T: HC Development, LLC.

  T ) Property sale / HC Development, LLC. from Ramsey Furniture, Inc. ( given a $ 500,000.00 discount by failing to assess )  Documents In January of 2007, HC Development, LLC. purchased a large store building located on the north side of New Route 13 ( frontage road ) in Carterville, Illinois from Ramseys Furniture, Inc. ( locally aka Dushell’s...

A: Marion Heights, LLC.

A ) Property sale / Marion Heights, LLC. from Wilda Purdom et al ( prolonged 4 year delay in assessment after a sale, then a 50% discount, followed by an questionable preferential farm assessment )    Documents In April of 2006 Marion Heights, LLC. purchased approximately 30 acres of land from Wilda Purdom et al. This property was comprised of 43 parcels, the...

B: James E. Zeller

B ) Property sale / James E. Zeller from Hiten Hospitality Inc. ( given a 70% discount immediately by tax assessor ) Documents On January 9, 2008, James E. Zeller purchased property from Hiten Hospitality Inc. Located on Halfway Road in Marion, Illinois, just west of Interstate 57, this property included about one third of the existing BEST INNS hotel building...

C: Marion Heights, LLC.

C: Property sale / Marion Heights, LLC. from Dianna Samples ( assessment after a sale receives 78% discount) ( double entry P-TAX forms and deeds fail to show up in assessments )  Documents First problem: In May of 2009, Marion Heights, LLC. purchased a 1 acre tract from Dianna Samples, a widow. This property is located at 2008 Morgan Avenue at the intersection...

D: Diederich Properties, Inc.

D ) Property sale / Diederich Properties, Inc. from James E. Zeller ( Given an immediate 70% discount by tax assessor ) In March of 2011, Diederich Properties, Inc. purchased a ½ acre vacant land parcel from James E. Zeller. ( see attached documents referred to as Exhibit D ) This prime commercial property is located on the southwest corner of the intersection...

E: MOBOR, LLC.

E ) Property sale / MOBOR, LLC. from Richard Bursua ( property never reassessed to reflect purchase price after the sale ) In December of 2011, MOBOR LLC. ( Osman ) purchased five lots including a medical building from Dr. Richard Bursua. This property is located on North Russell Street in Marion, Illinois. Courthouse records show that the purchase price was $...

F: Ronald E. Osman and Gary Mayer

F ) Unusual tax assessment shift between parcels absent any sale or physical change to property / Ronald E. Osman and Gary Mayer In July of 2005, Ronald E. Osman ( City Of Marion attorney and a land developer ) and Gary Mayer ( auto dealership and golf course developer ) purchased a tract of land comprised of three tax parcels in Marion, Illinois from Stephen...

G: Newcomb Oil Co. LLC.

G ) Property sale / Newcomb Oil Co. LLC. from Wolohan Lumber Co. ( immediately given a 55% discount )   Documents On October 30, 2006 Newcomb Oil Co. LLC. purchased 1.49 acres of vacant land from Wolohan Lumber Company. This property is located on the northeast corner of New Route 13 and Halfway Road just west of the Interstate 57 south bound off ramp. (see...

H: Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Absher

H ) Property sale / Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Absher from Robert D. & Ginger Fisher   Documents ( never reassessed, given roughly 45 % discount ) In February 2007, Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Absher signed a contract for deed to purchase a 18 acre estate with lake from Robert D. and Ginger Fisher.( see documents referred to as Exhibit H ) On July 12, 2011 the...

I: David C. Arnold and Kimberly D. Arnold

I ) Property sale / David C. Arnold and Kimberly D. Arnold from Richard E Robinson and Nancy A. Robinson   Documents ( never reassessed, equating an immediate 40% discount ) In August of 2007, David C. Arnold and Kimberly D. Arnold purchased a luxurious 5.83 acre lake/vineyard estate from Richard E. Robinson and Nancy A. Robinson. This property is comprised of...

J: Abbott/Ross

  J ) Property sale/ Nafru Enterprises from Abbott/Ross ( remaining land owned by family for 28 years, and without being sold, is arbitrarily assessed 134 times more than its previous assessment ) ( in the interest of full disclosure, Elisabeth Abbott is one of the Abbott owners here with 11 % )  Documents In December of 2011, Nafru Enterprises purchased 2...

K: Absher, LLC

K ) Property sale / Absher, LLC from Robert D. and Ginger Fisher ( given a 30 % immediate discount after sale )    Documents In February of 2007, Absher, LLC. purchased auto dealership properties from Robert D. and Ginger Fisher. This prime property is located on the southeast corner of Interstate 57 and Illinois New Route 13 in Marion, Illinois, and is...

L: AA Realty LLC.

L ) Property sale / AA Realty LLC. from Foley Sweitzer Motor Sales, Inc. ( given a 20% discount after a sale by failure to assess )  Documents In December of 2011, AA Realty, LLC. ( Absher, Arnold) purchased an auto dealership property. This prime commercial property is comprised of two tax parcels and is located on the northwest corner of Interstate 57 and...

M: Christopher K. and Dianne M. Klein

M ) Property sale / Christopher K. and Dianne M. Klein from Wayland Sims. ( given a $ 100,000.00 immediate discount after sale )  Documents In September of 2011, Christopher K. and Dianne M. Klein purchased a half acre parcel of vacant land from Wayland Sims. This prime commercial property is located near the intersection of East Outer Drive and Williamson...

