WASHINGTON COUNTY ? Washington County officials want to prohibit tractor-trailers from parking on suburban streets, raise the threshold for public bidding on county projects and draft ordinances governing special events and sidewalk maintenance.
The County Commissioners discussed these and other issues as they finalized their legislative priorities Tuesday for the Maryland General Assembly's upcoming 2008 session.
Every year, the commissioners ask the Washington County Delegation to propose a handful of laws during the General Assembly session.
Under the current form of government, commissioners are restricted in enacting new legislation and have to submit most laws to the state legislature for passage.
The primary request in this year's legislative package is to change the county's excise tax. Last month, the commissioners voted to support changing the tax, which is charged on new construction, from a flat rate to a fee based on square footage for new homes.