County Council, delegates disagree over transfer tax

Harford County?s representatives in Annapolis are skeptical of the County Council?s request to increase the tax on home sales, as many are generally opposed to new or higher taxes.

A resolution introduced last week by District A Council member Dion Guthrie and unanimously approved by the council will ask Harford?s state senators and delegates to give them the power to raise the county?s transfer tax to 1.5 percent of a home?s sale price, with two-thirds of the money raised going toward financing school construction.