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Cat, I am sure you see the obvious and glaring defects in the two-time election reject's reply to you.

"I wrote how the taxes on my land in Potowamut almost tripled in one year, (the second year of my campaign against him) and how the taxes on my home increased by about $1,000 while Avedisians taxes on his home decreased by a similar amount in that same year."

And as the links provided above show, this was a lie.

- The two-time election reject's rental property's assessment went down by $5,000, while the assessment on his undeveloped plot in Potowomut went up by $5,000 -- not triple. That means his overall tax increase was zero.

- The taxes on his former residence were not paid by him in 2014, 15, 16, 17, or 18.

- Avedisian's taxes went up on a lot next to his home by almost $100 while they went down on his home by about $91, meaning Avedisian actually paid more in taxes than the two-time election reject.

Here's another obvious defect in his statements: He is comparing market value with the city's property assessment, a dishonest and false comparison.

Market value and city assessments rarely match -- and he is, of course, ignoring the revaluations that happen in Warwick regularly that lower the assessments while raising the same or more tax revenue.

For someone who claims such expertise in real estate, the two-time election reject willfully ignores a major factor in city property valuations.

He also make a delusional suggestion in having the Beacon serve as "checks and balances" on the city valuation process -- once again proving his utter ignorance of city operations. The valuations are conducted by an independent appraisal company (Vision) and the data is entered with no -- NO -- opportunity for city officials or any one else to "tamper" with that data. The only changes that can be made are through appeals to the city's board of assessments, and even then, that board does not make the actual changes to any property valuations.

[I'm sure you've also noticed his unhealthy obsession with the former chief of staff who left Warwick in 2014, and who he wrongly thinks is using this screen name.]

So, this is what he calls proof: Ignoring the regular city revaluations that lead to lower published property assessments and happen as a matter of routine, comparing them to market value which is in no way related to city assessments, and repeating a set of false accusations against Mayor Solomon.

I'm not sure about you, but I am having a happy autumn knowing that our honest, taxpaying neighbors saw through the two-time election reject's lies and disgraceful behavior to ensure that he is kept far away from any office.