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Complaint About How Much Rehoboth Beach is Getting in Property Taxes

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A letter is being circulated in Rehoboth Beach demanding answers to complaints about a law that caps the amount the city can pull in from real estate taxes.

The letter charges that the resort a million dollars more than the $3 million cap allows.

But the Wilmington News Journal reports that a $4 million figure relies on a broad definition of real estate taxes.

The paper reports that the letter so far has 13 signatures but supporters say it has been sent to all the members of the state legislature.

But Mayor Sam Cooper told News Journal that there has been no wrongdoing.

And he called the letter a political stunt.

The Mayor and the leader of the group Gene Lawson are neighbors and have clashed over the years including the Cooper’s effort to limit the size the size of new homes.

Lawson has also called for an investigation by the state Attorney General but that office has declined saying the matter does not warrant a probe. 

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.