Monday, June 29, 2009

Culleton: We need industrial land in Carroll County that will stay that way


Culleton on Carroll: We need industrial land, but also some insurance it’ll stay that way

By John Culleton Posted on
www.explorecarroll.com 6/25/09

Carroll countians want top ranked schools, low taxes and no industry nearby.

It is a case of pick two out of three. Half the County budget is for education, and our taxable base is 80 percent residential. The only way to lower taxes is to get some industrial development to increase the proportion of industry and hence decrease the proportion of residential tax base.

To put it another way, so long as most real estate taxes are paid by residences, the taxes on me and thee will be high compared to other counties.

This is not news, although the friends of the residential developers like to obscure that fact. Complaining about higher taxes won't help. Industrial development will.

The county shows foresight in proposing to rezone land from agricultural to industrial in large chunks and in suitable locations. But after the rezoning county officials need to consider worst-case analysis.

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Read John Culleton’s entire column here: Culleton on Carroll: We need industrial land, but also some insurance it’ll stay that way

By John Culleton Posted on http://www.explorecarroll.com/ 6/25/09

20090625 Culleton We need ind land that will stay that way

http://www.explorecarroll.com/opinion/3059/we-need-industrial-land-but-also-some-insurance-itll-stay-that-way/





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