To the Editor:
What should matter? Each and every one of us matter.
It should not matter if you are a homeowner or a large money company, we should all be treated equally, fairly and with respect.
It should have mattered that the property line was the same for 112 years.
It should have mattered that in 1989 the City of Waukon, with an annexation, accepted the property line as it was since the late 1800s. Then, 22 years later, they say it is wrong. The other two changes in 30 years did not change the property line.
It should have mattered that the property owner took care of and paid property tax on that same property.
It should have mattered that the property owner was still paying property tax on that property after it was sold and the earth was being moved. Calling about this, I was told, legally, they can not change it for a year. Then how could it have been sold, legally, within that year?