Meet Your Assessor

Paul, his wife Ingrid, and their two sons, Mark and Michael, have resided in Frankfort Township for the past 31 years. Paul brings a unique viewpoint to the Township Assessor's Office, based on the following events. In the early 1980's, Paul was incapacitated due to an accident and was wheelchair bound. During his recuperation period, Paul and Ingrid received a property tax bill that included an outrageous increase, which perturbed them immensely. As a result, they appealed their property assessment to the township assessor and then to the Will County Board of Review, to no avail. At the same time several other Will County taxpayers were voicing outrage at their tax bills.

Because of the outrageous assessment increases, a group of concerned citizens formed a committee and founded an organization called "Taxpayers for Action", of which Paul more...