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Council members ask administration for reassessment briefing as residents report tax increases; auditor to announce review
Summary
Council members asked the administration to present a public explanation of the recent reassessment and how it affected residential and commercial tax bills; members said the item will go to the finance committee next week and an auditor (Lydia York) was reported to be preparing an audit announcement.
Several New Castle County council members used the Land Use Committee meeting to request a public briefing from the county administration and to flag constituent concern over recent property tax changes tied to the countywide reassessment.
A councilmember asked that the administration explain differences between pre- and post-reassessment assessments, the split between residential and nonresidential valuation changes, and how school tax referendums and phase-ins affected bills. Councilmembers said constituents are reporting residential tax increases in the range of several hundred dollars to about $1,500…
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