This could be a great opportunity for our area. And as I've said before, unless you live in a hotel, your tax dollars are NOT paying for it. And by the way, I don't think the county has any code enforcement looking at some of the houses outside the city limits. Also, what do you mean by the city being in the property tax business? I get my bill from New Hanover County. And they are the ones who re-assessed my house last time, then screwed everything up. If you are talking about city taxes, where else do you expect them to get the money to do anything for our city? Wilmington's tax rate is by far the lowest of all the top 10 cities in the state. Hey, maybe the city SHOULD get in the property tax business. They might do a better job... Yup, the county has done a real bang up job of everything. In my opinion, as a city resident, I think I should pay less county taxes.