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Sunday, March 02, 2014

User Fees On Wicomico Youth & Civic Center - Raising Sales Tax Rate At Civic Center To The Highest Level For Any County In The State - 6%

By: Delegates Cane, Bozman, and Conway

FOR the purpose of altering the hotel rental tax rate in Wicomico County; altering the distribution of the hotel rental tax revenue in Wicomico County under certain circumstances; authorizing the governing body of Wicomico County to impose a certain user fee on certain charges for events held at the Wicomico County Youth and Civic Center; requiring the governing body of Wicomico County to set the rate of the user fee; limiting the rate of the user fee to a certain amount; requiring the revenues from the user fee to be used for a certain purpose; and generally relating to certain user fees and the hotel rental tax in Wicomico County.

This action makes Wicomico County the highest taxed in the entire State of Maryland - check out the language of the bill yourself. In addition - it authorizes impostion of 5% user fees.

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bozman? BOZMAN?????????

what does F-o-o-l spell?

Anonymous said...

Who is the governing body, council or executive? Why does it say it is effective 2005? And why would a user fee be so bad if the revenue goes back into the Civic Center?

Anonymous said...

Didn't see Worcester County. What is their rate?

JoeAlbero said...

anonymous 5:32, Really, Seriously? This is about the Civic Center in Wicomico County and you now want me to sit here and research Worcester County. Come on now. Learn to use Google and look it up yourself.

Anonymous said...

Well now - 'your sins will find you out'

Notice - that Norman Conway won't sponsor any controversial legislation during an election year. But you can bet you _SS as soon as he is re-elected he'll be up the same tax and spend as he did during his previous years. When will the public wake-up and this man for what he is. He has fed at the public trought for so long - he doesn't know how stimulate an economy.

Anonymous said...

I just do not understand why the people keep putting this man back in. Look at the damage he has inflicted on this community. He picks your pocket and then says he is doing you a favor.

Anonymous said...


Thought I read our local impresario at the Civic Center treated himself to upscale wheels as his 'company car' not so long ago. Mebbe he needs new spinnin' rims and fresh rubber to keep himself in the style he's become accustomed to.

Guess they must be bagging so much cash there the county can cut the subsidy to zero.

Anonymous said...

CON-way. The name says it all.

Anonymous said...

I'm sure the local Hotel/Motel establishments like this legislator - (pun intended). He is their worst enemy.

Anonymous said...

I would certainly like to meet your reporting staff. I swear, this has to be the best news media around. Joe - even FOX hasn't got anything better than Salisbury News. Megan Kelly, Bill O'Reilly, Gretta Van Sustern, none of them rival Salisbury News.

Anonymous said...

5:32 - Go to the Maryland General Assembly website and click onto the bill's fiscal note - and it should give you all of the pertinent details.

IMHO - passage of this bill passed onto Wicomico residents undue hardship by greatly expanding Wicomico's taxing powers on even ticket sales.

Anonymous said...

You know something, I am starting to believe that N. Conway is going to lose this election. Seriously, I cannot bring myself to believe that the public will support this man this time round.

Anonymous said...

I think everybody in the county should just pay 100% tax and let the County pay our food and mortgages and utility bills. If they screw up on anything and fail to give us enough food, gas, cars, and pool toys, we get to shoot them!

OK?

Anonymous said...

What is your point? This was introduced in 2005 and Bennett Bozman is dead.

Anonymous said...

Responding to 9:51 Posting - I think everybody in the county should just pay 100% tax and let the County pay for our food and mortgages . . .

Don't laugh - I'm starting to think so to.

Anonymous said...

I'd like to know what Mackes has on everyone that he gets all these perks and special treatment.

Anonymous said...

wtg mr. mackes

Anonymous said...

Good, If people want to go to events at the Civic Center let them pay to maintain it. Why should my taxes go up to pay for events at a place I don't go to. It is called a user fee. There should be more of them.