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[quote=Anonymous]These country clubs which charge tens of thousands of dollars in fees and cater to the wealthiest in MoCo are paying below market property taxes at the same time that the county has a big fiscal problem and massive overcrowding in schools.
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/government/delegate-wants-more-country-clubs-in-montgomery-to-pay-market-tax-rate/ :oops:  :D  :) 
[quote]Delegate Wants More Country Clubs in Montgomery To Pay Market Tax Rate
Similar legislation, opposed by golf courses, failed in last session of Md. legislature

Legislation being introduced in the Maryland General Assembly will call for expanding the number of country clubs and golf courses in Montgomery County that would be assessed at the county’s property tax rates, which could lead to higher tax bills for private clubs.

Del. David Moon, a Takoma Park Democrat, plans to re-introduce legislation with co-sponsors Sen. Will Smith and delegates-elect Lorig Charkoudian, Vaughn Stewart and Julie Palakovich Carr.

Moon said the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, known as SDAT, taxes private golf courses of at least 50 acres with more than 100 paying members at the rate of $1,000 an acre, instead of the value of the property as assessed by the state.

“It [the course] might be worth $100 million when it’s being assessed at $1,000 per acre,” Moon said.[/quote][/quote]

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