MontCo bill could cost schools, roads $17 million

Published October 7, 2011 4:00am ET



A Montgomery County bill intended to spur economic development in the county would likely cut revenues by $13.4 million — nearly 80 percent of development taxes’ expected earnings — in the current fiscal year, county Office of Management and Budget Director Jennifer Hughes said in a memo to the County Council.

Revenues for fiscal 2013 — which starts July 1 — would be cut by $3.8 million, Hughes said, putting the total reduction at $17.2 million over the two years.

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