Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for these opinions by former employees of Lakeland Community College….just read the evaluations, they certainly paint an unhappy working environment at the school. In the interest of total transparency, we have found the… Read More ›
Month: March 2019
Who Should Be The Next Lake County Auditor? Results are in 3/27/19
We thought we would help out the Republican Central Committee members by conducting an informal poll. Will you please take the time to vote? [polldaddy poll=10263153] Updated: 3/27/19…….the final results are in….and the winner is: Blienda Grassi with 7… Read More ›
Lake County Auditor Auditions….part 3
I see our source hit the bullseye with the statement that Mr. Galloway, a current Concord Township Trustee, will throw his “hat in the ring’ for the Auditor’s position….We are going to need a bigger ring to handle all… Read More ›
How Many $ Should the State Give to the Local Communities?
Thanks to our Geauga friends for this article by THE BUCKEYE INSTITUTE. They deal with the issue of State funding for local communities. 2019-03-07-Local-Government-Funding-Reform-Cost-Saving-Alternatives-to-State-Revenue-Sharing We agree with their statement that the State should stop their unfunded mandates (making rules that… Read More ›
Lake County Auditor auditions….part 2
The “hats in the ring” are starting to pile up….. Good Evening Dale and members of the Lake GOP / Central Committee Review Team: The retirement / resignation of Edward Zupancic certainly leaves large shoes to fill here in LakeCounty – he has been a… Read More ›
Lake County Auditor auditions starting….
We have followed this story for several months now, and it has really turned into an “Odd Job”…hey, just saying…..let the best man or woman win, just do not lose your “head” or principles over it……what are the chances it… Read More ›
Victory for Freedom of Speech and the Unborn
Thanks to Lobbyist HB for this article on the protection of Free Speech……we do not take that right for granted. http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/10718 Here is an excerpt from the article: “It’s a scientific fact that unborn babies are just as human as… Read More ›
Nothing More Creative Than a Politician After Your Money…H.B. 62
Politicians never miss a chance to extract every last dime out of the taxpayers. Here is an article about the fees proposed to be charged on electric vehicles. They want us all to buy electric cars and eliminate the internal… Read More ›
South By Southwest Conference…another waste of taxpayer $
SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE AND THE PORT AUTHORITY…ANOTHER WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY What is the South by Southwest Conference anyway? South by Southwest (abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By) is an annual conglomerate of film, interactive… Read More ›
Meeting with Representative John Patterson….
Several patriots met with State Representative John Patterson (District 99) at the Chardon Library today to discuss the unsustainable funding of public schools in the State of Ohio with property taxes. Representative Patterson was well aware of the looming… Read More ›
Job & Family Services / Lifeline…joined by $10,000 in Title XX Funds
We sent the following letter to the Executive Director of the Lake County Job and Family Services in response to the posting on their website asking for comments on the distribution of the Title XX… Read More ›
Time to Deep Six RSVP…start saving some money
We have sent the following letter to Mr. Jason Boyd, Lake County Administrator, asking he and the Commissioners to consider not funding the entity known as Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). March 10, 2019 Mr. Jason Boyd Lake County Administrator… Read More ›
Government just got more expensive….What me worry?…well yes!
A big thank you to Andy Rose, Concord Township Administrator, for his timely response to our records request. *********************1776 “Good morning. Elected Officials compensation was passed by the state legislature on 12/27/18 through SB-296 after a veto over-ride. This measure… Read More ›
Fact Sheets for Ohio Counties….
Here are some interesting statistics for Ohio House District 61. Our State Representative is Jamie Callender. House_61 Fact Sheet from Community Solutions Another disturbing tidbit from the Center of Community Solutions: 1 out of every 10 children in the State… Read More ›
Music & Memory Initiative……$50,000 of your money
In 2017, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging requested and received $50,000 from the Lake County Commissioners for a project to determine if there is a link between music and those with dementia…. Read More ›
Gas Tax Bill to Impact Senior Levy Funds???
We found an interesting article in the Tribune Chronicle, a Trumbull County newspaper. regarding a last minute proposed change to House Bill 62 dealing with the increase in the Gas Tax, and other transportation issues. The article has comments from… Read More ›
Calling RSVP….your services needed
Hey, would someone contact the RSVP leadership?….They are supposed to be the end all, be all in volunteers. Well, we see that the Council on Aging needs volunteers. We call on the Lake County Commissioners to cease funding the RSVP… Read More ›
Filling a Vacancy in Township Office
Thank you to Mr. Andy Rose, Concord Township Administrator, for this information on filling any potential vacancy if a township trustee leaves the position for any reason. It is covered in the Ohio Revised Code: 503.24 Vacancy in township office…. Read More ›
Lake County Property Tax Rates
Thanks to Ms. Barbara Hogya, a tremendous talent in the Lake County Auditor’s office, for sending us all of the following property tax information. (She gets our vote for the new Auditor’s position, if she wants it) These schedules will… Read More ›
Riverside School Levy…oh no….they are back for more
It seems that all we do is talk about property taxes these days. Simple reason for that, really. The political sub-divisions keep coming back for more, and more, and more. Just as the orange barrels on our roads are the… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College……pulling out of Madison
Thanks to our Lake County lobbyists for this information about the closure of Lakeland East. At least the administration recognizes the need to cut expenses. The only question is will some expensive administrators be given their walking papers, or is… Read More ›
Conservation Easements in Lake County
We were asked the question: How many acres are under a “conservation easement” in Lake County? Answer: As of 2017 – 3,544.7 Here is a page from the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2017 Annual Report: Conservation… Read More ›
Warnings…..be not afraid
I have received the following warnings recently: (1) “be careful”, (2) “you have your neck extended way out there”, (3) “he knows a lot of influential people in Lake County”. Here is my response to those warnings: “There is nothing concealed… Read More ›
“Non-Profits”….can be very lucrative businesses
Do not be deceived by the phrase “Non-Profits”….it makes one think that they are doing it for the betterment of mankind. Some are very profitable….just take a look at this link…six figure incomes are standard fare…. https://www.cleveland.com/open/2019/03/the-average-jobsohio-employee-made-six-figures-in-2018-records-show.html
Title XX and the Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Thank you to Ms. Jodi Travers, Community Outreach Director of Lake County Board of DD/Deepwood for their timely response to our questions on their Title XX funding. *********************1776 “Each year the Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities/Deepwood invests Title XX… Read More ›