"Do City of Racine Real Estate Sale Prices Accurately Track Assessed Value?"

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5 Hours Ago by Paul Revere

"Is it your home and private property, or is it the private ATM of the taxing authorities in The City of Racine? The taxing authorities include The City of Racine, Racine Unified School District, Gateway, County of Racine, and State of Wisconsin.

"According to City of Racine Assessor Bill Bowers:

"Property assessment administration is a complex and technical profession vital to the financial health of local government. Assessors are responsible for administering the ad valorem tax system, and their chief task is to identify and appraise all general property in their jurisdictions.

Bill Bowers

"An ad valorem tax is based on the principle that the amount of tax paid should depend on the value of property owned. The Assessor’s Department is entrusted with the responsibility to see that assessed values used for tax purposes are accurate so that the tax burden will be distributed fairly. Only if assessed values are correct will tax limits, and the distribution of state aid to localities be as the legislature intended.

"This trust involves the annual evaluation of approximately 27,000 parcels of land, over 25,000 buildings, and over 2,000 plus personal property accounts, the preparation of the assessment rolls, and processing of every real estate transaction. Maintaining for each parcel as regards legal descriptions, ownership, mapping, property data, and sales data, and the assimilation of new parcels into the assessing process, are all major functions vital to performance and service.

"The basic motivation for revaluation is equity. When a property is over-appraised, its owners will be paying more than their fair share of taxes. Under-appraisals contribute to a lower tax base, causing the community to set higher tax rates. Our goal is to improve appraisal accuracy by providing a reappraisal, an updating of values for all properties in our city annually."

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"Wisconsin AG Brad Schimel Asks For Halted John Doe Probe Into Alleged Antecedent Illegal Activity by Wisconsin Republicans be Estopped Because Republican Lawmakers Have Since Changed the Law to Retroactively Render the Former Legal Activity Illegal"

From News The JT Can't Use:

5 Hours Ago by Paul Revere

"How low can Wisconsin Republicans go? The graft, corruption and lawlessness which started in earnest under the leadership of former Republican Governor Tommy Thompson was surprassed by former Democrat Governor Diamond Jim Doyle.  When the voters had enough of the graft, corruption and lawlessness of the Democrat variety, they swung back to the Republicans, who promised to clean up Wisconsin. It’s become abundantely clear that not only did the Republicans lie, but the graft, corruption and lawlessness under Republican Scott Walker has exceeded that of Diamond Jim Doyle. While the Wisconsin State Journal headline read as follows:

"Wisconsin attorney general asks US Supreme Court not to hear John Doe appeal"

"The headline should have read:
Wisconsin AG Brad Schimel Asks For Halted John Doe Probe Into Alleged Antecedent Illegal Activity by Wisconsin Republicans be Estopped  Because Republican Lawmakers Have Since Changed the Law to Retroactively Render the Former Legal Activity Illegal

"From Wisconsin State Journal:

"Attorney General Brad Schimel asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to reject a review of a halted criminal investigation into Gov. Scott Walker’s recall campaign, marking the first time his office has argued the merits of the case after his predecessor declined to lead the investigation more than three years ago.

"Schimel’s filing argues the court should reject the appeal because Walker and the Republican-controlled Legislature have since changed the law making the alleged activity legal and prohibiting the use of secret 'John Doe' proceedings in investigating campaign finance violations.

"In June, the lawyers representing the various respondents in the case waived their right to file a response to the request for review filed earlier this year by three Democratic district attorneys. But on July 14, the U.S. Supreme Court directed its clerk to request that responses be filed, according to a letter provided by Schimel’s office.

"Schimel filed the brief because of that request, Schimel spokeswoman Rebecca Ballweg said.

"Lisa Graves, executive director of the liberal Center for Media and Democracy, which has filed a brief supporting the prosecutors, said the court 'has ample grounds for taking the case and reversing the state court’s judgment.'

"'The Wisconsin Supreme Court based its self-serving decision on an erroneous misreading of the First Amendment, and its ruling flies in the face of several U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding corruption,' Graves said.

"Scot Ross, executive director of liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, noted the political arm of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, one of the conservative groups linked to the investigation, spent $1.5 million in 2014 to help Schimel win election.

