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New Castle County council approves temporary penalty-abatement plan for reassessment-related tax increases
Summary
The New Castle County Council on Aug. 5 approved Ordinance 25-099, allowing the county chief financial officer to abate penalties for eligible residential taxpayers who enroll in a three-payment installment plan tied to the county portion of property taxes after a countywide reassessment. The measure passed 12-1 after public comment.
New Castle County Council voted Aug. 5 to approve Ordinance 25-099, a measure that gives the county chief financial officer authority to abate penalties for eligible residential taxpayers who enroll in a three-installment payment plan after the countywide reassessment. The ordinance passed on a roll-call vote of 12-1.
The ordinance applies only to the county share of property tax, not school or city taxes, council members said. Councilman Cartier said the county’s portion is “about 20%” of a typical property tax bill and urged residents to work with state legislators on larger school-tax issues.
Acting Chief Financial Officer Dave Delgrande described how the county plans to implement the program. “As long as they meet our criteria of being in good standing, we would allow them to make three equivalent payments due Sept. 30, Dec. 31 and March 31,” Delgrande said. “At the end of that…
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