LOSING A HOME: Taylor s case indicative of greater county problem Jason Hawk The Chronicle-Telegram

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1 Page 1 of 7 LOSING A HOME: Taylor s case indicative of greater county problem Jason Hawk The Chronicle-Telegram Type keywords here Search our website Contact Us Top Stories Classifieds Local News Obituaries Sports Subscribe Business S a t u r d a y A u g u s t 0 2, W o r k I t! O n e L e g g e d L u n g e B u s r o l l o v e r t r a i n i n g F u n a t S p l a s h Z o n e B a c h e l o r e t t e P a r t y R e t u r n s t o J e s s e C s i n c s a k ' s H o m e t o w n A r e a W o r k I t! W a l k P l a n k S p i r i t o f C h e e s e P a r a d e W o r k I t! B a s i c S t e p M V A W e s t R i d g e R d & S R E l y r i a O h i o Directory >> Log in or Register H o m e G e t T h e C h r o n i c l e A d v e r t i s e w i t h u s C o n t a c t u s C o n t e s t s H e a d l i n e s w i d g e t F A Q s J o b s h e r e M i l e s t o n e s N e w s p a p e r i n E d u c a t i o n O b i t u a r i e s O h i o n e w s p o r t a l O n l i n e F o r m s S u b s c r i b e W e a t h e r Like B u s i n e s s D i r e c t o r y C l a s s i f i e d s D i s p l a y a d s / c o u p o n s E s p e c i a l l y f o r S e n i o r s G a r a g e s a l e s H a v e y o u h e a r d? H e a l t h y l i v i n g L a m i n a t e d p r i n t s L o c a l d i n i n g m e n u s S p e c i a l s e c t i o n s

2 Page 2 of 7 Catherine Taylor, low-income Z a p 2 i t T V l i s t i n g s C h r o n i c l e v i d e o s H o m e s P l u s v i d e o s P h o t o g a l l e r y O r d e r p h o t o s C h r o n i c l e b l o g p a g e P a t t i E w a l d b l o g B r u c e B i s h o p b l o g T r i b a l P u r s u i t S u d o k u W o r d S e a r c h L o c a l g a s p r i c e s C o n s t a n t C o m p l a i n e r N e w G r o c e r y c o u p o n s P l a c e t h e s t a t e Y e l l o w p a g e s A m b e r a l e r t C o m m u n i t y l i n k s R o a d C o n s t r u c t i o n S h e r i f f S a l e s A m e r i c a n P r o f i l e P a r a d e. c o m R e l i s h M a g a z i n e residents all around the county are suffering, said Michael Ferrer, who coordinates employment and economic programs for the Lorain County Urban League. A u g u s t S M T W T F S «J u l A U G U S T J U L Y J U N E M A Y A P R I L M A R C H F E B R U A R Y J A N U A R Y We ve got a lot of problems right now, with lots of people looking for a way out, he said. He said the situation is especially bad in Lorain, quoting a huge poverty rate jump there in recent memory. Ferrer said that from 2005 to 2006 which are the last poverty statistics he has the number of Lorain residents living in poverty rose from 17.6 percent to 26 percent. In the same time, U.S. Census reports show Lorain County s poverty rate went from 11.7 percent to 14 percent. But those are just numbers. Ferrer said it s even more heartbreaking when he puts names to the faces that the numbers represent. I see these people all the time, he said. To me, it s devastating. These are good people trying to do better for

3 Page 3 of 7 D E C E M B E R N O V E M B E R O C T O B E R S E P T E M B E R A U G U S T J U L Y J U N E M A Y A N D P R I O R P u t o u r h e a d l i n e s o n y o u r w e b s i t e themselves. Many low-income residents don t have much to eat, they often can t afford to leave the house and they re certainly not hitting the shopping malls, movie theaters or community festivals, he said. Just like Taylor, a lot of them are losing their homes. Ferrer said he talks with teens every week who are worried their parents could face foreclosure any day. There are also many who have good housing through welfare, but are still desperately trying to get off welfare even though they know it means moving to inferior housing, he said. We re in tears many times at what they are going through, he said. And with funding cuts, we re losing ground. We re not able to keep up, but the problem is growing and families are still being hurt." Filed by Jason Hawk The Chronicle- Telegram August 2nd, 2008 in Top Stories. Popularity: 5% this story Print this story Read comments and discuss this story Report an innappropriate comment In order to comment, you must agree to our user agreement and discussion guidelines. You must be registered and logged in to post a comment. If you aren't already registered, click here. If you are registered, click here to log in. Comments Comment from Dan S. August 2, 2008, 4:28 am Like Catherine Taylor, low-income residents all around the county are suffering, said Michael Ferrer, who coordinates employment and economic programs for the Lorain County Urban League. If these organizations are set up to help people, then why didn t they tell Ms. Taylor to contact the tax department directly and set up a payment plan? I guess they can justify their worthless existence at do

