After attending the various budget meetings, we had a question regarding the high cash balances held in the Solid Waste Funds. Here is the response we got from the Lake County Budget Director: Mr. Massie, Firstly, thank you for your… Read More ›
Month: March 2019
Sex Ed in the classroom…..would you believe what they are teaching?
We highly recommend that ALL interested residents so that you can hear what modern “educators” think is appropriate to teach your young children. Our guess is that you will be SHOCKED! (think pornography and perversion) Comprehensive Sexual Education in Our… Read More ›
Using Ohio’s Open Meeting Laws to Combat Corruption…..
We are pleased to announce that a premier Portage County community activist, Brian Ames, will be conducting a meeting at the Auburn Career Center on Wednesday, April 24th, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Seated is limited….you can get your… Read More ›
FY 20 – 21 Ohio School Budget Testimony….they talk a good game, but the results are abysmal
Our State School Board Representative, Sarah Fowler, sent us Paolo Demaria’s, the Ohio Superintendent’s, testimony to the House Finance Committee. FY20-21 Budget Testimony – ODE – House Finance 3.21.19 vF Here are some interesting statistics from his testimony: “The Department… Read More ›
Lake & Geauga Health Rankings….impacted by housing costs
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim for this article from the News-Herald. It reinforces our statements that the property taxes are pricing seniors and those living on fixed incomes out of their homes. Remember the Housing Affordability Threshold % (HAT%), if your… Read More ›
NPVIC…..a deception by the Communists / Socialists
A big shout-out to the stellar Portage County community activist, Brian Ames, for this article on the foolish and dangerous concept called the “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact”. So exactly what is the NPVIC? “The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is… Read More ›
Visitor’s Bureau…..Do they have the necessary funding?
We bet you did not know that the Lake County Visitors’ Bureau is a registered 501 c 6 non-profit entity. So what in the world is a 501 c 6 you may ask? “Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College….a thriving ghost town?
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyists for keeping us up to date on what is not happening at Lakeland Community College. Below is a picture of a student parking lot…….some teachers are concerned that they will start to see tumbleweeds blowing… Read More ›
DST or ST year round….Sunshine Protection Act?
Thanks to our Lorain lobbyist for this article giving a response to Senator Marco Rubio’s proposed legislation to keep daylight savings time year round. (LFC Comment: We wish Senator Rubio and his cohorts would be concerned as much with protecting… Read More ›
The Fall of America……drip, drip, drip…
Thanks to another Kirtland lobbyist for this article showing another example of political correctness dismantling our country. Democrats want voters, Republicans and their Chamber of Commerce want an unending supply of cheap labor, and the average citizen gets… Read More ›
University of Akron downsizing…is this foreboding for local colleges
Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this article on the downsizing of the University of Akron. This is more than trimming around the edges as Lakeland Community College did recently by cutting back a couple secretaries and the… Read More ›
American Education…..what has happened?
Thanks to a Tax Working Group lobbyist for the following information regarding a book dealing with the history of American Education…..I will be reading this soon… *********************1776 Would STRONGLY recommend reading The Messianic Character of American Education By Dr. R.J…. Read More ›
Property Taxes….how does Lake County stack up?
We have to admit we were shocked to when we compared the Lake County average property taxes against the State of Ohio averages. Let us first define the word “median” since it is different than average. Median Definition:… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College…a lonely place
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for these action shots of what is happening at Lakeland Community College at 11:00 am…….looks like a lonely place for the teachers. “This is an area adjoining the parking lot on the south east side… Read More ›
2018 Cupp Reports For Lake County Schools
We have been working with the 2018 Cupp Reports, and have prepared the following schedules for all nine school districts in Lake County. The Cupp Reports compares 61 different metrics, and compares each school to a similar district in the… Read More ›
Kirtland Meeting Scheduled
Lobbyists for Citizens has reserved the meeting room at the Kirtland Library on Tuesday, April 16th, from 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm. We will be discussing property taxes in general, the housing affordability factor, funding for Lake County schools, and… Read More ›
Lake County’s Revenue and Expenditures 2018 vs 2010…..
We received some questions regarding the Lake County sales tax and the impact it has had on the County’s finances. With help obtaining the raw data from a member of LFC, we did compile the following schedules from statistics provided… Read More ›
Better Flip….pick your “feasance”, enough to go around!
THE BETTER FLIP PROJECT – WILLOWICK CONFIRMS NOT ALL CONTRACTORS REGISTERED As we told you in our article, Port Authority…it appears budgeting not their strong suit, the Port Authority FINALLY produced our request for a detailed accounting of the Better… Read More ›
Property Tax Statistics….read them and weep
We found an interesting website that provides some statistics about property taxes. https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-highest-and-lowest-property-taxes/11585/ Here is the ranking of all 50 States in relationship to the average amount spent on property taxes from lowest to highest. Ohio is ranked 39th out… Read More ›
Heartbeat Bill….looks who voted against it…shame on him!
Thanks to the Geauga patriots for this article on the passage of the heartbeat bill: https://www.auburntownship.org/news/2019default.html#OHIO_SENATE_DELIVERS_THE_BEATING_HEART (LFC Comment: Please note the our State Senator John Eklund voted AGAINST the bill that would prohibit an abortion after the detection of… Read More ›
Living Under the Dark Cloud of Luciferianism…the warning signs are here
As we attend meeting after meeting on illegal immigration in Lake County, we cannot help but wonder about the critical thinking skills of many of our fellow Lake County residents. We have been unable to arrive at the answer why… Read More ›
Public School Education…..may not be around in 20 Years? updated 3/14/19
Updated 3/14/19 – see the opinion of the sitting member of State School Board on the whole 550 member Ohio Department of Education at the end of the article. It is very alarming! ********************1776 We received this recap of the… Read More ›
Corruption Knows No Bounds….ah, the love of money corrupts
Good grief, the bribery amounts received in the college entrance scandals just blows my mind……I have never understood why people would value money over their reputation, principles and family name. They are living an illusion… 1 Timothy 6:10: For… Read More ›
Link Between Vaccines & Autism….do you have an open mind?
This should be a very interesting meeting! Dr. Daniel Neides, former Medical Director of the Cleveland Clinic, will speak about vaccines and autism. Dr. Neides was terminated from the Cleveland Clinic when he published an article linking vaccines and autism…. Read More ›
Mentor Marsh…how much was deposited?
Thanks to Lobbyist Connie for these interesting statistics from the Natural History Museum about the deposits that negatively impacted the Mentor Marsh. When we originally read about this story, we could not help but think that the salt business must… Read More ›