Normal Property Tax Assessments

by:  Diane Benjamin As previously reported, the Town of Normal paid $725,000 for the Underwood House, at the time it was appraised for Real Estate tax purposes at $480,225.  (http://blnnews.com/2013/07/20/the-real-facts-on-the-normal-purchase-of-the-underwood-house/) Are the assessed values that bad in Normal?  I decided to look at some recent property sales in Normal to see.  Also included are a […]

The Real Facts on the Normal purchase of the Underwood House

by:  Diane Benjamin The citizens of Normal are lucky that Koos has abandoned plans for the Underwood House.  The idea was to create a showcase of green technology so all citizens could see how to retro-fit their houses.  It would have cost you a fortune. Unlike what the Pantagraph reported today, there was no appraisal […]

Big Spending Environmentalists running Normal

by Diane Benjamin First Fact:  The whole Global Warming, Global Cooling, Climate change propaganda that is bankrupting the entire globe is being slowly debunked by actual science – see prior post: http://blnnews.com/2012/06/25/significant-evidence-that-mankind-has-an-insignificant-impact-on-the-climate-of-planet-earth/   If you really do believe in global warming, how many billions or trillions of dollars are you willing to spend with no guarantee the […]