Looking for an inspiring day on the Celtic Way for the entire family? The 35th Garrett County Celtic Festival welcomes you to the beautiful highlands of Appalachian Maryland. Already filled with living history, clan representation, field exhibits, and Chautauqua style presentations about the Scots, Irish, and Welsh in Western Maryland, the Festival hosts the Highland Games, pipes and drums, 4 stages of musicians and dancers, and features whole family entertainment with all-day activities for all ages. NEW this year are arts workshops for adults: actual weaving along with the history of the Pittsburgh Tartan, Celtic design metal art in copper and silver, wheat weaving and mixed media designs in Celtic traditions, and traditions in quilting. For more information Jun 3 | Garrett County Celtic Festival | Pittsburgh, PA Patch
Get ready for a wild ride through the scenic wonders of the Deep Creek Lake area and mountain Maryland. The 12th annual Garrett County Gran Fondo is now accepting registrations and is proudly presented by the Garrett Trails Organization
MCHENRY, MD, May 05, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ — Whether you’re a casual cyclist or an experienced athlete, this challenging ride is guaranteed to offer a once-in-a-lifetime experience. From the stunning views of the mountains to the vibrant culture at each stop, riders will get to experience all that mountain Maryland has to offer. Not only that, riders can rest assured knowing that their efforts will be put to good use in supporting local trail initiatives led by the Garrett Trails Organization.
Garrett County, Maryland is renowned for its breathtaking scenery and unique outdoor experiences. On Saturday, June 17th, 2023, cyclists from all over the country will have a chance to take in the beauty and majesty of this region with the Garrett County Gran Fondo cycling event.
This challenging ride will take riders on a 25 -125-mile route through some of the most picturesque spots in mountain Maryland. Along the way, riders will get to experience some of Garrett County’s best attractions such as Deep Creek Lake and the scenic Youghiogheny River.
This 1936 map was made by Frank Corliss, who was in charge of the surveying for the original land acquisition of the lake. Labeled with roads, the businesses along the “strip” on 219 and lot owners, along with the factoid info on the right, it looks a lot like a visitor’s map to me.
Lots of cool details and info on here – stuff that’s long gone and some things that are still here.
The Homestead Property Tax Credit is a statutory limit on the amount an assessment increase may affect a taxpayer’s tax burden. This is important for owner-occupied dwellings as a provision of a property tax credit against large assessment increases that functions much the same as a cap.
In an effort to help reduce the tax burden for full-time Garrett County residents, The Board of Garrett County Commissioners proposes to lower this rate. This could cap the increased taxable assessment at 3% per year.
Any residents with Garrett County declared as a primary residence can submit the Homestead application. Due to the state’s process, the limitation reduction would be applied in Fiscal Year 2025.
Since 1977, State law provided that owner-occupied dwellings were not taxed on annual assessment increases that exceed 15%.
During the 1990 and 1991 Sessions of the General Assembly, significant changes were made to the Homestead Property Tax Credit Program. For the first time, the credit was applied to the State property tax to limit taxable assessment increases for homeowners to 10% annually. Additionally, each county was mandated to adopt a local ordinance or resolution specifying a local percentage of 0% to 10% for purposes of local property taxation.
Homestead Property Tax Credit Implementation
The Homestead Credit percentage selected by each county is expressed as a percentage increase from the prior year’s assessment. If a municipality disagrees with the Homestead Credit Percentage specified by its county, municipal officials may set their own limit between 0% and 10%. If a municipality takes no action, then the county percentage will apply to assessments used to compute municipal taxes.
Local percentages (county and municipal) remain in effect until changed by local action. County governments may, in the future, change their Homestead Credit percentage, but must do so by November 15th preceding the year of the proposed change. Municipalities may change the percentage before November 25th of the preceding year.
If you have questions or comments on the constant yield tax rate, please email gccomments@garrettcounty.org until June 5.
Handcrafted Craft Show, with 90 indoor vendor spots and additional outdoor craft and food vendors too! Free admission and a free Shopping Tote Bag to the first 600 visitors!
Show dates/times: Fri May 26th, 2023 3p-7p & Sat May 27th, 2023 10a-6p
The unofficial holiday originated from a catchphrase from George Lucas’ first film of the space franchise, “Star Wars: A New Hope,” which was released in 1977. In the film, General Dodonna utters the phrase to the rebel alliance as they prepare for their assault on the Death Star.
“Then man your ships! And may the Force be with you!” Fans celebrate Star Wars Day on ‘May the 4th’ because it sounds similar to the classic catchphrase, “May the force be with you.”
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced the creation of a venison donation grant program.
Money is available to county governments, municipal corporations and 501(c)(3)tax exempt organizations to assist with the direct costs of butchering and processing deer for venison to be donated to programs to assist Marylanders in need.
A total of $25,000 will be awarded, and grants will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Applications for venison donation grants must be received by 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 8.
A winter advisory is up until 10am this Wednesday morning. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches above 2500 feet, with a coating to 2 inches between 2000 and 2500 feet. Winds gusting 30 to 40 mph. throughout the rest of the week temperatures will slowly be climbing into the weekend, with a high of 64 degrees and some sunshine on Saturday.
