Community Corner

Comment: 'I'll Happily Give Back My Tax Cut'

Carroll County citizens weighed in this week on Patch.

City Council Gets First Glimpse at Landlord Licensing Program

"It is a shame that one or two pieces of property can still bring down property values and can be allowed to disrupt an entire neighborhood. My understanding it that particular properties have been consistent problems for decades. I thought when a murder occured at one of the worst offenders, that this would provide leverage for cleaning things up. Obviously it hasn't." --Laura Russell

Blog: Leaving his Fighting Spirit in the Dressing Room

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"These series of debates will prove to be the most influential since the Kennedy/Nixon one, to be sure." -- Native

Commissioners Say there Could Be Budget Implications if Schools Aren't Closed

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"As a business owner, I would GLADLY pay a small tax to help keep our school system intact and positioned for future growth--My agency directly benefits from well educated people! As a parent with two kids in the public system, I don't want my kids to be one of Rothschild's  'losers' on this issue." -- David M. Baker

"Don't close the schools. I'll happily give back my tax cut." -- Blue Carroll County

"If the Commissioners believe that Carroll County is growing--and I do--it would seem that closing schools is short-sighted. In the first place, why do most families move here? Isn't it for good schools?" -- Kathy


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