Event Details Clear The Air Forum: The First Energy Bailout When: May 9, 2019 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Where: Auburn Career Center, 8221 Auburn Road, Concord, OH 44077 House Bill 6 is being sold as an incentive and… Read More ›
Month: April 2019
Riverside School…Renovate or Build?…that is the question
We attended the Riverside School Board this evening and it was the perfect meeting to attend. They had their consultants discussing the options of spending taxpayers’ money to renovate versus building a whole new school. Are you ready for some… Read More ›
Monday Night Roundtable with George Csatary
We are pleased to promote our fellow patriot’s radio program. There will be some very interesting guests tonight. Please join us this tonight, April 29th, from 7-9 PM on “Monday Night Roundtable with George Csatary”. We dare to tackle the… Read More ›
L.C. Port Authority versus L.C. Commissioners….so who is in charge?
We attended a Lake County Commissioners’ meeting a while back and heard from the Commissioners that they have NO control over the Port Authority and their actions. Well, while we continue to read and understand the Open Meetings Act 2019,… Read More ›
Ohio’s Open Meeting Laws…Secret Ballots…and the public’s duty
For all Community Activists – It is incumbent on all of us to understand the ‘rules of the game’…..Knowledge is power…. We were doing some research on the Ohio Open Meetings Act and discovered an Attorney General ruling on secret… Read More ›
The “Feasance” triplets….mal, mis, and non
We have written about these words before, but thanks to Lobbyist Bob for this reminder to publish this again so that our public officials, either elected or appointed, are keenly aware that we are watching for any appearance of the… Read More ›
Who Has Your Back?…..politicians? lobbyists?
What we have learned to date is that many organizations have lobbyists that are pushing their client’s agenda. None are stronger than the school lobbyists! What we really need statewide are LOBBYISTS FOR CITIZENS! If you think that is the… Read More ›
Public Schools’ Lobbyists…Taxpayers funding their own demise
We were sent a news article dealing with a proposed change in the ballot language regarding local property taxes. Here is the article: News Article on Derek Merrin’s proposed legislation We asked State Representative Derek Merrin (47th District – Toledo Area)… Read More ›
Sunshine Laws…the best disinfectant
For all the budding Community Activists, here is a very valuable tool. 2019_Sunshine_Laws_Manual_final_(with covers_WEB)_(Faber) We will be reading it and sharing what we learn as we go on this journey. There is a growing community being built to ensure that… Read More ›
To “Pro Se” or Not to “Pro Se”….that is the question
Community Activists need to ‘step up their game’ to combat corruption, and wayward politicians that think that a king’s coronation has been bestowed on them . There is a steep learning curve, and it is not for the “faint of… Read More ›
Energy Business…so who is really looking out for the taxpayers?
We received copies of emails sent by various State of Ohio Representatives regarding the House Bill 6 – now known as the ‘bail-out’ bill for First Energy. Very interesting reading. Here is the email from Nino Vitale State of Ohio… Read More ›
House Bill 6…..SAVE PERRY PLANT?
We have received some information about House Bill 6 from a group known as ‘Americans for Prosperity’. We have written about this issue before, but with new information and opinions being shared, we find ourselves less inclined to support this… Read More ›
Permissive Taxes….”piggybacking” at its finest
File this one under “the older I get the less I know”…..while doing research on some interesting Countywide issues we came across the phrase ‘permissive tax’. Since we were unclear exactly what that means, we thought we should find out… Read More ›
First Energy Profits…while their nuclear plants file bankruptcy?
Thanks to our Concord lobbyist for this article…. https://www.ohio.com/news/20190423/firstenergy-reports-first-quarter-profit?utm_source=morning-roundup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190424&utm_content=article3-readmore Here is an excerpt from the article: “FirstEnergy Corp. reported earning $315 million, or 59 cents per share, on revenue of $2.9 billion for the first quarter ending March 31. The… Read More ›
Lake County Port Authority….financials
We have been asked by our readers for the financial information on the Lake County Port Authority. You ask and we deliver….. Here is everything that was given to us by the management of the Port Authority. Salaries and benefits… Read More ›
School Funding Formula on hold
Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this article on public school funding. https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local-education/school-funding-overhaul-may-get-delayed-two-years-lawmakers-say/bAWol2XCgUhOhjTMcVvtbO/ Looks like the Cupp-Patterson new school funding formula is put on hold. However, the politicians were able to get the gasoline tax passed without any… Read More ›
Note to L.C. Port Authority….look who is about to knock on your door
Our continuing efforts to call out the Lake County Port Authority Board Members and their Executive Director for their abysmal performance on the ‘Better Flip’ initiative took another turn yesterday. We sent this letter to the Auditor of the State… Read More ›
Lake Tran…..more sales tax revenue needed…oh, really?
We attended a Lake Tran board meeting yesterday specifically to hear them discuss the need for more revenue from the already over taxed citizens. They passed the resolution to place an additional .25% sales tax levy on the November, 2019… Read More ›
Can a property tax levy be reversed?
Thanks to Concord Bob for this information. He took the time to determine if a property tax levy can be reversed by the voters. From Concord Bob: “I don’t believe I shared information I acquired from a lawyer in Columbus…. Read More ›
Riverside Teacher Nominee for Teacher of the Year
LFC offers congratulations to Laura Poje for being nominated for the 2020 State of Ohio teacher of the year award. Best of luck to her.
Update to the First Energy/ Perry Plant “bailout”
We posted an article from the patriots at AuburnTownship.org. https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/04/20/perry-nuclear-power-plant-another-viewpoint/ In the article we wondered about the whole issue and questioned who was ‘blowing smoke up our kilts’? Well, take a look at this website that provide salary information for… Read More ›
Letter to the Editor worth reading
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim for this article in the News-Herald. We agree completely with Ms. Collise and the Tax Working Group.
Better Flip Museum Proposal….
We were trying to help out the Port Authority and Commissioners Young and (Blank) for their unabashed support of the ‘Better Flip Initiative’. Since the taxpayers have footed the bill to the tune of $299,000, and may realize only $150,000… Read More ›
Perry Nuclear Power Plant…another viewpoint
We are re-printing this article with the permission of the patriots at Auburntownship.org. (LFC Comments: This issue is a very difficult one for LFC to “get our arms around”. The basic problem is that taxpayers have been fed so many… Read More ›
Brian Ames…community activist to speak at Auburn Career Center
We have re-printed this article with the permission of the patriots at Auburntownship.org. *********************1776 https://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2019default.html#THE%20FIASCO%20SURROUNDING%20ATTORNEY%20NANCY%20SCHUSTER PORTAGE COUNTY COMMON PLEAS CASE 2017-CV00380: THE FIASCO SURROUNDING ATTORNEY NANCY SCHUSTER by Diane Jones Published Tuesday, April 19, 2019 Brian Ames of Portage County… Read More ›