On our street, there is, since we've lived on this street for over 20 yrs, more houses for sale at any one day than anyone remembers. Some are multiple property owners, that have other property elsewhere in our city.
My intention was to hand in a story on why the sellers, in my area, simply, were selling.
What few were willing to answer, answered in this way, in this order of importance to them.
The answers were, 1) "I'd rather not say". 2) "Don't mention my name." 3) Taxes are lower in (insert further west suburb name here) 4) Section 8 houses.
It's not in my makeup to judge people. I may or may not agree, but I'll leave the labeling to someone who enjoys doing that.
Point: Obviously this is a minute poll, but as BOTH the DNC and RNC had told me, when making phone calls to them, what one person says, represents approx. 1000 people. I don't know if that number applies here, but it poses a point that should PROBABLY be addressed clearly, in the paper version of the L.O. which I would guess reaches more homes than use the 'net, or addressed on both, if the boss says so.
So for those that wonder, even though both have been addressed at some point before, can we have an update to what IS being done regarding both property taxes, relative to the suburbs west of us, and Lakewood's share of Section 8 housing vs. the suburbs further west?
Also, anyone care to jump in? Here our names ARE used.

Mark Allan (Crnolatas)
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