We were asked by a neighbor on Nextdoor.com to provide information the Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) that was formed by an agreement with Concord and Painesville officials. The relocation of the hospital from Painesville to its current location in… Read More ›
Month: February 2018
Concord Voters By Age Groups……a lot playing the back nine of life..
We contacted the Lake County Board of Elections and were given a link to their registered voter files. We wanted to determine the age of the Concord voters to see if the issue of real estate taxes would resonate with… Read More ›
Lobbyists for Citizens’ Meeting Scheduled
LOBBYISTS FOR CITIZENS ANNOUNCING MEETING FOR ALL LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14TH, 2018 FROM 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM WHERE: AUBURN CAREER CENTER ROOM 106, 8221 Auburn Road, Concord Township, 44077 (ACROSS THE STREET FROM MAIN SCHOOL) PRESENTER:… Read More ›
Meeting with Health Department…care to join us?
Edited – Date changed We have scheduled a meeting with the Lake County Health Department for Tuesday (3/6) at 10:00 am at their offices on Heisley Road in Mentor. Our goals are: 1. To understand the role of the Health… Read More ›
Auburn Career Center availability….
Here is the response from the representative of the Auburn Career Center: Good morning, Brian and (redacted).. Depending on the number of attendees, Auburn has several rooms available. In the Technology Learning Center (TLC), there are 2 rooms, one holding… Read More ›
Availability of Concord Community Center….
In the interest of totally transparency, here is a very professional response from a Concord official about the availability of the Concord Community Center: Mr. Massie, Thank you for your response. Just to clarify, we do allow some free usage… Read More ›
Need to know interest level in meeting….
I am trying something new to our website…..I would like to know how many people would show up for a meeting on Lake County Property taxes….Please give us feedback on this poll…..Thank you…..I heard from the Concord Community Center and… Read More ›
2nd amendment under attack….
PLEASE CALL YOUR OHIO SENATOR’S AND TELL THEM TO STOP SENATE BILL 260 WHICH CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF AN OHIO GUN DATABASE As we all know, the school shooting in Florida had nothing to do with gun laws. It had to do… Read More ›
Want to provide input to Ohio’s Education Plan?
Shaping the Future of Education in Ohio: Review and Respond to Ohio’s Strategic Plan Engage in community conversations to provide input on Ohio’s Draft Strategic Education Plan, which will create a unified system that… Read More ›
Lake County Community Info….thanks to Kim
A big thanks to Kim Collise for this handy website guide for Lake County residents: Lake County Ohio Community Information 2017: ************************************************************************ Concord Township website: http://www.concordtwp.com Elected Officials: http://www.concordtwp.com/Elected-Officials-Staff-Contacts Meetings Guide: http://www.concordtwp.com/Township-Government/Public-Meetings Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConcordTownshipLakeCounty Twitter: https://twitter.com/concordtwplake Events Calendar: … Read More ›
Ballot Language….thought you should know the facts
I sent a request for clarification on the ballot language for the two levies (ADAMHS Board and Crime Lab) that are on the May 8th ballot. I stated that the levies are advertised prior to the election as $X per… Read More ›
The assault on the 2nd amendment…
Looks like they are going after the 2nd amendment…Who defines what is an assault weapon? Look for massive government buy back program….all for the safety and security of the American people…. https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SB-260
Ohio Bd of Education…action required..
Thanks to one of our Lobbyists for this action item: Oppose HB 512 Oppose Removing Transparency from Ohio’s State Education System 02-20-2018 UPDATE: Just last Wednesday, Representative Reineke announced legislation that would combine the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Department of Higher Education, and Ohio… Read More ›
Painesville’s Strategic Plan for improvement
Here is Painesville’s City Council Strategic Plan sent to us by Monica Irelan, City Manager. CouncilStrategicPlan
Article on housing affordability threshold…..it is a real problem..
Thanks to one of our Patriots for a heads up on this article that deals with the looming problem of nationwide housing affordability…. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-17/there-acute-crisis-coming-apartment-developer Here is a paragraph from the article: “Well, despite the so-called recovery and rising incomes (although… Read More ›
Public School Expenditures by State….
We found a website that provided some interesting statistics about public school spending in 2015. http://www.governing.com/gov-data/education-data/state-education-spending-per-pupil-data.html We took their raw base data given and expanded it to see if would could glean more information from the data. For example, they… Read More ›
May 8th Ballot Issues…want to know your annual costs?
As a continued service to Lake County taxpayers, we believe that it is important that taxpayers know what their annual costs will be if ALL of the proposed levies in their taxing districts on the May 8th, 2018 ballot are… Read More ›
Crime Lab & ADAMHS Board Levies….the art of deception
I picked up from the Board of Elections the Crime Lab and ADAMHS Board levy resolutions and the ballot language for each. After reading the ballot language I challenge everyone to determine what each levy will cost them. Here is… Read More ›
Coffee Talk February Meeting
An informal get together among, mostly Conservatives, to exchange thoughts and ideas. When: Wednesday, February 28th at 10:00 am Where: Family Restaurant, 1945 Mentor Avenue, Painesville, OH 44060 This month Matt Lynch and his daughter will be teaching how to… Read More ›
Lake County R.E. Taxes …by taxing district & political sub-division ..part 3
In continuing the project comparing real estate taxes billed for 2018 vs 2008, we are reporting the changes for every political sub-division in each taxing district. Madison Township Taxing District #1: Madison Twp TD 1 Madison Village… Read More ›
Lake County School Funding….part 2
We have been working on calculating the average spend per student for each school district in Lake County. We must say that there are some very startling numbers….. Here is the average $ spent per student for CY 2018 vs… Read More ›
Comparing 2018 vs 2008 L.C. Real Estate Taxes…part one
We have completed a comprehensive study of Lake County Real Estate taxes. We asked the Auditor’s office for and received the real estate taxes billed for the calendar years 2008 versus 2018 by political sub-division and taxing districts. We wish… Read More ›
Meeting Ron Young…what I learned
Heard Ron Young speak last night at a meeting. My take-a-ways: 1. States trying to use Constitutional process of “Nullification” is viewed as part of the past, and no longer useful. It is part of the rebellion. 2. The State… Read More ›
Lake County Auditor to do property reappraisals in 2018….Will impact 2019 tax bill
We sent an email to the Auditor’s office asking when the required property appraisals will be done and when will the taxpayers see the impact on their property tax bill. Here is their response: Per the Auditor’s office: “Thank you… Read More ›
A ‘Silver Tsunami’….looks like someone else sees the problem..
Thanks to Lobbyist 8192 for the heads up on the Cleveland Plain Dealer articles on the problems of housing for seniors….one answer is “tiny houses”… http://www.cleveland.com/living-on/2018/02/older_people_want_better_optio.html#incart_river_home http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/02/living_on_silver_tsunami_comin_1.html Here is a link to a website that deals with social issues: Tiny… Read More ›