Sounds like you are breaking ground. congradulations, Jennifer Ivan M Suzman 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