Beyond the Headlines: Property Reassessment Saga

As New Castle County school boards are meeting to consider new property tax rates, Editor-in-Chief Jacob Owens offers perspectives on the reassessment saga. He discusses reactions in different counties to the property reassessments and tax rates, how the Delaware legislature attempted to provide relief in a one-day special session and what lessons we can take from this 40-year-delayed process. Plus, find out how Jake's newly-constructed Middletown home was given a 1983 valuation. Hosted by David Stradley Read the Spotlight Delaware articles connected to this episode: New Castle County school districts all prepare tax rate resets State lawmakers ease residential property tax burden in testy special session Delaware Explained: Post-reassessment tax bill