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Homestead Tax Credit Deadline TODAY
December 31st, 2012 Categories: Crofton News
December 31 is D Day for the Maryland Homestead Tax Exemption, i.e., DEADLINE day!
The Homestead Tax Credit limits any increase in your property tax assessment to a fixed amount that is prescribed by your local jurisdiction. It’s not automatic… you must apply. In Anne Arundel and Prince George’s Counties, 102% is the magic number. It’s 105% for the City of Bowie.
If you’re not sure whether you’ve already applied, visit the Real Property Database on the Maryland Department of Assessments & Taxation website, enter your county and street address, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page. The very last line will contain a notation indicating whether you application has been received or approved. If not, you must do so today in order to benefit on your next tax bill.
There are 3 options for filing:
- You can file electronically (click on the link)
- You can mail the completed paper application you received in the mail or print and mail the completed PDF copy of the application available on the Maryland website to Department of Assessments and Taxation, Homestead Tax Credit Division, 301 W. Preston St., 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201. Applications must be postmarked no later than today, December 31, 2012.
- You can fax the completed paper application to 410-225-9344.
Visit the Maryland Department of Assessments & Taxation website for answers to any questions you may have about the Maryland Homestead Tax Credit. Don’t delay… Today is the deadline!
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2012 Election Question Impacts Crofton MD
November 5th, 2012 Categories: Crofton News
Crofton MD will feel the impact of the 2012 election, far beyond the choice of President. In particular, Question 5 confirms the division of Crofton into four different Congressional Districts. It reads as follows:
Establishes the boundaries for the State’s eight United States Congressional Districts based on recent census figures, as required by the United States Constitution.
Since the wording of this Referendum Petition seems to make so much sense, it’s likely this will pass statewide. If no one else votes against it, however, I do think that Crofton residents should send our State Legislature a message that we noticed their deliberate choice to neutralize the political voice of our community by dividing us into four districts, and we don’t like it.
It’s entirely possible that you are in a different Congressional District than you were 2 years ago, so be sure to check out the candidates in advance.
Please take the time to review this sample ballot prior to voting tomorrow, because there are many other questions that impact us as Marylanders and others that are specific to Anne Arundel County. Voting lines will move very slowly in Crofton if residents wait until we’re in the voting booth to read them and make a decision.
Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Holiday Gift Bags for Deployed Troops
October 15th, 2012 Categories: Crofton News
Santa’s Workshop will be open for business in Crofton MD this week, as 180 holiday gift bags are filled with goodies and shipped to Operation Give for distribution to deployed U.S. troops.
Girl Scouts, Crofton Village Garden Club, and Long & Foster agents, staff and families have been preparing for weeks, including many hours of counting and sorting to organize nearly 5,000 donated and purchased items.
Each gift bag will be filled with a bag of toiletries, safety pins, a holiday greeting card, dental care kits, candy and healthy snacks, socks, tissues, wipes, a puzzle book and mechanical pencil, toy or gag gift and a unique items such as a paperback book, flashlight, reading lamp or manicure kit.
Santa’s helpers at Long & Foster will be packaging everything for shipping on Friday, so there’s still time for others in the community to participate if you’d like to drop off small bags of individually wrapped hard candy or bubble gum, healthy snacks such as protein bars or nuts, paperback books or a toy/gag gift. The location is 2191 Defense Highway., Crofton, MD 21114.
Here’s a video created by Crofton Patch during Santa’s Workshop last year at Long & Foster. Be sure to check it out.
Photo: Ginnie Dooley, Mary Lee, and Rose Marie Jung (by Margaret Woda)
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Early Voting in Anne Arundel County MD
October 12th, 2012 Categories: Crofton News
November 6 is election day across the United States, but you can vote early in Maryland on Saturday October 27, Sunday October 28, Monday October 29, and Thursday November 1, 2012. The hours on Sunday will be 12 noon to 6 p.m., but 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the other three days.
There are five locations in Anne Arundel County, Maryland:
Annapolis – Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County, 121 South Villa Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401. Directions
Edgewater – Edgewater Library, 5 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater, MD 21037. Directions
Glen Burnie – North County Library, 1010 Eastway,
Glen Burnie, MD 21060. DirectionsOdenton – West County Library, 1325 Annapolis Road
Odenton, MD 21113. DirectionsSeverna Park – Severna Park Library, 45 McKinsey Road
Severna Park, MD 21146. Directions
According to the Maryland State Board of Elections, voting early is the same as voting on election day: when you get to the early voting center, you will check in to vote and vote your ballot.
You will vote on the touchscreen voting system, just as you would on November 6. With a touchscreen voting system, you touch the screen to make, change, and review selections and cast a ballot.
There will be instructions available at the early voting centers to familiarize you with the ballot. You may ask an election judge to explain how to vote, but you must cast your vote alone, unless you are unable to do so because you have a disability or are unable to read or write the English language.
Posting originally to the Maryland Real Estate Blog on Activerain.
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Busy Tuesday in Crofton This Week – October 9, 2012
October 8th, 2012 Categories: Crofton News
There’s plenty to do in the greater Crofton area most weekends, but this is a busy week, as well, with two important events tomorrow night:
Meet the Candidates, 6:45 p.m., Village Commons Community Center at Waugh Chapel Rd. and Rt. 3.
Many of us are eager for the presidential election to come and go, but let me ask… how much do you know about the congressional and senatorial candidates on the ballot?
Greater Crofton Council is sponsoring a “Meet the Candidates” event at their monthly meeting. This will be a great opportunity for you to meet Congresswoman Donna Edwards (4th District), congressional candidates Faith Loudon, Eric Knowles and Tony O’Donnell, and Senate candidate Dan Bongino.
I attended a similar even two years ago, and it was a real eye-opener for me.
School Re-Districting, 7 p.m., Crofton Meadows Elementary, 2020 Tilghman Drive.
What are the options for alleviating overcrowding at Nantucket, Crofton, Crofton Meadows, and Crofton Woods elementary schools and their associated secondary feeder schools? This is your opportunity to participate in dialogue with the committee of parents, community residents and school officials who will make a recommendation to Superintendent Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell later this fall.
Dr. Maxwell will forward his recommendations to the Board of Education no later than the first meeting in December. The Board will conduct public hearings on the plans before reaching a decision no later than April 30, 2013.
Additional meetings will be held at neighboring schools, as follows:
October 16, 2012, at Crofton Elementary, 1405 Duke of Kent, Crofton October 23, 2012, at Crofton Woods Elementary, 1750 Urby Drive, Crofton October 30, 2012, at Crofton Meadows Elementary, 2020 Tilghman Drive, Crofton
Coming later this week:
Crofton Real Estate Update – September 2012
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