N: Douglas E Hines

N ) Property sale / Douglas E Hines from Mildred King as guardian of the estate of Velsie McInturff, a disabled person.   Documents ( property never assessed, at all, after a sale ) In October of 2009, Attorney Douglas E. Hines purchased six lots ( approximately one acre combined total ) from Mildred King, 82 years of age, who was the guardian of the estate of...

O: Diederich Properties, Inc.

O ) Property sale / Diederich Properties, Inc. from Illinois Centre Group, LLC. ( given nearly a 30% discount after a sale )  Documents In September of 2010, Diederich Properties, Inc. purchased 2.24 acres of vacant land from Illinois Centre Group, LLC. in Marion, Illinois. This was a newly created tax parcel, as it was split from a larger tract. This prime...

P: Harry L Crisp, II

P ) Property sale / Harry L Crisp, II and Rosemary Crisp from John Peter Yacup and Jennifer Leigh Yacup.  Documents ( property never reassessed after a sale, given huge discount ) In September of 1995, Harry L. Crisp, II and Rosemary Crisp ( owners of Pepsi-Cola Bottling Plant, etc. ) purchased a parcel of land ( near their larger lake estate) with a 10 year...

Q: Harry L Crisp, II

Q ) Property sale / Harry L Crisp, II and Rosemary Crisp from Glenn Tripp and Iragene Tripp  Documents  ( property never reassessed after a sale ) In July of 1995, Harry L. Crisp, II and Rosemary Crisp purchased two lots at the Lake of Egypt from Glenn and Iragene Tripp. These two lots are adjacent to properties owned by the Crisps in the Lake of Egypt...

R: The Salvation Army

R ) Property sale / The Salvation Army from Zeller Properties, Inc. ( given a 30 % discount after a sale )  Documents In February of 2005, The Salvation Army, an Illinois corporation, purchased five vacant land parcels from Zeller Properties, Inc. This prime commercial property is located on Illinois Route 37 ( Court Street ) between Illinois New Route 13 and...

S: Marion Discount LLC

S ) Property sale / Marion Discount LLC, a Delaware corporation from FD Marion Illinois 800 West Main LLC, an Illinois LLC., from Mack’s Auto Sales, Inc.  Documents ( $ 347,272.00 discounted on the published 2013/2014 tax bill ) In August of 2012, Macks Auto Sales, Inc. sold the corner part of the prime commercial corner lots on the northwest corner of Illinois...

U: Marion Heights, LLC

U ) Property sale/ Marion Heights, LLC. from Edward Leon Billingsley and Mary Janis Billingsley  Documents ( given $ 213,802.00 discount by failure to assess ) In June of 2012, Marion Heights, LLC. purchased approximately one acre of land from Edward Leon and Mary Janis Billingsley. This property was comprised of four lots on two tax parcels located on Stanford...

V: Marion Heights LLC

V ) Property sale / Marion Heights LLC. from Susan Kay Emery  Documents ( given a $ 263,253.00 discount by failure to assess ) In August of 2012, Marion Heights, LLC. purchased approximately 1.5 acres of land from Susan Kay Emery. This property is located on the south side of Morgan Avenue near the northbound Interstate 57 off ramp currently under construction...

W: Jill N. Crespi and Daron F. Absher

W ) Property sale / Jill N. Crespi and Daron F. Absher from Robert Brent Gentry and Anita Lynn Gentry.  Douments ( property never reassessed after a sale ) In December of 2005, Jill N. Crespi and Daron F. Absher purchased a 1974 sq. ft. home, built in 1999, from Robert Brent Gentry and Anita Lynn Gentry. This brickfront property is located at 1016 Meadowlark...

X: Mack’s Auto Sales

X ) Property sale/ Mack’s Auto Sales from Elizabeth Ragland Boyle ( given an immediate unexplained huge discount, then inexplicably discounted again the same year new City of Marion HUB TIF District is created )  Documents In June of 2005, Mack’s Auto Sales purchased a 4 acre tax parcel from Elizabeth Ragland Boyle. This prime commercial propertyislocated at...

Y: Delta Communications, LLC. from Cerrado, LLC.

Y ) Property sale / Delta Communications, LLC. from Cerrado, LLC. ( given an immediate $ 382,910.00 discount from a $ 440,000.00 sale ) Documents On October 20, 2010 the City of Marion passed Ordinance # 2330 accepting the dedication of the newly created subdivision platted as the “ CLEARWAVE COMMUNICATIONS COMMERCIAL” to the City of Marion, Illinois. This...

Z: William Brian Ziegler

Z ) Property sale / William Brian Ziegler and Robyn Dale Ziegler from The Salvation Army ( given a reduced assessment, and then never assessed for new building construction, an estimated $ 500,000.00 discount )  Documents In August of 2011, William Brian Ziegler and Robyn Dale Ziegler purchased five vacant land parcels from The Salvation Army, an Illinois...

EXTRA

EXTRA ) Marion of Illinois, LLC. / City of Marion ( here we have a 51,000 sq. ft. medical building playing “musical properties” on city land )  Documents In May of 2000, a land lease agreement was entered into by the City of Marion and Marion of Illinois, LLC. for the construction of a large 51,000 sq.ft. commercial building for use by the Wisconsin Physicians...

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE of what appears to be TAX ASSESSMENT MANIPULATION for the CITY of MARION’S HUB TIF DISTRICT funds )  Documents In February of 2010, the City of Marion sold a vacant land parcel to Jones Bros. Properties, LLC., a Kentucky Limited Liability Company. ( see documents referred to as “ EXAMPLE: City of Marion TIF TAX ) This 2 acre piece of prime commercial...