Housing Freeze in Maryland

In the midst of all the slumping housing markets across the country, apparently there is one market that doesn’t need the business. According to this article from the Washington Post, Montgomery County, MD has halted construction permits due to projected overcrowding of schools. They plan to raise taxes to help pay for the community improvements. Shouldn’t this already be factored in to the taxes, impact fees, and permit fees? Maybe someone should remind the county board that we are, in fact, in a recession.