers playbook.

Amendments 1 to 3 are by Councilpersons Rigby and Jung. Taken together they could the potential revenue by up to $230 million over 10 years.

Amendment 4 is by Councilperson Jones. I call this one the “Howard Hughes Kickback”. It would give just one developer nearly $10 million over ten years.

Amendment 5 and 6 is by Councilperson Yungmann. It’s the most devastating. It can reduce revenues by up to $460 million.

See...corporate-giveaways are bipartisan.