Monday, April 1, 2013
What exactly is Riverdale Park's council voting on Monday night?
Riverdale Park's mayor and council are voting on two pieces of legislation Monday night that could help fund the Cafritz bridge. Lindsey Rader, of Baltimore-based Funk & Bolton, P.A. explained on March 25 to council and work session attendees how the letter of intent with Calvert LLC helps the town ensure the developers will pay for any costs associated with planning and building the bridge. Rader said the developer has asked the council to delineate a development district in the Cafritz Property and create an account specifically for the proposed Cafritz bridge at the CSX crossing. The money in the account comes from the developer, she added, noting the inital deposit would be $25,000. The special taxing designation resolution creates …
Thursday, June 7, 2012
The spending plan represents a 3.1 percent increase over FY12.
By a 4-1 margin, the Riverdale Park Town Council adopted a $6.23 million operating budget for fiscal year 2013 Monday night, a 3.1 percent increase over this year's budget. With the same vote, the council set the town's real property tax rate at 65.4 cents per $100 of assessed value and its personal and operating property tax at $2.00 per $100 of assessed value. The town's current net accessible base—i.e., the total value of taxable property—stands at $587,872,385 for FY 2013. The budget includes a $855,401 transfer to the town's capital fund. Earmarked capital spending for FY13 is set at $650,500, leaving an additional $204,901 in unallocated capital funds. Among the major changes in this year's spending plan was the inclusion of a new …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The budget includes education funds for classroom upgrades and one-time bonuses for county employees.
The Prince George’s County Council adopted a $2.7 billion balanced budget for fiscal year 2013, including a $1.6 billion education budget that accounts for 62 percent of available county revenue for the year. The education budget will provide support for technology improvement and classroom upgrades, as well as $19.6 million to account for the teacher pension cost that shifted from the state to the county. The council also reduced the recordation tax increase for new home purchases by half of what was originally proposed; added 20 county firefighters and increased funding for training, allotted $5 million for pedestrian safety projects, and increased Summer Youth Program funding. Earlier this year, County Executive Rushern L. Baker warned…
Monday, May 14, 2012
Agenda Change: Fiscal year 2013 budget will no longer be discussed.
Update 5:02 p.m. The agenda for this evening meeting has changed, and the fiscal year 2013 budget will not be discussed. The budget discussion will be rescheduled for early next week. Two presentations have been added to the agenda for tonight's meeting: Original article: University Park Mayor John Tabori and the Common Council will hold a special session budget hearing this evening at 7:30 p.m. at University Park Elementary School. The meeting, which is open to the public, is expected to focus on the fiscal 2013 budget, but other topics include the approval/disapproval of the memorandum of Understanding (MOC) between the Town of University Park and Prince George’s County Public School, two permitting issues and general public comments. …
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Public Works Director Mickey Beall says road work is going well across town.
The University Park Town Council approved extending the kitchen waste compost pilot program and several other STEP-UP initiatives Monday night. An executive session delayed the public meeting by one hour, which meant the council was not able to get to all agenda items. Below is a summary of key developments and discussion points. Public comment • Two Elizabeth Seton High School students—Erica Jackson, 18, and Shannon Hayden, 17—requested the town council install a stop sign at the end of 40th Avenue and College Heights Drive. Jackson said it’s difficult for her to drive near the intersection and that a stop sign would slow traffic in the area. Permits • The council quickly and unanimously approved a permit for the construction of a 15-by-…
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan, unveiled earlier this week, would close shortfalls with higher taxes on the wealthy.
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
By Dave Nyczepir Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS - Gov. Martin O'Malley is proposing capping income tax deductions and rolling back income tax exemptions for Maryland's highest earners as part of his plan to close the $1 billion hole in the state's $14 billion operating budget. O'Malley's plan, unveiled Wednesday morning, would begin capping deductions for Marylanders making more than $100,000 and reduce exemptions for singles making more than $100,000 and couples making more than $150,000. The exemptions would disappear for singles at $125,000 and couples at $175,000. The governor said that only two out of every 10 Maryland residents would receive a smaller amount in their refund check as a result. "In order to get us through this …
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
The Prince George's County executive says a gas tax hike and the introduction of slot machines are on the table.
With Prince George's County facing a projected budget shortfall of more than $100 million and the state's gap expected to hit $1 billion, County Executive Rushern Baker says that elected officials will "have to look at almost everything" in the coming months to make up the difference. That could include anything from an increase in Maryland's gas tax to a five-cent plastic bag fee to introducing slot machines in the county, Baker told The Washington Post over the weekend. Baker — now a year into his term — said he'll lobby for changes to the state's income tax formula and fight a proposed shift of teacher pension costs onto the counties. He is also seeking state approval for a tax incentive program to attract more businesses to the county…
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Prince George's County organization groups are hosting a town hall meeting about bringing money to nearby communities.
Are you interested in a “peoples’ budget?” If so, take heed: county organization groups are hosting a town hall meeting about bringing money to nearby communities. “Shift the Budget Debate: Fund Our Communities, Bring the War Dollars Home” is a discussion about finding “progressive” ways to solve the Washington, D.C. and Annapolis areas’ financial woes. The meeting will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m., Nov. 7 at Prince George’s Community College’s Marlboro Hall. Participants including U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), state Sen. Paul Pinsky, Karen Dolan, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, Human Services Coalition activist David Harrington and Jean Athey of Fund Our Communities plan to tackle issues such as: This event is sponsored by …
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Pipkin: Governor "spells out a world where the pie’s not big enough and the revenue is not big enough."
Gov. Martin O’Malley warned county leaders to be ready for more state budget cuts and possibly tax increases when the General Assembly meets in January. “We will all have to be open to more cuts, and at the same time—to protect our children’s future—we must be open to new revenues,” O’Malley said Saturday in a nearly 25 minute speech to county leaders at the Maryland Association of Counties conference in Ocean City. "One year I hope to be able to come before you and proclaim a return to full employment, a restoration of all highway user dollars and other state grants," O'Malley said. "One year I hope to come here and proclaim the existence of a giant, deficit-slaying surplus. But that year isn't this year." The governor met with county …
Thursday, May 26, 2011
County school funding remains top expenditure.
The Prince George’s County Council Thursday approved a $2.65 billion budget that includes increased spending for county schools but leaves out pay raises for county workers. County schools received 61 percent of the total budget; the council restored $7.5 million to the schools budget to maintain core students' activities. In all, spending increased 1.2 percent over last year. According to The Gazette, no tax increase will be issued to residents. The County Council will maintain a slight pay raise in this year’s budget, despite voting down a resolution to give unionized county workers a 2 percent pay raise last week. The outgoing county council members voted last October, before the five current members were elected, to increase their …
John Davisson
2:36 pm on Saturday, June 9, 2012
The dispatcher would be a full time position, costing an estimated $65,000/year for salary and benefits. The council agreed that it was fair to allocate just $50,000 for this year, though, because the hire won't happen until part way through FY13. Last year's property tax rate was slightly lower—58.14 cents per $100 of assessed value—but the personal and operating property tax was the same ($2.00… more ›