Why Should Delaware Care?Residents, particularly in New Castle County, are still reeling from Delaware’s first statewide property reassessment in 40 years. With an ongoing lawsuit and upcoming legislative committee hearings in Dover still looming, Spotlight Delaware created a timeline of key moments throughout the decades-long journey to the recent reassessment.
Delaware’s first-in-40-year property reassessment saga, which sparked outcry from New Castle County residents earlier this year at the sticker shock of their new tax bills, has devolved into lawsuits from landlords, legislative hearings about how best to provide relief, and lawmakers sparring over who is to blame.
But how exactly did we get here?…