GEORGETOWN, Del. - By the end of the month, the Sussex County government will be issuing tens of thousands of property tax bills to the people who live within the limits of the county in Delaware.
Sussex County will collect an estimated $151.5 million, to go toward a variety of local public services.
The annual tax bills include county property taxes, county sewer and water, tax ditch and street lighting fees. They also include local school district taxes, which are set by and vary among the eight independent school districts in the area.
There is a tax bill feature that is now in "easy-to-read" format to assist taxpayers and help them understand their payment options.
For the 2019 tax year, the county is expected to mail out 130,982 paper copies of the bills and they expect 48,961 to be sent in electronically.