Tax credit could benefit disabled public safety workers

A proposed property tax credit would benefit Baltimore County police officers, firefighters and correctional officers permanently injured on the job.

Baltimore County Councilman Vince Gardina has introduced legislation establishing a full county property tax credit for disabled public safety personnel and their surviving spouses. Gardina, a Perry Hall Democrat and former police officer, said Baltimore County remains one of the few jurisdictions left to implement a credit after state lawmakers passed enabling legislation during the General Assembly session that ended in April.