The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce has been out discussing Wicomico County’s property tax revenue cap after a series of recommendations that include replacing it or eliminating it altogether.
The measure approved in 2001 limits an increase in the revenue from the property tax to 2 percent a year or the Consumer Price Index whichever is less.
Any change would take five of the seven votes on the county council.
John Palmer who spearheaded the original cap told WBOC that adjusting the cap would be “political suicide”.
County Council President John Cannon told the television station that public needs to weigh before the council would act.
Meanwhile, Chamber president Mike Dunn said that he does not expect any action on the issue before this year’s November elections.