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Subject: Now Back to the Subject

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Dennis

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Date Posted: 10:12:22 10/29/03 Wed
In reply to: sam 's message, "Re: Humiliation of those unable to pay." on 05:46:18 10/27/03 Mon

Kelly, I certainly understand your sensibilities on this. Nobody wants to see anybody else humiliated. (Or do they? Hmmm, let me get back to you on that one!)

Anyway, I'm really not sure this is the first time the Town, its Sewer Department, its Tax Collector or the DWSD has posted this kind of notice. So when you say that Dracut has never done this before, well, I'm just not sure that's true.

I think this is probably a legal requirement prior to putting a municipal lien on somebody's property. Michael H. mentioned that this information is public record. I'm sure it is. But this notice is necessary so that the homeowner, or somebody with a third-party interest, or a mortgagee, or a creditor, or a prospective buyer -- anybody who's relying on the value of the house for some reason or another -- knows that the value of the asset has been impaired by a lien. It means it can't be sold -- or at least that it can't be sold until the lien is cleared up -- which takes time and money.

So, overall, this is about following legal requirements so that interested parties receive proper notice. Any humiliation is an unfortunate by-product that I'm sure is not the primary intent.

Good luck to you in greater KC MO. If you go by my mom's alma mater, Southeast High, give it a wave for me.

Dennis

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Re: Now Back to the Subject	Kelly	12:21:09 10/29/03 Wed