New Castle County Executive Marcus Henry said his administration will continue cooperating fully with auditors and legislators as they examine the controversial property reassessment process. “New Castle County residents have made clear they want a thorough review of the reassessment process, and our office has supported that effort from the moment the original request was made by two County Council …
The City of Wilmington has extended the property tax payment deadline to Sept. 30, 2025. Officials said the change will give taxpayers more time to adjust to new assessment information and payment amounts under the reassessment process. RELATED STORY: New Castle County proposes payment plan to ease tax reassessment burden “Customer may experience longer wait times when contacting 311, said …
In the latest development in New Castle County’s ongoing property tax reassessment debates, County Council on Tuesday considered Ordinance 25-099, which would authorize installment payment plans for eligible residential taxpayers facing increased bills and allow the Chief Financial Officer to waive penalties for those who comply. The ordinance, sponsored by Councilman George Smiley, proposes amending Chapter 14 of the New …
New Castle County has posted property tax totals for the 2025 tax year following the county’s first full property reassessment in more than 40 years. Residents can now view their tax amounts on the County’s Parcel Search website, with detailed bills set to be mailed the week of July 21. The new tax rates for unincorporated areas are $0.1575 per …
WILMINGTON — New Castle County Executive Marcus Henry signed his first budget into law Thursday morning following unanimous approval by County Council the night before. The $454 million operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026 passed 13–0. “Thank you all for joining us today as I officially signed the FY 26 budget for New Castle County,” Henry said during a …
WILMINGTON — A proposal to expand property tax exemptions for Wilmington’s elderly and disabled residents is moving forward following a vote by the City Council’s Finance and Economic Development Committee on Monday, June 2. Ordinance 25-024, which was voted out of committee and heads to the full council for consideration on June 5, updates income and property value thresholds for …
WILMINGTON —On Thursday, Wilmington City Council voted to approve a new property tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year, as residents and lawmakers grappled with the fallout of a controversial reassessment conducted by Tyler Technologies. The approved ordinance establishes a bifurcated tax rate of 3.7413M for residential properties and 5.8276M for commercial properties for fiscal year 2025–2026. The city says …
WILMINGTON — Mayor John Carney announced proposed changes to Wilmington’s property tax rates and senior tax exemptions in response to the citywide property reassessment conducted by New Castle County. The updated property tax rates, which will take effect July 1, 2025, pending City Council approval, are based on a revenue-neutral model and are intended to offset the impact of reassessment …
Homeowners throughout New Castle County have just received property reassessment letters giving them the “new tentative assessed value” of their property. And they’re mostly upset, judging from comments on Facebook, because the change is huge and they fear their taxes will go up as much. That’s wrong. “The tax rate will decrease; therefore, DO NOT multiply your new tentative assessed …
Seniors in Delaware may save an additional $350 in school property taxes next year under a bill that drew lots of discussion in the House Education Committee Wednesday. House Bill 29, sponsored by Rep. Kevin Hensley, R-Odessa, increases the Senior Real Property Tax credit to $750 from $400. That’s will counter a raise put in place by the Appropriations Bill …
New Castle County has started to accept credit cards and digital wallets for sewer bills – without any extra fees to users. “NO FEES!” the county announced on a insert on attention-grabbing green paper in the bills for sewer service charges that just went out. As the insert explains, the county has an arrangement with a company called Paymentus that …
A bill that would stop school boards from unilaterally increasing school property taxes as much as 10% after a pending state property revaluation was sent by unanimous vote to the House floor Wednesday. During Wednesday’s House Education Committee, Rep. Mike Smith, R-Pike Creek said his House Bill 389 would address the current reassessments of property in all three countries …
