— Governor Matt Meyer announced today that House Bill 462, which permanently authorizes school districts to tax residential and non-residential property at different rates, will become law without his signature. A veto at this stage, the Governor noted, would create uncertainty for school districts without resolving the problem. Following New Castle County’s reassessment, several school districts adopted split tax rates that grouped apartment communities with warehouses, office parks, and industrial sites. House Bill 462 moderates the most extreme disparities by capping apartment tax rates at 185 percent of the residential rate. “Those taxes do not simply disappear,” Governor Meyer said.