4 Page 4 of 7 NOTHING jobs if they sound the alarms and call the local papers instead then smile for the photographer acting like they re actually earning a paycheck themselves. Talk about your welfare! Comment from johnbear August 2, 2008, 6:00 am I can see it coming now! Article after article of sob stories to try and get donations to Save my home which I have worked so hard for. This is Bull and if you can t pay, don t buy, it s as simple as that. This is a slap in the face to we homeowners who fulfill our obligations mo matter what happens. Get another job, sell your house and move, do something other than waiting for someone to bail you out. Comment from megnspan August 2, 2008, 6:49 am Johnbear.. That isn t very nice at all. Do you not realize that this women is HANDICAPPED! My mother is also on SSD. and has a fixed income, but fortuntaly for her she was not wrapped up in alot of them balloon payments that went around. There are many people across this country that got mixed up in these QUICK ways of making your mortgage cheaper and than bam! you get sucked into the hole years later. It is very sad. Granted there are people out there that could go to work and make money to save their homes, but when you figure out that starting wages at MCDonalds is $7.00 a hour x that by 40 doesn t equal to alot of money. I do believe that those that deserve the help should get it, but those who rely on welfare to support them, while they have their sugar daddies/mommies staying with them, then no they shouldn t receive any kind of help! Comment from justsaying August 2, 2008, 6:50 am If people want to help out, then just let them, because if the Electric company gets this hike they are wanting, I WILL BE AT THE CT TRYING TO GET HELP ALSO grrrrrrrrrr Comment from montykay August 2, 2008, 7:12 am For everyone s information this woman s house is paid for

5 Page 5 of 7 unlike alot of people in Lorain County. She got behind in her taxes due to home repairs. How could some of you be so unkind hearted to this woman. She has done something alot of us wish we could do and that s pay off our home. Alot of you that are reading about this is behind in your mortage and other bills as well and is mad because there are a few people out there who really cares. She is not looking for a hand out but just letting society know about what the county can do for you.after working so hard to keep what she got! Step back and take a hard look at the situation. She is elderly and needs a little help. If it had of been your parents you would do the same thing. She was going to lose her home over a couple of thousands of dollars that she had but had to repair her home due to the fact that the county was on her about it. You act like she is doing nothing at all but she is and thats something alot of you ain t even doing and you have 9-5 s. She has the money to pay the taxes but due to our society and their greed she don t have enough court fees. Stop judging and complaining and be more kind. This woman has came a long way! Comment from carlprince August 2, 2008, 9:16 am montykay wrote: If it had of been your parents you would do the same thing. - yes _ I would step in to help my mother - and if I could not help - then I would find someplace for my mother that she could afford, & I could help out on - unlike her 2 adult children - where are they? the $1600 or so dollars is 3 years worth of back taxes - that is what started this - that comes out to about $50 per month - divide that between her two ADULT (36 years old) children - that is $25 a month per child - half a tank of gas - so where are her children? - if they won t help themself why should I do it now - based on the past record - they will just continue not paying - putting a bigger burden on those of us who do. paying this bill now won t help anything - I suspect you will read about her again in 3 years when she is once again behind on her taxes. Comment from R.T August 2, 2008, 9:31 am Mrs. Taylor As I stated before sweetie, everything will be alright. the seeds your parents sewed into other people s lives, your reaping! it s harvest time sweetie. and the devil in hell can t stop it. God said it s your time to be blessed. And all the negitive things people are saying here on this page

6 Page 6 of 7 or other wise, know that the devil is a liar his mother, father, sister & brothers in Jesus Name Amen Comment from Jack Miller August 2, 2008, 4:04 pm The woman is a GIMME. We all know who most of the low income people this article is talking about. Many of them are starting to use their favorite word, racism concerning the mortgage crisis. Racism caused them to think they could afford buying a home on their income. Racism caused them not to read what they were signing. Racism accounts for all the mistakes they make. Yeah, right. They have been so conditioned to believe hollering racism will get them out of their screw ups. No, it won t. The gravy train is out of coal and coming to a stop. The economy dumping will cause this. RT - From your posts, I take it God doesn t like capitalization or education? Write a Comment Name: Website:. Your comment:

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