Do not hesitate to ask since the local government is just made up of people and they are able to make some things happen that private individuals cannot.

My government name is in my profile everybody calls me Joe or Bagz or a combination of the two. 

Hi Shiloh,If you think about it, there is absolutely no difference in "Schools" schools are just building with teachers in them all teaching the same government (mostly useless to the student) regulated things.They are all the same, the only difference is between the children who attend (of fail to attend) them.That is what they are rating, the children and not the schools.

I would talk to the state lisc board that governs them and file a formal complaint regarding their practices.

It cost hundreds in fees (multiple properties) and had we paid the bills we would have risked overpaying by thousands which would have put a strain on the cash flow since the overpayment would have been held by the government and applied to future bills six months from now.

UHNW investors with tens of millions in cash wanting to beat out government bonds long term, and CD's but want to own hard real estate assets that are not as volatile as other investments (stocks,etc.).  

There's stuff like this in every government regulation; weird little tricks that go around conventional wisdom. 

Affordable housing is important for the long term viability of the middle class in big cities but maybe the government doesn't have a right to commandeer private property in order to meet their goals. maybe they need to be funding affordable housing initiatives by encouraging development or providing housing vouchers beyond what the Feds do. just a thought. 

The government has incentivized me to pay more property taxes by giving me a lot of breaks on my income taxes.

It will be interesting to see not only on-campus transformation, but also how off-campus medical office space evolves in the West End, Beacon Hill and Government Center.https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2019/05/13/first-look-mgh-plans-1-million-square-foot.html?