Baltimore County unveils BRAC plan

Baltimore County officials unveiled a 105-point plan to prepare for the expected surge of jobs and people from the federal military base realignment and appointed a new employee to head the initiative Wednesday.

The county is expected to add 3,900 new jobs and 3,600 new households from the federal Base Realignment and Closure initiative, the third-largest impact in the state, County Executive Jim Smith said Wednesday. The new residents, earning salaries between $65,000 and $100,000, are expected to add $18 million in property taxes and $10 million in income taxes each year through 2015 but also consume housing stock, road and school capacity, and safety resources.