New Castle residents blast county over tax hikes, corporate breaks, and lack of accountability

Councilman George Smiley speaks during the July 22 New Castle County Finance Committee meeting amid mounting public criticism over the reassessment process.

Concerns about New Castle County’s property reassessment continue to spark public outrage, as residents took to public comments at the most recent Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday.

The meeting followed a series of discussions at recent county and city meetings, as officials across Wilmington and New Castle County attempt to manage the fallout from the first full property reassessment in over 40 years, conducted by contractor Tyler Technologies…

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