Cecil County Spending Project

From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Today, Rep. Andy Harris continued to voice his opposition to the largest toll hike in the state’s history. “Maryland families and job creators, particularly on the Eastern Shore, cannot afford another tax hike,” said Rep. Andy Harris. “Maryland doesn’t have a revenue problem – they simply want to raise tolls by hundreds of millions of dollars to fund transportation projects for the Washington,…

The OECD reports that the U.S. has the most “progressive” taxes in the world. (http://tinyurl.com/3mxwgc6) That means we already make our rich people pay more taxes than any other country does. And yet President Obama recommends what amounts to an “Alternative Minimum Tax” on millionaires. (http://tinyurl.com/3lrblpf) I urge you to reject this misguided idea.

A newly revised sham toll increase plan was released today by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) that will STILL increase tolls across our state.  It doesn’t seem like the MDTA heard the thousands of people who came out to the hearings from all over Maryland demanding the MDTA not increase tolls.  Visit the MDTA website to read the specifics of the new proposal: Click Here to See Today’s Notice to…

The Cecil County Commissioners were set to vote tonight on a waste water connection fee proposal that would greatly increase the cost of development in Cecil County.  The proposal would increase connection fees by thousands of dollars per unit charged to developers for linking into the county waste water treatment system.  Cecil County Department of Public Works Director Scott Flanigan says the increases need to be approved to fund necessary…

Although Maryland Republicans have largely done a good job of opposing tax increases and out-of-control spending in Annapolis, they disappointed many with the sponsoring of some earmarks during the 2011 legislative session.  What is more troubling is that those leading the GOP delegations in Annapolis were some of the biggest culprits. GOP Minority Leader in the Maryland Senate, Sen. Nancy Jacobs (R-District 34) sponsored, along with Delegate Dave Rudolph (D-District…