Clearing the record
A story Sunday quoted Brett Mandel, a candidate for city controller, as saying only 3 percent of the city's property owners had appealed their new real estate assessments. The Nutter administration said Monday that property owners had asked for a first-level review of 49,444 assessment notices, roughly 8.5 percent of the city's 579,000 parcels.
A story Sunday quoted Brett Mandel, a candidate for city controller, as saying only 3 percent of the city's property owners had appealed their new real estate assessments. The Nutter administration said Monday that property owners had asked for a first-level review of 49,444 assessment notices, roughly 8.5 percent of the city's 579,000 parcels.
A story Sunday about the style of hanging plant called kokedama did not give the first name of a Dutch botanist known for his creative kokedamas. His name is Fedor van der Valk.