When we saw this picture it reminded us what is happening in the Country, State and County…..some elected politicians are spotless, some only get their feet slightly muddy, but there are others that are “up to their neck” in the… Read More ›
Month: May 2019
Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds…
For the record…..I received a 2019 Republican Confirmation Card today. They are trying to build up their war chest to defeat the Democrats, who are trying to “destroy our entire Republican effort to continue Making America Great Again”……I really had… Read More ›
Build That Wall….Lake County Leaders…we are talking to YOU!
Experience has shown us that our Lake County political ‘leaders’ will not stand up publicly and express support for a border wall….. Take a look at this article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/feds-immigration-top-us-crime-one-third-of-all-sentencings LFC will endeavor to find out the same information about Lake… Read More ›
Can You Connect the Dots? – VB / Port Authority / My Board – It is REMARKABLE
We told you all about the shenanigans going on at the Lake County Visitors Bureau, Inc. in our article Lake County Visitors Bureau…The Good, the Bad, and the VERY “Remarkable” Ugly. True to our word…promises made/promises kept…this article will help… Read More ›
Concord Township’s Budget…by the numbers
Thanks to a Concord lobbyist for this information on Concord Township budget for 2019 and 2020. Here is the raw data provided by Concord’s County Administrator. TAX BUDGET CONCORD RAW DATA Please note that Concord residents will be paying for… Read More ›
Water Treatment Plant Tour…sounds interesting
Thanks to the News-Herald for this reminder: “On May 18, the Lake County Department of Utilities is hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its Aquarius Water Treatment Plant, 38265 Aquarius Parkway in Willoughby. The Utilities… Read More ›
Faith, Family and Freedom Talk…
We are pleased to make everyone aware of meeting taking place in Brecksville, on Monday, June 17, 2019 at 7:00 pm. If you are concerned about future of your faith, family, and freedom, you may want to attend this event…. Read More ›
Senator Sherrod Brown…willing to reward illegal behavior…
Thanks to our Painesville Township lobbyist for this response to his letter to Senator Sherrod Brown regarding illegal immigration and protect American citizens. Please note that the quisling Senator does not mention a need for a border wall, and is… Read More ›
Open Meeting Act Violation by Commissioner Jerry Cirino
Lobbyists for Citizens exists to ensure that there is honesty and transparency at all levels of government. In an effort to continue our education on how our local Lake County government works, we attempted to attend a budget meeting. between… Read More ›
HB 6….Who Understands this Issue?
A big tip of the hat to Diane Jones of Auburntownship.org for this excellent summary of the meeting held last night at the Auburn Career Center hosted by Tom Hach, and his Tax Working Group. https://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2019default.html#LAKE_COUNTY_LIBERTY_COALITION_HOLDS_DISCUSSION_OF_HOUSE_BILL_6_ We can honestly say… Read More ›
Whistle-blower Protection Laws….where are the Republicans?
LFC’s mission is ensure that honesty and transparency is upheld at all levels of government. We were very glad to see two Ohio lawmakers introduce legislation adding additional protection for whistle-blowers. Here is link to the State of Ohio House… Read More ›
Foreshadowing of a problem?…
When we attended the Riverside school board meeting last week, and we heard something that piqued our interest. The Chief Financial Officer mentioned that he was having problems with the information received from the Lake County Auditor’s office. They had… Read More ›
FYI to the VB…..tick tock, tick tock
This is only a start…..trust us….
Reminder – Vote Tomorrow
we have heard that the early voter turnout has been very light. Please remember to vote tomorrow. There are tax levies on the ballot that you need to consider. Here is an article that we wrote some time ago. https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/02/22/may-2019-ballot-property-tax-issues-so-when-does-it-end/… Read More ›
Slashing Costs….LCC style…
Well finally, the LCC Brain Trust have put their heads together and uncovered a way to reduce some operating costs. Although, not quite exactly what we were thinking about. Not sure that we can even call this “dabbling around the… Read More ›
Monday Night Roundtable….bringing the truth to you
LFC is pleased to help out fellow patriots George Cstary, Steve Kraus and Dakota Sawyer with this announcement about their radio program tonight. Hello Everyone!! Please join us May 6th, from 7-9 PM on “Monday Night Roundtable” with Host George… Read More ›
Lake County Visitors Bureau…The Good, the Bad, and the VERY “Remarkable” Ugly
We have given you a LOT of background into the affairs of the Lake County Visitors Bureau, Inc. in our article, Lake County Visitors Bureau and the Commissioners…Let’s Make a Deal. As you know from that article, there was a… Read More ›
The Leg Lamp Scandal….changes direction of public meetings…
……….the Commissioners can waste time handing out socks in public, but a fine gesture of a leg lamp donation by LFC for a proposed “Flipper Museum” causes Commissioners to change their agenda schedule…At least Commissioner Hamercheck has a sense of… Read More ›
Perhaps we have not been clear….can you hear us now?
Wow…..and the hits just keep on coming…..thanks again to our Kirtland lobbyist for this information….this is right down the ‘pike’….. https://www.fox19.com/2019/01/03/pike-county-state-audit-uncovers-k-undocumented-spending-by-convention-bureau-chief/ To the Lake County “movers and shakers” we say: “Can you hear us now?” The “feasance triplets” may… Read More ›
Audits, Audits, Audits….all we see are audits
Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this interesting search result of the State Auditor’s website regarding an audit of Pike County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Just a “heads up” to the “movers and shakers” in Lake County…..we are… Read More ›
Visitors Bureau….nothing to see here folks…keep moving…it’s only your money
We are going to file this one under “No good deed goes unpunished”. We uncovered some questionable financial transactions dealing with the Lake County Visitors Bureau’s new website. Rather than going immediately to the State agencies, we decided to give… Read More ›
Thank you to Lake County Republican Party
We at Lobbyists for Citizens believe in applauding when an individual or a group maintains the highest standards of honesty and transparency in dealing with the public. To that end, we would like to compliment the Republican Party leaders, Dale… Read More ›
Regional Transit versus County Transit
VERSUS We discovered that State Representative Jamie Callender’s amendment to the State’s Transportation Bill [H.B. 62] did get included during the period of reconciliation between the House of Representative’s version and Senate’s version of the bill. Here is… Read More ›
Gov. DeWine…raising gas tax and confiscating guns…quite a legacy
Let’s see if we can wrap our arms around this. Since his coronation, our illustrious, big government Governor has instituted a 10 cent gasoline tax, and now wants to confiscate guns. With friends like DeWine, who needs enemies. This is… Read More ›
Article for the budding political activist
For the budding political activists, here is some sage advice from a new group that we have been following. Remember the expression, “All Politics is Local”. The vast majority of liberty activists overlook the place where their efforts can have… Read More ›