There will be no property tax increase this year for New Castle County residents.
But the 13 member county council did add a 3.9 percent rate increase to the proposed sewer budget while eliminating a proposed $2.2 million transfer from county reserves.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that the late-night votes capped a week of heated exchanges including a charge that the proposed cuts by County Executive Tom Gordon were politically motivated.
In addition, the council made nearly $2.8 million in cuts to Gordon’s proposed operating budget.
Gordon says he will not veto the operating budget calling it fair while Council member George Smiley told the paper that the cuts were necessary.
