DOVER— Delays in the new tax bills and gaps in property reassessment data were the culprit of the mishandling of New Castle County reassessment since 1983, according to testimony heard before state lawmakers on Tuesday.

In a five-hour hearing, New Castle County and Wilmington officials outlined many of their own internal findings for a bipartisan special committee, including a revelation that the previous county executive — Gov. Matt Meyer— had delayed the roll out of the tax bills until November.

New Castle County Executive Marcus Henry told the committee that it was his understanding that the Meyer administration had gone against advice to issue the preliminary tax bills with the tentative reassessed value in spring 2024. Instead, the bills were mailed out in mid-November after the el

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