BRIEFINGS

Times Square, empty and waiting. The barricades are up. The streets have been cleared. Tonight, a million people will stand here, counting down, hoping, believing that the new year might be different. Tomorrow morning, the confetti will be swept away and the work will begin again. But right now, in this quiet moment, anything is possible.

New Castle County boasts “lowest taxes,” but leaves half the services to the State—so of course rates look cheap. Reassessment shock hit homeowners hard, school boards took a one-time 10% boost, and insiders whisper a 15% county hike next. This briefing lays out the ledger—and the questions to press before the next vote.