^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-)
Ivan Suzman 50/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-)
Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 50 deg. F :-)
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Hi PIEnetters,
This is the best news I can imagine telling all of you:
I don't know whose letter or whose phone call did it, all I know
is that the $1454.00 1997-1998 property tax foreclosure scheduled
for Dec. 17th has been stopped. I will RETAIN possession of my house.
Yesterday, following a phone call made to me for a few minutes
last week, from the Portland (Maine) Social Services Department Director,
a City
social worker came to my house at 3:35PM. She gave me paperwork to
sign, and City Emergency General Assistance is taking responsibility to
cover all of the 1997-1998 tax owed, immediately. The debt is now
ZERO.
Then, At 4:15 PM, I met for 2 hours with a lawyer who will help me
Pro Bono (no charge). He is in a prestigious firm, located in the
heart of the downtown business district. He is representing
me to fashion a "landmark case" Agreement with the City, to cancel the
remaining liens
on my property from either taxes or sewer availablity.
He also will be learning as much as possible about PWP's , and will
press for a $100% elimination of taxes and sewer availability, unless
a substantial change in my medical and financial conditions warrant
reviewing any Agreement made.
He has represented the sister of one my personal care attendants
recently. THat's how I heard about him. He seems poised to shoulder
the complex burden I have been under since 1992, when I became unable
to work.
Any gifts that PIEnetters had intended for me, to pay for taxes,
that had been sent to janet patterson in Canada, I would like to see
RETURNED to the senders. Janet, thank YOU for being willing to help.
Thank you all for your many forms of support in helping me get
beyond this trying ordeal. ALISON< HILARY< CONNIE< GREG<STEVE<
PAUL LAUER (the one who thought of sending fiancial gifts)<really,
ALL of you.
You all helped me to keep my faith, and to remain calm in a storm.
On Friday evening, I have been asked to solo the hymn, Rock of Ages,
both
in English and in Hebrew, at my chorus's holiday season concert. I have
acepted the invitation, and hope, God willing, to sing well ,before 300
or more ticket-
holders, in a beautiful old Portland church. I have just finished
memorizing the hymn. I feel honored and blessed. Incidentally, I sing
a surprisingly deep Bass voice.
Sometimes, when I sing, my PWP persona magically fades away,
and something special happens. I wonder if any of you out there in
PIEnet-land have similar experiences with singing(those of you who
still can do so). I credit singing with saving me from going almost
voiceless,
like some of our less fortunate PWP family (notably Muhammad Ali).
Thanks again,
Ivan Suzman 509/39/36
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