"Before he was Attorney General, Brad Schimel said elected officials should be able to help their campaign donors, and this latest action shows he wasn’t kidding,” Ross said.

"Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm began the John Doe II investigation based on evidence collected in a prior John Doe investigation into Walker’s Milwaukee County office that resulted in six convictions of Walker aides and associates.

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"It’s beyond disgusting.

"It’s criminal.

"It needs to be investigated and lead to more criminal prosecutions.

"And AG Brad Schimel is just  carrying on the tradition of former AG JB Van Hollen; acting as Scott Walker’s personal defense attorney, while continuing to ignore the all too numerous crimes being commited by Wisconsin’s Elected Officials and Public Employees."

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"The Curious Case of Former State Sen. George Petak, R-Racine"

From News the JT Can't Use:

2 Hours Ago by Paul Revere

"Everybody in Racine is familiar with former state Sen. George Petak , R-Racine, from Ballotpedia:

"George Petak, a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate, was recalled from office in 1996. He had served since January 1991.

"Petak’s recall resulted in the Wisconsin State Senate switching from a chamber with a majority of Republicans to a chamber with a majority of Democrats.

"Those who sought Petak’s recall were angry because he switched his vote from 'no' to 'yes' on a tax plan to build a new stadium for the Milwaukee Brewers that levied a 1/10th of one cent sales tax. In June 1996, nine months after the vote, he was recalled from office.

"Elizabeth Erven led the effort to collect the 11,577 signatures necessary to schedule the election. She stated, 'He probably could have gone on to be a lieutenant governor, but the mistake was egregious. And you know, we may not be rich down here, we may not have a lot of great opportunities to excel at a lot of things, but the people who live here believe there are certain lines you just don’t cross. And that was one of them.'

"Petak opened a consulting firm in the Madison, Wisconsin area in 2009."

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"Racine WI – Once Again, Face Down In The Gutter"

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15 Hours Ago by Paul Revere

"Guess where Mayor John Dickert is again?……



"And why should the Residents be expected to behave any differently? The Criminals who operate Racine County and The City of Racine lead by example. The only difference is the magnitude of their crimes and their ability to escape responsibility and punishment, which is dependent upon the color of their skin and political connections. Just ask 'Little Buddy' Jimmy Ladwig."

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"An Ode To Racine Now Ranked #34 Worst Place To Live"

From News the JT Can't Use:

5 Days Ago by Paul Revere

"The City of Racine – Closed for Business and in Terminal Decline.

"Note that the  signage from the photo above doesn’t reflect the actual population – now listed as 78,336 in the 2016 City of Racine Budget, and dropping even further as  bright, talented and creative People flee from the criminals who have taken the reigns of Racine County government at all levels and replaced the Written Rule of Law with the Will to Power.

"From 24/7 Wall St:

"50 Worst Cities to Live In"

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"Ask Me Why I Fled Racine – The Brain Drain Continues"

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18 Hours Ago by Paul Revere

"The Dumb Nigge Those who object to being subjected to abuses of Civil Rights and educate others about those abuses are the problem in Racine WI, and if you doubt it just ask the Racine Police Association and the Staff Officer’s Association , or any Caucasian who is a politically connected person. OK – Racine – what happens when the Actors are White – Do they get a 'PASS' – Where is the voice of the Racine Police Association and the Staff Officer’s Association , or any Caucasian who is a politically connected person? So where is the OUTRAGE? And being held to account? (besides missing…) What is the content of Kurt Wahlen’s Character?"

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"A Challenge to Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester and Carpetbagging State Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine: Why The Unsustainable Tax-Payer Funded OPEB Will Lead The City of Racine To Economic Collapse"

From News the JT Can't Use:

19 Hours Ago by Paul Revere

"WHEE! City Administrator Tom Friedel and the rest of the CIty of Racine Public Employees and Officials are IN THE MONEY – for life – courtesy of the Tax-Payers and the unsustainable OPEB they have been promised – 'Other Post Employment Benefits'. It’s all part of the taxpayer provided public employee benefit wonderland where tax-free benefit packages which cost $20,000 to $40,000 plus make up for the low $100,000 salaries…."

