Council supports new plan to reimburse municipalities for tax duplication
City, county officials had disagreed over rebate payment amount
May 14, 2021 | 10:46 am
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With municipal officials demanding that Montgomery County reimburse them for services they provide to residents within their borders, the County Council is supporting a new payment plan.
In mid-April, representatives from several local municipalities pressed County Council members to include about $14.2 million in the upcoming budget. That is the amount the municipalities estimated the county owes them for tax duplication.
Tax duplication is the issue of property owners paying taxes to both the municipal and county governments for a service they receive only from the municipality. Tax duplication is resolved with a rebate payment to municipalities.
Just after 11 p.m. on April 28, Mrs. Grossman, 63, got off of a bus on Georgia Avenue near Rippling Brook Lane in the Aspen Hill area.
As she tried to cross the six-lane road, she was hit by the driver of a Toyota Camry.
She died of her injuries.
Mrs. Grossman was struck just about two blocks from where her husband was killed in a similar crash in October of 2016.
Mr. Grossman was 64 at the time.
Councilmember Nancy Navarro, who represents the area where the deaths occurred, said change is desperately needed. We know that that particular area of Aspen Hill has been real problematic, Navarro said. We have worked with the State Highway Administration because it is the state road.
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Matt Gontarchick is a government affairs and business development professional with a passion for all things DC area. A proud University of Maryland alumnus, Matt currently resides in Petworth. Despite being a tireless advocate for smart growth and public transit, Matt can still be seen on the weekends cruising around in his sweet 2007 Toyota Camry. Share
Less than two weeks after a woman was struck and killed by a car on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland, just a few blocks from where her husband was also hit and killed a few years ago, a member of the Montgomery County Council is seeking action.
Calling the tragic coincidence “particularly distressing,” Council Member Nancy Navarro wrote to Maryland Transportation Secretary Greg Slater to ask that the State Highway Administration “take immediate action” to make that stretch of Georgia Avenue safer for pedestrians.
Claire E. Weissmeyer Grossmann, of the Aspen Hill neighborhood of Silver Spring, was killed crossing Georgia Avenue near Rippling Brook Drive on April 28. She was 63. Her husband, Robert Grossman, 64, was crossing Georgia Avenue when he was hit and killed by a car near Regina Drive, about 1,000 feet away from Rippling Brook Drive, in October 2016, a neighbor said last month.
County Honors Child Care Providers on Their Appreciation Day
During Friday’s Child Care Provider Appreciation Day, Montgomery County officials took time out to thank those involved with the 1,271 licensed child care programs in the county that serve about 40,000 children.
Of the 1,271 licensed facilities, 789 are family operations and 482 are centers and faith-based organizations.
Child Care Provider Appreciation Day is celebrated each year on the Friday before Mother’s Day.
“This year, Child Care Provider Appreciation Day takes on even greater significance,” said County Executive Marc Elrich. “Long before the pandemic, we recognized our child care providers as essential, and the past year has further highlighted the critical role they play in our community. We owe a huge debt of gratitude for their sacrifices and will continue to do everything we can to support them as we move towards recovery.”