County, energy, and State representatives offered there perspectives on emerging challenges posed by the siting of energy generation facilities at the 2016 MACo Winter Conference session The New Wild, Wild…
Local planning commissioners and board of appeals members heard from Administration officials and local elected officials at the 2016 Maryland Planning Commissioners Association (MPCA) 2016 Annual Conference. Frederick County Executive…
In this year's annual publication, Issue Papers: 2017 Legislative Session, the Department of Legislative Services (DLS) details the emergence of short-term residential rentals and how tax requirements are regulated in Maryland…
The Governor's sick leave proposal creates higher thresholds for sick leave coverage than the legislation passed by the House of Delegates last year. The Governor's sick leave proposal forges a…
A Frederick News-Post article (2016-05-24) reported that the Frederick County Council is working on new regulations that will define when solar arrays may be permitted on industrial land. In response…
This post summarizes the status of tax and revenue bills that MACo took a position on during the 2016 General Assembly Session. Vessel Excise Tax: HB 14/SB 58 would permanently keep in…
ACTION Contact your Delegates on the House Environment & Transportation Committee to add a Sunset to SB 370's Local Preemption of Drone Regulations. THE ISSUE The bill needs to add…
In response to a request from Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Chair Robert "Bobby" Zirkin, the Maryland Attorney General's Office (OAG) issued a letter of advice on September 22, 2015, stating that local governments were…
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