Sussex County Council

If implemented, the system would increase property taxes for out-of-state residents with homes in Delaware.

The county's Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval for all three applications.

The site director said Sussex County expedited the process, but it's still going to take two months to be heard at a council meeting.

The tax credit programs are dependent on property values, meaning they need to be updated to accommodate for the increase in property values as reassessment comes to a close.

The project is a part of a larger subdivision development that the County Planning & Zoning Commission approved in October.

Residents are able to use a property tax calculator to see an estimate of their tax bill.

Their predecessors did not implement VSAs despite Sussex County having the ability to do so to help fund schools since September 2023.

Delaware State Housing Authority's chief strategy advisor presented information on Sussex County's lack of affordable housing and potential steps forward.

US Wind applied to build the substation for wind farms off of Maryland's coast.

The state's lodging tax is 4.5%, which would have been raised to a 7.5% lodging tax in Sussex County had the ordinance passed.