Being a resident of Monroe township and being priced out of my home, along with many of my neighbors, I have been paying much more attention to The Monroe Times.
I thought that Tere Dunlap wrote an excellent article on outrageous assessments that were conducted in our township. The article stated that most of the homeowners expressed "sticker shock" at the increase in their property values, myself included. The often repeated question being "How are we supposed to pay for this?"
Then in the same paper - Friday, July 25, 2008, "Our View" addressed the national mortgage crisis. Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin states "the mortgage crisis affects all of us. Families throughout Wisconsin have lost their homes and millions more are on the brink of foreclosure and homeowners have seen their property values plummet."
How can it be both ways? Paul Ryan says, "My top priority is to protect the taxpayer." However, I feel that Monroe township is inviting the mortgage crisis into our back yards with open arms.
On a personal note: When reading the newspaper and watching the cable news and seeing the millions of homeowners lose their homes, I can't help but wonder how many of these hard-working Americans could indeed pay their mortgage, but their high property tax becomes the straw that breaks the camel's back.
Monroe is only about 1 1/2 hours north of Chicago's airport. Throughout my life, I have been very fortunate to travel the world - from Australia and New Zealand to South America, Costa Rica, Jamaica, the Virgin Islands and many other places. So when it came time to build my home, I had a major decision to make. Family and friends being in Monroe made it an easy choice. From the rich black soil to God's heavenly sky at night, Monroe is home.
I thought that Tere Dunlap wrote an excellent article on outrageous assessments that were conducted in our township. The article stated that most of the homeowners expressed "sticker shock" at the increase in their property values, myself included. The often repeated question being "How are we supposed to pay for this?"
Then in the same paper - Friday, July 25, 2008, "Our View" addressed the national mortgage crisis. Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin states "the mortgage crisis affects all of us. Families throughout Wisconsin have lost their homes and millions more are on the brink of foreclosure and homeowners have seen their property values plummet."
How can it be both ways? Paul Ryan says, "My top priority is to protect the taxpayer." However, I feel that Monroe township is inviting the mortgage crisis into our back yards with open arms.
On a personal note: When reading the newspaper and watching the cable news and seeing the millions of homeowners lose their homes, I can't help but wonder how many of these hard-working Americans could indeed pay their mortgage, but their high property tax becomes the straw that breaks the camel's back.
Monroe is only about 1 1/2 hours north of Chicago's airport. Throughout my life, I have been very fortunate to travel the world - from Australia and New Zealand to South America, Costa Rica, Jamaica, the Virgin Islands and many other places. So when it came time to build my home, I had a major decision to make. Family and friends being in Monroe made it an easy choice. From the rich black soil to God's heavenly sky at night, Monroe is home.
