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1. Who is responsible for a violation of blight on a property?
2. Who should I contact if I have a question regarding a violation?
3. How do I prepare for my hearing?
4. What happens if I don't attend my hearing?
5. How do I appoint someone to represent me?
6. Am I required to have an attorney?
7. What happens if I don't pay my fine?

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1. Why does my assessment change every year?
2. What is taxable value?
3. How can my taxable value go up when my assessed value goes down?
4. How do I find out about delinquent taxes?
5. How do I learn more about the Tax Foreclosure Auction?
6. Understanding Your Assessment Notice

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1. How do I find out the status of my criminal case?

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1. What is a conditional rescission?
2. How do I apply for a conditional rescission?
3. How long is a conditional rescission effective?
4. Do the Request to Rescind Principal Residence Exemption (Form 2602) and Form 4640 both need to be filed?
5. Can I submit Form 4640 and receive the PRE under a conditional rescission for the 2008 tax year?
6. If Form 2602 was filed in early 2008 and the exemption was removed effective for the 2009 tax year, can an owner submit Form 4640 and receive the PRE under a conditional rescission?
7. Can the property be for sale by owner?
8. Can I qualify for a conditional rescission if I was receiving a 60% PRE on my property since I rent out the other 40%?
9. If an owner misses the May 1 or the December 31 deadline, can the Board of Review reinstate the PRE under a conditional rescission?
10. Does a conditional rescission apply to homes in foreclosure where the bank has taken possession but where the home is vacant and for sale?
11. If a property is available for lease but is not for sale, does it qualify for a conditional rescission?
12. Since my prior principal residence, which I still own, is for sale, can I get my PRE put back on my property for 2006 and 2007 by submitting Form 4640?
13. If I leased my home for a period of time after it was no longer my principal residence, can I qualify for a PRE under the conditional rescission requirements?
14. If I move to an apartment that I rent and my previous principal residence, which I own, would I qualify for a PRE under the conditional rescission requirements?
15. If I move to another state, can I qualify for a PRE under a conditional rescission?
16. Can the estate of an owner qualify for a PRE under a conditional rescission?
17. Does an unoccupied parcel that was contiguous to the previous principal residence and thus was receiving a PRE, qualify for a PRE under a conditional rescission?
18. As an assessor, what do I do with the completed Form 4640 after I have reviewed it for accuracy and have done due diligence to ensure the property qualifies for a conditional rescission?
19. What responsibility does an assessor have to ensure the accuracy of a submitted Form 4640?
20. If I was issued a denial notice by the local assessor, county Treasurer, or the Department of Treasury, am I eligible to receive a conditional rescission?
21. I rescinded my PRE on my prior residence within 90 days of changing residences, as required by statute, am I eligible to receive a conditional rescission?
22. The assessor denied my conditional rescission request, what are my appeal rights?

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1. How is a determination made that the disabled veteran is permanently and totally disabled as a result of military service and entitled to veterans’ benefits at the 100% rate?
2. What is assistance for specially adapted housing?
3. What does individually unemployable mean?
4. Is there an asset test and/or means test to determine eligibility?

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1. Can I get a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic signal installed at a particular intersection?
2. When is an Oversized Vehicle Permit required and where can I obtain the permit?
3. Who is responsible for sewer problems at a residence?
4. Does the city water grass seed planted after construction projects?
5. Can people park in their driveway during street construction?
6. How do I get parking regulations changed on my street?
7. Why are flags sometimes attached to signs?
8. Sometimes I pull up to a traffic signal and the light does not change to green. Why is this?
9. Who do I contact to have my street reconstructed, paved, or to have a curb or gutter added?
10. Can I get the alley paved next to my property?
11. Our organization would like to hang a banner over the street to announce an upcoming event. What is the process for banner approvals?
12. I'd like to put a fence, bench, planter and/or garden in the space between the sidewalk and the street. Can this be done?
13. What does the Engineering Division do with old signs when they are taken down?
14. Whom do I contact if I wish to dispute a parking ticket?
15. How much will it cost to get a permit to work in the city right-of-way and where do I obtain one?
16. Can I park in the parking decks?
17. What should I do if I have business to care of in the downtown area that will take longer than the time limit in the city lots?
18. I have noticed that there are time limits posted to park downtown. Why are these in place?
19. Whom do I call if a traffic signal is not working properly?
20. I've received a ticket and am ready to pay the fine. Where do I go to do this?
21. I'd like to have a handicapped parking sign installed. Who do I call?
22. What is the proper way to drive the roundabout at West Street and 4th Street?
23. I'd like to know how much traffic flows on a particular street. Who do I call for the traffic count?
24. There are political signs in the parkway. Is that allowed?
25. I'm renovating my building or house and need to put a dumpster in the right-of-way for the trash. Is this possible?
26. I'd like to have a driveway added at my property. How do I go about doing this?
27. What is a block party and where do I obtain permission to close a street for such a party?
28. How do I find visitor parking?

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1. Why utilize the neighborhood watch program?
2. How does a neighborhood watch start?
3. Who can be involved?
4. I live in an apartment building. Can I start a neighborhood watch?
5. What does a neighborhood watch do?
6. What are the major components of a watch program?
7. What are my responsibilities as a watch member?
8. What kind of activity should I be on the lookout for as a watch member?
9. How should I report these incidents?

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1. How do I find out information about an inmate?
2. How do I obtain a police report, make a complaint, or report a private property crash?

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1. Sometimes I pull up to a traffic signal and the light does not change to green. Why is this?

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1. Do you give tours of the wastewater treatment plant?
2. Do you accept septic tank waste?
3. What do I do if I have had a chemical spill and it went into the sanitary sewer?
4. What should I do if I have a backup in my sewer?
5. Do you accept wastewater from recreational vehicles at the Wastewater Treatment Plant?
6. Can I dump some unknown materials down the sewer?
7. What are the wastewater treatment plant's funding sources?
8. What services does the wastewater treatment plant provide?
9. Where is the Wastewater Treatment Plant located?