Why Should Delaware Care?A group of lawmakers convened for a second time on Tuesday to investigate the impacts of Delaware’s first statewide property reassessment in nearly 40 years. What comes next for the legislative committee is somewhat unclear, as a Chancery Court lawsuit threatens to throw New Castle County’s property taxes into further turmoil.
State lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday from Kent and Sussex County leaders, describing a much smoother reassessment process than what many New Castle County residents experienced.
Legislators also heard from two property tax think tanks about assessment best practices that can be used to provide property tax relief to residents going forward…