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Dear Nita, bob, Camilla, and LIST: Briefly ( I am too tired to type more): 1) After an arduous battle, 129,00 dollars was finally released by Acadia Insurance Co. to me, for damages from an August, 1996 fire that destroyed my home and posssessions,. It was sent via attorney Chuck Harvey, in February, 1997. 2) THe CIty of Portland's lawyers are claiming NOW that this 1996 fire-damage insurance payment makes me financially ineligible for assistance from the City now, in 1999!! They claim that I had money from the settlement as late as recently, and throughout the applicable period the Maine Human RIghts Commission is considering, which is October , 1997 - May 1998, during which time I am claiming discrimination. 3) Despite what the City's lawyers just claimed on Oct. 20th, ALL $129,000.00 was used up by me by July, 1997. I kept it all in a separate checking account so I would not lose my Medicaid. Medicaid allows very limited cash assets. I think it is $2,000 (two thousand dollars) or less. It was used the insurance money as follows: a) Eleven or twelve checks to pay contractor KenToner $112,000 to rebuild and re-fit my home. All payments were completed by late July or early August, 1997. b) LaPierre Furniturture and Appliances about $3500 during April, May and June 1997 for fridge, dishwahser, washing macahine and kitchen range and oven; to buy some furniture, and kitchen items-like microwave oven, I ran out long before I could get clothes , like a winter coat, and so forth. c)It was also used to pay rent for 7 months at Back Cove Estates, from Dec. 1996 - June 1997, (about $5000) while I waited for my burned home to be rebuilt from the foundation at $730/month, plus 2 months' security deposit. d) What was left went to long-distance calls and gasoline and various living expenses for the 11 months I was homeless(about $7,000) The city 's entire aragumeant is falsely based on my supposedly having plenty of money--in fact, I never replaced many, many things, still don't even have curtains, for example. My current bank balance is $147.00. Tonight the certified mail aautomatic foreclosure notice for back taxes and interest arrived. Dec 17 is the foreclosure date. It is for ab out 1400 dollars. The Human Rights COmmission vote is on Dec. 13th. Ivan Suzman :-)