After physical therapy today, my husband and I stopped for a bite to eat at the Family Diner int he Value City shopping center (Hazleton). While paying our check, I noticed a stack of petitions on the counter. While I don't remember the exact wordin, it was basically a petition asking PA Governor Edward Rendell to resign. The premise was his promise to reduce or eliminate property taxes through the tax revenue produced from the Casinos that now dot the state map.

For those who may not know, Luzerne County had reassessments done, and so far, 42% of the county has seen an increase of more than 20%. This has the potential to many homeowners losing their property to the government due to the inability to pay 3 or 4 times the tax amount. Not to mention there is a large distrust of the company hired to do the appraisals. Another PA county, Tioga, used the same company and threw out the assessed values due to their inaccuracies.

Apparently, Luzerne county residents have taken the initiative to get citizens to sign the petition urging Rendell to resign since he lied to us all and the tax revenues are minutely goin to a few scattered areas, but mostly to Philladelphia.