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Anne Arundel County Maryland

Today is the first day of Anne Arundel Co. summer break

June 15, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

Today is the first day of the summer break for Anne Arundel Co. public schools. How can I tell well three of my neighbors left for vacation today? Now is the time when kids are out of school that people start looking to sell their house and buy a new one. With kids in school [...]

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AA county layoffs and tax hikes

April 19, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

Why does the county have to have layoffs and tax hikes? I give you two reasons why. The county makes it so difficult to start a business with permits and red tape. In this economy Anne Arundel should be bending over backwards to get businesses to relocate here and generate some tax revenue. If companies [...]

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When a county can’t fund its schools it makes people leery of moving there

April 4, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

Anne Arundel Co. is having trouble meeting the state requirements for its education funding requirement. Anne Arundel is competing with Howard and Carroll Co. for new BRAC employees to live in their county.  When people are looking at a place to live and raise the children. Schools are the number one factor people look at [...]

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Anne Arundel Co. schools will get a visit next year from Mr. Budget Cut ouch

March 28, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

Drastic cuts could be on the way for Anne Arundel County’s school children and employees. The county schools superintendent said he’s prepared to cut as much as $15 million from next year’s budget, and layoffs or furloughs are not out of the question. School officials said they fear the biggest cuts will be made to [...]

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pilot program to withhold state tax refunds of Anne Arundel residents wanted on warrants

February 28, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

This pilot program is great idea. If you have an outstanding warrant you could get your state tax refund taken. This would be a great idea for people at don’t pay child support also. Tweet This Post

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Why is Anne Arundel Co. replacing Severna Park High School? When Crofton & Davidsonville need a high school yesterday!!

February 17, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County unanimously approved a plan to replace the current Severna Park High School facility with a new $99 million building that would take 3½ years to complete. The proposal is identical to that recommended by Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell and by a large planning committee made up of [...]

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Why I don’t show Carroll County love like I do Howard & Anne Arundel

January 26, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

I got a phone call on Monday from a previous customer. For about 20min. Beth started to chew me out. Why would she do that? 1. Did I mess up her loan NO! 2. Did I charge her outrageous fees NO! 3. Did I not take care of her referral NO! She was upset because [...]

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Email and Text Alerts Signal School Closings to Parents

January 20, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

Are you tired of watching the news to find out if your child’s school is closed due to bad weather? I found a website that can help solve the problem. Schools out will let you know if school is closed or delayed. Tweet This Post

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STOP Hiring Freeze To Begin In Anne Arundel Co.

January 4, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

Originally found at WBAL Anne Arundel County is going on a hiring freeze starting Jan. 1. County Executive John Leopold announced the county’s fifth hiring freeze on Thursday as a way to get through a difficult budget year. He said it will save the county between $2 million and $2.5 million. “Despite these difficult fiscal [...]

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Even though property values drop 23% in Md. Over the last 3 years your property taxes won’t go down $0.01

December 30, 2010 Anne Arundel County Maryland

If you read between the lines what the county will do is raise the tax rate. Since the values have gone down. They can’t mess with the value. Another trick is to take away the homestead tax credit. Some counties have already done that. I talked to a lady at the office of finance in [...]

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