You are probably aware of the appointment of Mr. Chris Galloway to the Auditor’s position. Here is the News-Herald’s article on the Republican event. https://www.news-herald.com/news/lake-county/christopher-galloway-appointed-auditor-by-lake-county-republican-central-committee/article_8a80866a-50ff-11e9-8936-a77ca36e2183.html The News-Herald article did not really tell the full story behind the vote. Under the… Read More ›
We had a request to get property tax information for each Ohio County. After some research and manipulating of the data, here is what we found: County Rankings Median Property Taxes Lake County made the top ten by coming in… Read More ›
Let’s “pull back the curtain”….wonder what we will find??? As we told you in our article, Port Authority and Visitors Bureau…Joined by a Coastal Manager and the ORC, there is a particular circumstance that bothers us a bit since we… Read More ›
Thanks to AuburnTownship.org for this article on State Taxes…..be sure to read the last couple of paragraphs …. *********************1776 Analysis: Ohio has 12th highest tax burden in country • By Tyler Arnold | Watchdog.org • Ohioans have the 12th highest… Read More ›
On March 28, 2019, Lobbyists for Citizens President, Brian Massie, was interviewed on the Radio Broadcast “Live and Local 4 Lunch,” on WINT (Integrity Radio) on 105.1 FM and 1330 AM on your radio dial! Brian was one of three… Read More ›
Our friends and fellow patriots at the AuburnTownship.org speak out (huge understatement there) against the Republicans…. https://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2019default.html#PORTAGE_COUNTY_COMMON_PLEAS_CASE_2017 CV00380:_THE_FIASCO_SURROUNDING_ATTORNEY_NANCY_SCHUSTER PORTAGE COUNTY COMMON PLEAS CASE 2017-CV00380: THE FIASCO SURROUNDING ATTORNEY NANCY SCHUSTER by Diane Jones Published Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Brian Ames… Read More ›
Thanks to our California Lobbyist for this article on, no doubt, a very painful condition being felt by Californians. Heck, come to think about it, Ohioans have had this malady for quite some time now. Time for another tax revolt?… Read More ›
Have you ever wondered who your elected officials are – all the way from President of the United States to your County Committee person. [Truth be told – if you have problems naming the POTUS, then you need to get… Read More ›
Thanks to our Lobbyist Contractor for this article on the Better Flop project: “I just keep getting more and more dumbfounded by this better flip project. Especially as someone who has done work in Willowick in the past. If this… Read More ›
POSITIONS AVAILABLE – NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY We have been asked how vacancies in several elected offices are filled. Here are the Ohio Revised Code sections that deal with an auditor, township trustee, and judge. For those pressed for time here… Read More ›
Now what could go wrong here???? Looks like the Lakeland Community College trustees are moving forward on the student housing on campus. If you were wondering what a local community college needs with student housing? —– we were also scratching… Read More ›
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for this article on Lake Tran services…..bringing the workers to their jobs. We would hope that it is more than just the two workers shown in the article. It the ridership is not greater, perhaps… Read More ›
Wow, thanks to the patriots in Auburn Township for this article…Brian Ames, community activist, par excellence, in action….. https://www.auburntownship.org/news/2019default.html#PORTAGE_COUNTY_REPUBLICAN_CENTRAL_CHAIRMAN_IS_REMOVED_ PORTAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL CHAIRMAN IS REMOVED Published Sunday, March 31, 2019 At 12: 05 PM the Facebook page for the… Read More ›
We had a source tell us that Lake Tran is in financial difficulty again, and are thinking about placing another property tax levy on the November ballot. We wanted to be proactive on this issue and have sent the following… Read More ›
Here is another look at the impact of the new funding formula changes on Lake County school districts. This only compares the changes from 2019 to 2021. If you want to see a comparison of the annual funding amount since… Read More ›
From the office of Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost, we find that there is an attempt to change how Ohio’s Electoral College members may vote in a presidential election. https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Media/News-Releases/April-2019/Summary-for-Proposed-Presidential-Election-Amendme Summary for Proposed Presidential Election Amendment Certified 4/1/2019 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)… Read More ›
Some scary times at Lakeland Community College…. https://fox8.com/2019/02/28/kirtland-police-active-shooter-threat-at-lakeland-community-college-not-credible/ Wonder what the new security measures will cost? Could be significant if the trustees are contemplating more debt to pay for the measures. Here is the Mr. Beverage’s note to the staff… Read More ›
Thanks to one of our Painesville Township lobbyists for this article memorializing a recent meeting with Ohio Senator John Eklund. LFC believes that it is important that taxpayers know the reasons behind the decisions that our elected representatives make on… Read More ›
As Lobbyists for Citizens has done a deep dive into The Better Flip Project, we have determined that it might be helpful to us and to our readers for us to put together a bit of a timeline. November 20,… Read More ›