The adopted CIP is based on the issuance of 800 building permits countywide. Any reduction of the estimated permits would negatively impact the ability to achieve funding of the adopted program. The Watershed Agreement and Smart Growth need to maintain flexibility in application in order for both to work. Businesses generally pay more in taxes than the cost of services they require. In order to maintain a moderate taxation rate, the County must pursue economic development to help offset the cost of residential services.
Economic development provides jobs to the citizens of the County.
Over 50 percent of the labor force in Carroll County commutes out of the County to jobs. The most requested geographic areas are Finksburg, Westminster, Eldersburg, and Hampstead. Most businesses we assist want to stay near the Baltimore market within easy access to a major highway and their customers. Public services are only available in or near the towns. It is critical that future industrially zoned land is served with infrastructure that is required for basic operations.