Why Should Delaware Care?The first comprehensive property reassessment in decades reset how Delaware’s tax burden is divided among property owners. While many expected that it would bring new relief to some of the state’s lowest income residents, it has actually raised their tax burdens.
Visitors to Hilltop, the largely working-class community west of Interstate 95 in Wilmington, will immediately find signs of an immigrant diaspora and the people who call it home.
There are Jamaican jerk and Haitian creole spots, Dominican cafes, Puerto Rican bakeries, and Mexican restaurants. The heart of the community is William Judy Johnson Memorial Park, which is named after the Hall of Fame Negro League baseball player…