To the editor:

Despite the lower “mill levy” our property taxes have increased.

We are fixed-income seniors, and despite my attempts to correct our characteristics, it’s not been done. Our home is 1,900 square feet, and yet the county states we have almost 2,200 square feet and more lot size. And yes, blueprints prove otherwise (which have been sent).

Currently, we are bleeding two months’ income out of 12 months for real estate property taxes — $8,000 a year, and we don’t qualify because of stringent qualifications for an exemption. What about the middle -income seniors? We are struggling!

My emails to the county commissioners and county administrator have been unanswered despite multiple attempts.

It’s very frustrating to be disregarded.

Cindy Wamboldt,

Lawrence