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OC Wants Tax Break From Worcester County

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Ocean City wants Worcester County to give it a tax break for duplicate services for such things as parks public safety and environmental programs.

Resort officials say they should not have to pay for services offered by the county but that the Town provides for itself.

Last month, the Ocean City Town Council sent a letter requesting – what  is called -- a tax differential to ease the burden on property taxpayers.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that this is not the first time the resort has asked for such a break.

Five years ago Ocean City hired a consultant which recommended the county drop its 70 cent property tax to 64 cents per $100 of property value while increasing the tax burden to 86 cents for other landowners.

The paper reports the change would have cut Ocean City’s tax burden by $13.8 million with the average property taxpayer paying $180 less a year. 

  

  

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.