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Comparing 'grapefruits and grapes'

Published 02/02/08

Many of the county's senators and delegates have spent the past few months criticizing the state government for looking to residents and businesses for more revenue. Now those same lawmakers will have to decide whether to let the county increase the fees it charges for certain services.

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As one of the more conservative collections of legislators in Maryland, the county delegation has plenty of members who view almost any increase in government levies - especially the sales, corporate and income taxes hiked during the special session - as a negative imposition on taxpayers' wallets.

 

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