I snapped this picture (at Nashville and St. Charles) because some of the "amended" signs have already been taken down.
An amateurish tactic? Yes. But I got a kick out of it when I saw these signs all around Uptown this morning. [Just to be clear, this isn't my handiwork or anyone I know.]
Also, there was a half page ad in the Times-Pic with Vitter endorsing the "IQ" ticket. Nancy Marshall is Coman's opponent in the hideously underassessed 6th district. (Much more to come on Coman in a bit). A recent T-P article had some quotes from Marshall which I'll reprint below.
When potential voters ask lawyer Nancy Marshall for an example of what her main opponent in the assessors' race is doing wrong, she doesn't have to look any farther than her own back yard.
Though she and her husband carry a $450,000 mortgage on their Uptown home, a fact readily available to 6th District Assessor Albert Coman, the property on Lowerline Street was valued at just $338,300 last year.
Furthermore, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Coman chopped the value even further: to $212,800, even though the property didn't flood and sustained no more than $25,000 worth of wind damage, all of which was covered by Marshall's insurance company. Marshall said the house is worth $650,000.
"That is a perfect example of some very lousy appraising," said Marshall, one of seven candidates running on the so-called "I Quit" ticket, whose platform calls for creating a uniform assessment system and reducing the number of assessors in New Orleans from seven to one.
A $650,000 house in Uptown assessed at $212,800. All too typical. (I have some more examples coming shortly.)
Have you been to the IQ website recently? It has been "freshened" as well, with better features and graphics and 60% more patriotism and... music! My goodness, yes, the music. I just hope it sounds grand and momentous enough. Take a listen-- it should be the soundtrack to a movie, but I can't think of the right one.
Anyway, this is the most important assessor election EVAH!!
Be part of history this Saturday.
