Neighbors, I was sent this to forward to the public list. As a citizen journalist, I often receive tips about neighborhood and city issues, as well as war and health industry tips.
I scanned these initially but didn't catch the neighborhood connection (copied below). I didn't think city workers or their corporate friends were ever expected to pay taxes or bogus trash tickets. Sorry for the mistake. (Philadelphia has been selected to be the subject of a comedy skit-hahaha) An Inquirer analysis finds about 2,000 city workers are behind on their taxes at a time when every penny counts. http://www.philly.com/philly/business/homepage/20090719_Paid_by_the_city__but_not_paying.html City workers owing taxes may face garnishment http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20090721_City_workers_owing_taxes_may_face_garnishment.html "Some elected officials, most prominently City Councilwoman Jannie L. Blackwell, maintain that the city should take into account the personal situations of delinquent taxpayers. "We know who can pay and who can't. You have to get it where you can and just accept there are some who can't pay," Blackwell said. Among those who apparently cannot pay is Martin Cabry, one of Blackwell's senior aides. Cabry, who handles zoning and community relations for Blackwell, will make $55,615 this year. His former wife, Rita Cabry, whom he divorced in 2006, is a patronage worker at the Board of Revision of Taxes, where she is paid $36,334. Despite those salaries, the Cabrys failed to pay taxes on their University City rowhouse for 25 of the last 26 years, racking up a debt of $96,868.58, including penalties and interest. Even allowing for Philadelphia's traditionally lax enforcement of local tax law, the Cabrys' house would have been seized and sold at a sheriff's auction long ago under normal circumstances, given the size of the debt. But as Blackwell's employee, Martin Cabry has not been treated as a typical taxpayer." ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
