We know where you live…

Sprawled Out has a story of yet another local official trying to intimidate bloggers.

Franklin Alderman Lyle Sohns (district 5) stepped in it this past Tuesday when he decided to put local bloggers on notice by distributing a document/spreadsheet showing property values and taxes for a cross-section of Franklin residents.

He thought it would be a keen idea to personalize the issue for those bloggers who complain incessently about high property taxes (I am not one of them) by having someone - at taxpayer expense? - look up the home values and property tax history of each blogger. I’ve posted a portion of the document to the right, omitting the detailed property value and tax information.

Get the message?

Granted, this is all publicly available information and no names were used, but Sohns attempts to make his point by none-too-subtly serving notice to local bloggers that he is willing to, at the very least, make them uncomfortable.