Yep just exactly as I pictured her, guess Im a racist.
Posted on 05/24/2009 4:23:16 PM PDT by Justaham
Gee, what a surprise... A wealthy Democrat in a position of power is taking advantage of the system and tries to claim ignorance when she's caught.
Detroit City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson paid only $68 in property taxes this year because city records say her well-kept, brick Tudor-style home doesn't exist. Although the home has occupied its west-side plot since 1926, city records have classified the parcel as an empty lot for the past decade.
Watson said she was unaware of the discrepancy until the Free Press contacted her. She said the change came before she was elected to City Council -- and without her involvement.
"I pay the taxes. All I know is I had a big drop when my house got hit hard by a tornado," she said. "We had great damage."
(Excerpt) Read more at commonsenselogic.blogspot.com ...
Multiple times pal
Yep just exactly as I pictured her, guess Im a racist.
JoAnn Watson’s Son
Arrested
Updated: Thursday, 09 Apr 2009, 11:24 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 09 Apr 2009, 11:20 PM EDT
DETROIT - FOX 2 has confirmed that police arrested the son of City Council President Pro-Tem JoAnn Watson Thursday afternoon.
The council woman’s 39-year-old son was taken into custody at her house of the west side of the city. He is accused of assaulting his girlfriend.
Police say the girlfriend was injured enough to go to the hospital.
There is no word yet whether Watson’s son will face charges.
Joann Watson could not be reached for comment.
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$68 in taxes per year.
And she didn't realize that there was a discrepancy.
I can vote for that.
from the picture in Martin’s post plus the neighbor across the street’s quote in the article, it got me to this house on zillow.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3737-Sturtevant-St-1-Detroit-MI-48206/62266637_zpid/
Property taxes in 2007 = $67
last sold: 9/19/2002 = $40,000 [with a transaction flag]
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Transaction Not Included in Zestimate
This transaction was not used in computing the Zestimate for this house due to anomalies we detected with this transaction. These anomalies can include unusual document or transaction types, sales between possibly related parties, unusually high or low transaction prices, or other data irregularities that might indicate the transaction is not a full-value, arms-length transaction
Zillow estimates worth of property at $59.000
Does not list any house on property-just the lot square footage.
Big Bird’s love child?
Well she’s not living in a birdcage. Just paying the taxes for one.
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