Lawmakers will need to fix problem created by property tax mailing error

A printing error is causing state officials to scramble to make sure local governments can collect all the property taxes they need to fund schools, police and other services in their budgets. More than 100,000 Maryland property owners did not receive written notices of their new estimated home values by a Jan. 30 deadline, an error that if left unaddressed could have major ripple effects on county budgets. Fixing the problem is likely to fall to state lawmakers, who would need to temporarily adjust the deadline.