Comment 68006

By mattjelly (registered) - website | Posted August 14, 2011 at 19:35:56 in reply to Comment 68005

Well, Maden is in tax arrears on both properties, and will likely never pay a dime of taxes on either, vacant property tax rebate or not. Both properties will end up being seized again by the city and resold in tax sales, the back taxes will likely be waived when a new owner buys these sites. And the cycle continues. If there's an election issue to be found here, it's that.

If government can play a role in this, it's in breaking the cycle, truly holding folks like Maden personally accountable, and ensuring these sites get cleaned up rather than just transfered on to the next negligent owner. Some folks believe taxes shouldn't be used to that end, but they're usually the kind of folks who don't believe government should play any role in our lives other than building highways and football stadiums.

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