The lawsuit alleged that an inadequate and outdated model for valuing property shortchanges Delaware students and public schools.
The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs last year and ordered all parties to work toward a solution. Tuesday’s decision lays the groundwork for Sussex County to move forward with a general reassessment of all properties in the county.
Delaware s three county governments are responsible for creating a list of taxable properties and calculating the value of the land and structures on it. To calculate one’s tax bill, that value is paired with school district and local government tax rates, which are mostly standardized for taxpayers in a given jurisdiction.