A few small corrections were needed -so I am sending the corrected version. On Fri, 23 Apr 1999 02:21:07 -0400 Ivan M Suzman <[log in to unmask]> writes: >^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) > Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) > Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 40 deg. F :-) >******************************************************************** Dear Listmembers, >The lawyers of the City of Portland have not been willing to settle >with me honestly. The City had broken the proposed Agreement behind my >back. It has started pre-lien procedures that lead to foreclosure, >disregarding what it said in the tax and sewer relief Agreement. >I received a standing ovation in the Maine House of Representatives on >April 5, and another ovation on April 10 at Maine Medical Center in >Portland, and was the guest speaker at the Capitol Area support group >meeting on April 11, but the City of Portland is not recognizing those >efforts. >If any of the Petition signers from the List - I think janet paterson >arranged the on-screen version - may wish to take further action of >some kind, I can only see that ultimately helping us all. > >I am also again going through caregiver turnover due to the low Maine wage. Nonetheless, two of the personal care attendants who took care of me two >years ago, after I lost my home to fire, have returned to assist me >now, in my rebuilt home. God works wonders. > >I am still seeking a legal advisor , one that is more available than >sporadically. She has been almost unfindable for more than two weeks. >At this moment, my social security is $8250 and my taxes are $2250 >annually,and my sewer bypass charges are $160. I am being liened on >the sewer and separately on the taxes. > > The City will now be investigated by the Maine Human Rights >Commission. > Thank you to a very special lawyer from another state, who is a >Listmember, and who calls me to see how I am managing. Without his >support, sense of humor and encouragement, this process would have been unimaginably harder. > >Ivan ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 39 deg. F :-) ********************************************************************