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At 10:40 AM 3/24/99 -0500, you wrote: > >^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) > Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) > Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 50 deg. F :-) >******************************************************************** > Deara friends, > > The City of Portland has recognized the unusual needs of a young-onset >Parkinsonian at the beginning of his 14th year of the"battle of PD." >Having done so, it has changed a series of responses it provided when >considering the consequences of being a PWP. > > > The results are that a SETTLEMENT has been offered, and court can be >avoided. The attorney who >is representing me is the civil rights director of the federally-funded >(one in each state, I guess) program for people with disabilities. > > The main features include my right to share details of the settlement >with no restrictions on freedom of speech, my right to expend what little >monies I receive as I see fit, my right to provide a doctor's, >physician's assistant's or nurse's writing as unchallenegeable proof of >an expense being a "health" related necessity, and the >annual,automatically renewed TAX (80%)and SEWER relief(100%) >that I need. > Finally, the City can never acquire the property if it is liened for >the 20% ungranted.. Emergency General Assistance funds will pay tthe 20%, > if that happens. > >Comments are welcome. > >Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 > > Quite an inspiration to us all, Ivan. Also very pleased for you..Gordon and Thea Seese