ROBERT A. KROBOTH
November 21, 1995
George R. Nethercutt, Congressman
Washington DC 20515-4705
Thank you for
your letter regarding low-income housing.
I want to see community
development funds eliminated completely from the federal budget. So do a lot of other people.
That economic law of supply and demand cannot be controlled by
government. When government tries to
intercede, the opposite of the desired effect will always be the
aftermath. Government is not helping
low-income people. It is hindering them
by over taxation and bidding up the price of low-priced housing.
Community Development gives away money to private nonprofit
corporations without demanding copies of their IRS Form 990. How much are these people taking out for
salaries and perquisites? At least,
change the rules regarding this.
This is federal grant money that our grandchildren will have to pay
back. When will this child molestation
stop?
The sole purpose of HUD, Community Development and many other
government programs is to provide jobs for government employees who are not
qualified for the private enterprise sector.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Robert A. Kroboth
ROBERT A. KROBOTH
George R. Nethercutt, Congressman
Longworth House Office Bg #
1527
Washington DC 20515-4705
I phoned your Spokane office this morning and spoke with Nancy. I wanted the address of a specific
government agency. She phoned your DC
office; and when I phoned back, she gave me the name of another agency that I
should write to and that they would forward my letter appropriately.
Now, I just do not operate in this manner. If the first agency does not like my letter, they will not
forward it.
Nancy said that I had not been honest and up front with them, letting
them know what I wanted to contact the agency about.
Your office here acts like the KGB.
It is none of their business what I want to contact a particular agency
about. It also reflects badly upon you
as a member of congress. As a member of
congress, you are supposed to represent and serve all constituents. I phoned your DC office requesting that you
phone me back. You did not.
If you cannot eliminate these undesirables from your Spokane office,
you can expect to be eliminated from office yourself.
Sincerely,
Robert A. Kroboth
ROBERT A. KROBOTH
March 6, 2000
Rodney E. Slater, Secretary
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
400 7th St SW
Washington DC 20590-0001
On or about August 2, 1999, the City of Spokane, Washington purchased
property in conjunction with a street project for $165,000.00.
For the tax year 1999, the said property was assessed at $78,200.00.
For the tax year 2000, the said property was assessed at $99,200.00.
This tax assessment increase of $21,000.00 amounts to an increase of
26.85%. The owner of the property could
have appealed the assessment.
On August 2, 1999, I spoke with Spokane County Chief Deputy Assessor
John Sweetman. He assured me that
the 1999 tax assessment of $78,200.00 was the fair market value for the
property.
There is no way that the owner could sell the property for $100,000.00 because
of all of the vehicle traffic that transverses on that street. But, suppose he could. The city does not want to go through
condemnation proceedings, so offer him an extra $20,000.00 or even $25,000.00,
but not an extra $65,000.00.
Spokane City staff Real Estate Manager Dennis Beringer, (509) 625-6155,
says that an appraiser for the Washington State Department of Transportation
appraised the property at $165,000.00 and that is the amount that they offered.
Sincerely,
Robert A. Kroboth
John Sweetman, Chief Deputy Assessor
Spokane County Courthouse
1116 W Broadway Av jsweetman@spokanecounty.org
Spokane WA 99260-0010 (509) 477-3696 ext 112
