Montgomery Community Media

County Council President Tom Hucker and Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz introduced a bill Tuesday that would create a property tax credit for full-time first responders in Montgomery County. Eligible Montgomery County sworn police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and public safety emergency communications specialists could receive up to $2,500 in annual credit, according to […]

The Montgomery County Council expressed its support Monday for state legislation that would allow the council to provide a tax credit to senior citizens who volunteer at schools and nonprofits. The bill is “enabling legislation,” meaning it gives the council the power to create the tax credit. It does not require the tax credit to […]

The Montgomery County Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to expand the property tax credit for surviving spouses of retired military service members. To be eligible for the credit, a person needs to be a surviving spouse of a retired member of the uniformed services, who’s at least 65 years old and hasn’t remarried. Eligible people […]

Susan Kenedy hosts the latest episode of Council in Brief, which includes reports on the Bethesda Downtown Plan, food security and the urban agriculture tax credit bill. Got five minutes? You can watch the show in its entirety, below:  

A bill designed to let an urban farmer in Silver Spring to resist development pressure passed Tuesday by the Montgomery County Council. The measure provides an “Urban Agricultural Tax Credit,” which will help 96-year-old Charlie Koiner and his daughter Lynn to keep their one-acre farm within sight of Silver Spring high rises. The tax credit […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett recently signed into law legislation that grants builders and homeowners a property tax credit for the inclusion of accessibility features in residential housing. Lorna Virgili was at the bill signing ceremony. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing, at 1:30 p.m. on June 25, on Expedited Bill 14-13 (Historic Preservation—Tax Credit) that would amend the law related to the percentage of improvement costs on a historic property that are eligible for a property tax credit. The bill would generally amend the laws concerning a […]

Rockville Historic Preservation Planner Robin Ziek talks with Rockville 11’s Bridget Broullure about the availability of a tax credit for some owners of historic property in Rockville. Take a look. For more details about the tax credit visit, www.rockvillemd.gov/historic. As mentioned in the video report above, Rockville is applying to be part of The Montgomery […]

Montgomery County homeowners with a limited income or who are at least 70 years old should apply for the Maryland Property Tax Credit by September 1. Watch this report to learn more. Call 1-800-944-7403 to request an application or download the form at dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/htc.html