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• Commissioner Dan Troy’s Folly…..want to see how politics works in Lake County?

  By Contributing Writer on September 27, 2018 • ( 3 )

  Updated 9/27/18 4:40 am…to include legal ruling from the United States Supreme Court case decided on 6/28/96. Thanks to Lobbyists Arzella and John for the heads up on this issue. This is the first of a three part expose on… Read More ›

• Property Taxes and the Amish…..we are destroying a culture

  By Contributing Writer on September 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

  We attended a Geauga County Tea Party meeting last week, and discovered some real patriots that were interested in helping the Amish community, although they are not part of the community.   Following their Christian principles of being kind, tolerant, patient… Read More ›

• What should we expect from our politicians….do the ends really justify the means?

  By Contributing Writer on September 24, 2018 • ( 2 )

  We have a few questions for the citizens of Lake County: 1.  Are there absolute truths, or is it acceptable to think that all truth is relative?  That is, you have your truths, and your neighbors have their truths. 2. … Read More ›

• Lakeland CC set once again to fleece taxpayers……

  By Contributing Writer on September 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for this News-Herald article on Lakeland Community College’s desire to once again dip into the pockets of Lake County taxpayers.  One could say that this is a “bitter pill to swallow’, but we think of it… Read More ›

• Wickliffe has a budget shortfall…….tax levy on November ballot

  By Contributing Writer on September 23, 2018 • ( 1 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Kim for this News-Herald article on Wickliffe’ s budget shortfall. https://www.news-herald.com/news/lake-county/wickliffe-mayor-john-barbish-hosts-town-hall-meeting/article_ed443676-bced-11e8-9a08-17fae9982dd2.html Makes one wonder how long this budget crisis was known…..property taxes are about to go up for citizens. The mayor is realizing that there can be… Read More ›

• Willoughby political squabble……more palace intrigue…

  By Contributing Writer on September 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Kim C. for this News-Herald article on political in-fighting in Willoughby Hills. https://www.news-herald.com/news/lake-county/judge-stays-willoughby-hills-ordinance-appointing-council-president-acting-mayor/article_279babbe-bc13-11e8-886b-e7c8d9f10e37.html Reminds us of the saying….”can’t we all just get along”…..apparently not..

• November 6 Ballot Issues…….what will they cost us?

  By Contributing Writer on September 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist John M. for getting us the final ballot issues that will appear on the November 6th ballot. November 6th ballot issues final Once again, we wanted to provide a service to Lake County taxpayers by providing the… Read More ›

• One Reason Our Local Taxes Have Increased….we can thank the State of Ohio

  By Contributing Writer on September 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Ryan for this article on how Governor Kasich’s created a  $2.7 Billion cash surplus  in the State’s budget by reducing funds distributed to local governments. https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2018/08/gov_kasich_should_share_ohios.html https://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2018/07/ohios_rainy_day_fund_grows_to.html (LFC Comment: It is now incumbent on taxpayers to ensure… Read More ›

• Property Tax Questions Answered……ok, I know that I am getting “deep into the weeds”

  By Contributing Writer on September 20, 2018 • ( 1 )

  At the risk of being considered a “bit of a nerd’ on the property tax issue, here are some facts that probably very few – check that- no one been wondering about…..many thanks to Mr. Zupanicic, and Mr. Ron Young… Read More ›

• Ohio School Funding…..has the time arrived for change?

  By Contributing Writer on September 20, 2018 • ( 1 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for her research on the school funding issues….It seems that the unfairness of the use of property taxes has been discussed by citizens and politicians for quite some time. Here is a letter to the editor… Read More ›

• Medical Marijuana…..in Concord and Lake County

  By Contributing Writer on September 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Kim for this article on medical marijuana…..it provides a way to find doctors , licensed by the State of Ohio to dispense marijuana,  in Lake County by zip code or city. https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/06/which_doctors_can_recommend_me.html?appSession=41742882EW8XTB0AGV4H78737U7SQNV9U5XLW9C07DB1Y0EKDW2EC1UN448AE07MWZN9212R17NYTZ1D0446L044M0PSY32D8BB3762IZN3FTR0K6TS27029VBQ76L9Y (LFC Comments:) Remember Oxycontin was first… Read More ›

• Ohio is Aging….

