County considers tax on growth

Members of the Baltimore County Council are considering charging developers for the costs associated with growth ? particularly new schools ? in one region they say is getting hit harder by new construction than anywhere else.

The tax would be limited to new homes in the Honeygo area and will likely be passed on to home buyers, officials said. Council Member Vince Gardina, D-District 5, said he is concerned with growth projections that could push Chapel Hill Elementary and Perry Hall Middle and High schools over capacity in the next decade. He is proposing developers pay as much as $10,000 per new home to help pay for new schools or renovations to existing ones.