Detroit city council member's property taxes: $68

May. 24, 2009
A Detroit city council member has paid $68 in property taxes this year because city records say her home doesn't exist. JoAnn Watson's brick Tudor-style home on the city's west side has been occupied since 1926, but city records have classified the parcel as...
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