By: Diane Benjamin During the Pledge of Allegiance – the sign is courtesy of Chemberly Cummings: The meeting began with comments from Janessa Williams, chairperson of the Human Relations Board of Normal. She did denounce the violence. The part of the meeting that should outrage citizens was the selling of the property on Ft. Jesse. […]
By: Diane Benjamin All of this information was obtained by FOIA. This spreadsheet was included in the information I received about the Lake Bloomington Fire. It won’t be easy to read unless you print it: Copy of Property Values for updating 2019 – FILE G_Complete Here are some excerpts, imagine how much money would be […]
By: Diane Benjamin You can’t protest yet, but sometime early next year you will get a new assessment in the mail. Property values are dropping all over Bloomington-Normal. Keep track of comparable house around you. Both Bloomington and Normal are in for a huge budget shock if the local assessors are fair. See this story […]
UPDATE: Treyburne Court is the home of a former Superintendent Bob Nielsen, a former athletic director – John Szabo, and a current principal, Tim Moore. All had their assessed values reduced, but I’m sure it’s just a coincidence. . By: Diane Benjamin A reader did this research for me. I really appreciate it! If you […]
by: Diane Benjamin Your house isn’t worth as much as last year – according to the National Association of Realtors. See this link: http://www.realtor.org/sites/default/files/reports/2014/embargoes/2014-q2-metro-home-prices/metro-home-prices-q2-2014-single-family-2014-08-12.pdf or click on the picture to enlarge. The value of your house is down 8.8%. Or maybe just cheap homes sold. . Local and State governments are killing you. They […]
