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Partial property-tax exemption for low-income residents fails after amendments and public comment
Summary
Ordinance 25-047, proposing a one-year partial county property-tax exemption for households with incomes at or below $50,000, failed on final vote after a floor amendment and public comment raised concerns about income thresholds and scope.
New Castle County Council on May 13 considered Ordinance 25-047, which would have created a one-year partial county property-tax exemption for residents with household incomes at or below $50,000, but the measure failed on the final roll-call vote after floor amendments and public comment.
Councilman (sponsor) moved to read the ordinance and described it as proposing a partial…
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