  By Contributing Writer on September 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

  The chart below is from the Center for Community Solutions.  It confirms what we have mentioned in previous posts that Ohio and Lake County are aging (not so gracefully).  We are committed to addressing the problem of increasing property taxes… Read More ›

• Child Poverty in Cleveland….a real tragedy

  By Contributing Writer on September 18, 2018 • ( 1 )

  The Center for Community is a real asset it pointing the various problems facing our society.  Here is a link to an article on child poverty in Ohio. https://www.communitysolutions.com/cleveland-dead-last-child-poverty/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=FiveThings&utm_campaign=CensusChildPoverty&utm_source=The+Center+for+Community+Solutions&utm_campaign=743ca77dfe-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_24_02_04_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_88ef015d1a-743ca77dfe-41186625&mc_cid=743ca77dfe&mc_eid=8d430e97ba This is terrible news for Cleveland and it impacts Lake County… Read More ›

• Geauga County……corruption in their elected officials

  By Contributing Writer on September 17, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Kudos to our friends and fellow patriots at the Auburn Township News for shedding light on the corruption in Geauga County. https://www.auburntownship.org/news/2018default.html#GEAUGA_COUNTY_PROSECUTOR_LIED Stay tuned for our reports on some questionable dealings in Lake County…….

• Property Tax vs Income Tax for Public School Funding…

  By Contributing Writer on September 17, 2018 • ( 2 )

  Did you know that a public school district could request an income tax be placed on the ballot versus a property tax?  Here is a link to an April 8, 2018 article by Ashtabula’s Star Beacon detailing Geneva’s request for… Read More ›

• A Paradigm Shift in Public Education is Needed….here is one idea

  By Contributing Writer on September 17, 2018 • ( 1 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Siobhan for letting us know about Gregg Lawson, of the Buckeye Institute, speaking out for universal school vouchers.  Here is a link to a web-site that details their ideas about Education Savings Accounts. http://theohiostar.com/2018/09/16/ohio-think-tank-recommends-politicians-end-education-by-zip-code-and-go-for-real-reform/ The State legislators… Read More ›

• Property Taxes for Public School Funding….can it ever go away?

  By Contributing Writer on September 16, 2018 • ( 0 )

  If you have been reading our past posts, you know that we are very concerned that if we stay on the path of ever escalating property taxes, we will price seniors and those living on fixed incomes out of their… Read More ›

• Morley Library…..shining a light on their actions

  By Contributing Writer on September 16, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Another taxpayer sent a letter to Aurora Martinez, Executive Director of the Morley Library, asking for information.  Here is the letter (name has been redacted): Lobbyist letter to Morley Library Ms. Martinez, with the help, no doubt, of the prominent local… Read More ›

• State Issue #1….all is not as it seems

  By Contributing Writer on September 15, 2018 • ( 1 )

  We have not heard much about State Issue #1 that will be on the November ballot, so when we received this letter written by the State of Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Conner, we thought it worthy to pass it along… Read More ›

• State of Ohio Report Card Grades…..

  By Contributing Writer on September 14, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Jim W. for this article: (LFC Comments: Here are the overall grades earned by each school district.  Unfortunately, our research into the whole idea of State report cards leaves us disillusioned about their accuracy. In any case,… Read More ›

• Ohio School Funding….a lot of talk, no action

  By Contributing Writer on September 13, 2018 • ( 1 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for this article on school funding……everyone knows there is a problem, seniors are being pushed into poverty, but no one really has the spine to do anything about it because the public school’s special interest lobbyists… Read More ›

• Seniors and Bankruptcy…..on the rise…

  By Contributing Writer on September 12, 2018 • ( 3 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for this disturbing article on bankruptcy and seniors….. We knew that this was coming, and property taxes have a lot to do with the financial decline of seniors. https://abcnews.go.com/US/soaring-bankruptcy-rates-signal-coming-storm-broke-elderly/story?id=57150897  

• Concord’s Limited government…..an oxymoron to be sure…

  By Contributing Writer on September 12, 2018 • ( 1 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for this information from the News-Herald.  All I can say is….hmmm…right, and they would never put a continuous levy on the ballot either…..the evil of increasing government works in incremental steps…(I updated my comment based on… Read More ›

• The Truth on Renewal Levies…..100% accuracy is our goal…

  By Contributing Writer on September 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  We had been told that there is a new law that allows renewal levies to realize an increase in their property tax revenue based on the State mandated reappraisals of property values.  Rather than just accepting that statement as a… Read More ›

• Reply on inside millage tax increases

  By Contributing Writer on September 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

  We did hear from the Lake County Auditor, Mr. Ed Zupancic, in reply to our question on the increases in property taxes due to the current reappraisals.  Looks like we will have to wait until later in the year when… Read More ›