Property owners got a break as the New Castle County Council turned back the idea of bringing all assessments up to the current market price.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that several council members admitted that this was a political decision even though they supported reassessment.
Property assessments have not been revised since 1983 which the paper says are around a third of what they are today.
Council member Janet Kilpatrick said that there needed to be an education campaign before property values could be updated.
The move came as the council approved a $260 million general operating budget that did not include any tax increases.