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"WI Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Racine County GOP Leader Sam Wahlen Are RINO’s and DINO’S!"

From News the JT Can't Use:

3 Hours Ago by Paul Revere

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"*UPDATED* Racine – Mas Tequila This Fourth!"

From News The JT Can't Use:

17 Hours Ago by Paul Revere

Racine to pay $100,000 to settle lawsuit over man’s arrest

Journal Times editorial: An unsettling settlement

$800K loan LLC ‘parent company’ not involved since late 1997

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"Scott Walker Appointed Drunk Republican Racine County DA – Rich Chiapete – Once Again MIA"

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1 Hour Ago by Paul Revere

"'It’s a search for the truth.' – Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete"

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"City of Racine Mayor 'Lying John' Dickert and Carpetbagging State Rep Cory Mason Can Go and Pound Sand"

From News the JT Can't Use:

2 Hours Ago by Paul Revere

June 21, 2016. from The JT:

Waukesha water diversion approved

"CHICAGO — In a major defeat for Racine leaders who battled against the plan, a Great Lakes governing body on Tuesday unanimously approved Waukesha’s proposal to obtain Lake Michigan water.

"LOL.

"Let those two Sore Losers (butt-hurt much?) go and POUND SAND at North Beach! While they continue to whine and hopefully comfort each other. (UGH!)



"Sore Losers 'Lying John' Dickert and Carpetbagging Cory Mason were all FOR IT, until Dickert’s bid was too high to supply it. Too bad. So sad. Shouldn’t have been so greedy.

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"But the Fat Lady still hasn’t sung in Racine  – NO – not just yet……"

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"City of Racine Residents Are Stunned To Discover That 2016 Property Tax Rates Under Mayor John Dickert Exceed Those of City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel by Almost Double!"

From News The JT Can't Use:

3 Hours Ago by Paul Revere

"While the news media has been quick to report on the massive property tax increases enacted by City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, they have failed to point out that those large increases bring the total property tax rate to only about HALF of what many Cities in South East Wisconsin charge. Is it any wonder that the productive People of Illinois aren’t flocking to residential properties in Racine and SE Wisconsin? An entire region of Wisconsin’s Rust Belt  which is quickly morphing into Detroit West with corrupt and criminal politicians who are looting the tax base, levying outrageously high property taxes, suffering from high rates of crime (which is often under-reported), curtailed services and large sections of failing infrastructure populated by illegal immigrants, the unemployed, those who depend upon public assistance, and recent Third World EB-5 Immigrants."

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"Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Lead The Way For Racine and Mayor John Dickert"

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2 Hours Ago by Paul Revere

"With the Chicago Honor Students on a roll in 2016, per stats collected by HEY JACKASS! It’s become desperation time in Chicago.

"With Racine Mayor John Dickert bringing all the graft and corruption of Chicago politics to Detroit West, aka Racine, WI., it may be time for Mayor Dickert to stop whining about not being able to annex any more territory to Racine and instead get rid of the undesirable and failing areas which don’t positively contribute to Racine’s revenue and are run down ghettos comprised mainly of unemployed People of Color, crime, drugs, and failing infrastructure.  After all, how much more of this shit can Racine take before it is forced to declare Bankruptcy or ask the Governor for a bailout?"

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Party on, lying John!

"Does Racine Mayor John Dickert Read The Journal Times?"

From News The JT Can't Use:

"The Publisher of The Journal Times, Mark Lewis, has bent over backwards been more than gracious in allowing Racine Mayor John Dickert to publish his editorials in the newspaper. In addition, The Journal Times is a valuable source of information and the cities newspaper of record. It is unfathomable to think that Racine Mayor John Dickert does NOT read the newspaper, but then again John Dickert is no paragon of virtue. Oddly enough, despite showing such contempt for The Journal Times, along with setting a bad example for Racine Residents, John Dickert shares the distinction, along with Mark Lewis, of being a sitting member on many local boards of importance, to include RCEDC and RAMAC."

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"A Peek At Visioning a Greater Racine Founder Tom Buhler"

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"The ties that bind…"

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"News The JT Can't Use - Too Hot To Handle"

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"Representative Cory Mason Votes To Maintain Mayor John Dickert’s Sanctuary City Status For Illegal Aliens"

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