Summary
A 68-year-old grandfather of four from Point Breeze holds in his hands one of the most important legal cases facing Allegheny County.
Common Pleas Judge R. Stanton Wettick Jr. has presided over a decade of challenges to the county's property assessment system, a never-ending mess that makes political careers, destroys them, and leaves homeowners guessing about what their tax bills might be in any year.See the full content of this document
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'The Law Wins the Day'
"The law wins the day. Whatever the law says is how I make my decision. I'm not the one who creates how property can be assessed," Wettick said. "That's for elected officials to do."
In December, Wettick is expected to hear opening arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of the county's base-year assessment system. This syste...See the full content of this document
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