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Cuyahoga County has an aging population also..
As in Lake County, that population is aging fast in Cuyahoga County. This will presents many challenges to our society.
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Back to School Freebies….
Thanks to Lobbyist Kim C…for this information: BTSB 18 PromoFINAL Saturday August 4, 2018 Open to all Lake County children in need for the 2018-2019 school year. Come anytime between 9am – 2pm FREE! Books FREE! Haircuts FREE! Sports Screenings… Read More ›
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Concord’s Police Protection…….annual cost and coverage
Updated: 7/10/18 after speaking with Mr. Rose, Concord’s Administrator. A couple of weeks ago I was asked about the cost of Concord’s police protection provided by the Sheriff’s Department. I sent an email to Amy Dawson, Fiscal Officer, and Andy… Read More ›
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Permissive Motor Vehicle Tax…..it never stops in Concord or Lake County
Updated 7/10/18, after discussion with Mr. Andy Rose, Concord’s Administrator. Back from vacation and ready to work again for the taxpayers of Concord and Lake County. I received a text message about this public meeting printed in the News-Herald: Notice… Read More ›
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Lake County Engineer’s Announcement…the hype for the public consumption is amazing
From the Lake County Engineer’s Website: BOARD OF LAKE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND LAKE COUNTY ENGINEER COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ANNOUNCED Lake County, Ohio residents will soon begin to see much-needed improvements to roads under the jurisdiction of the Lake County… Read More ›
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Free Produce for Seniors
Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for this information:: https://cityofmentor.com/free-fresh-produce-limited-income-seniors/ The Mentor Senior Center is teaming up with the Greater Cleveland Foodbank to offer free produce to Lake County seniors. Beginning July 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the center will welcome seniors to its… Read More ›
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Proposed Wickliffe Property Tax Increase….it is a killer for seniors on fixed incomes!!!
Thanks to Lobbyist Kim for the “heads up” on a proposed Wickliffe school board property tax increase. http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20180630/wickliffe-school-board-reconsiders-options-for-future-building-needs?source=most_viewed We need to get the word out to our friends in Wickliffe. The proposal is for 6.49 mill increase. Remember our calculations… Read More ›
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Northeast Ohio….the best “location in the nation”?
Thanks to Lobbyist Kim for this article from the News-Herald. (LFC Comment: This recent article by the News-Herald fails to consider the ever increasing cost of Lake County property taxes and that we are pricing citizens out of their homes.)… Read More ›
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Housing Mobility Program….name change from Section 8
Thought that you might find this article from the Center for Community Solutions interesting. It also ties in with Obama’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing act. Lake County has an AFFH agency that is headed by Ms. Patricia Kidd, Executive Director… Read More ›
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Geauga County….more honesty and transparency
We would like to give a “shout out” to our new friends in Geauga County. They have been reporting on Geauga County affairs and holding their politicians accountable for quite some time. http://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2018default.html#SPIDALIERI_DID_NOT_GET_IT_RIGHT These are dedicated citizens that continue to… Read More ›
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Ohio jails……wow, this graphic is revealing
This graphic was sent to us from the Center for Community Solutions. Interesting to see the number of jails throughout the State of Ohio. I “In Ohio, both jails and prisons house incarcerated individuals. This report will remain consistent with… Read More ›
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Lake County Engineer Mr. Gills..a second “lack of candor”
This is a follow up to a previous post regarding a public meeting I attended regarding the $5.00 Permissive Motor Vehicle Tax. At the meeting I asked Mr. Gills two specific questions: (1) What was the original estimate for the… Read More ›
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Learn more about Americans for Prosperity
Our Lobbyist Don Heuer asked us to post the following information on the group “American for Prosperity”. From Don Heuer: I wanted to provide to you a selected portion of David H. Koch’s material on his initiative on Americans for Prosperity:… Read More ›
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ADAMHS Board annual meeting
In our effort to be honest and transparent on all issues, we want to be sure to document when a governmental agency does the right thing for taxpayers. We became aware of the annual meeting of the ADAMHS Board at… Read More ›
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So how do other States deal with property taxes and seniors?
Thanks to our Lobbyists Jim from Painesville for this great article on State Property Tax and Assessment Freezes: http://www.ncsl.org/research/fiscal-policy/state-property-tax-freezes-and-assessment-freezes.aspx We will continue to push for tax relief for seniors and those living on fixed incomes.
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Concord Permissive Vehicle Tax…..I need bigger pockets
To all the patriots out there – I am back from short vacation, ready to start saving the Republic again, one day at a time. We continue to gather real estate tax information from the nine Northeast Ohio counties, that… Read More ›
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Public Meeting on the extra $5.00 license fee….what a tangle web we weave…
I attended a public meeting on Tuesday 6/12 held by the County Engineer, Mr. Gills, and the County Commissioners. The subject was the proposed permissive motor vehicle $5.00 tax. Here is what I learned: Another $5.00 tax, approved by the… Read More ›
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Concord Residents….let your voices be heard
This has been sent to us by a concerned Concord resident: Please attend the Concord Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, at 7:00 pm at Town Hall. A developer wants to build high-density homes on Concord-Hambden, near the intersection with Ravenna. See… Read More ›
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Are dangerous people teaching your children?
Here is a link to a five minute video that describes what many of our colleges have become. https://www.prageru.com/videos/dangerous-people-are-teaching-your-kids
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Dark Side of Regionalism…..this will be a great meeting..
Tuesday 6-19 “The Dark Side of Regionalism” This is last General Meeting until September. This is a super followup to last month and how our Property Taxes will remove us from our property at the rate they are increasing. To this… Read More ›
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Our mission to help all Ohioans keep their homes has started
We are moving forward with our project trying to prevent Ohioans from being priced out of their homes because of the ever-increasing real estate taxes. We are going to start with nine counties in Northeast Ohio, and will be asking… Read More ›
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Heads up….County wants more of your money…
Public Hearings – Proposed Additional County Permissive Annual Motor Vehicle License Tax – Wednesday, May 23, 2018 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Public Hearings Proposed Additional County Permissive Annual Motor Vehicle License Tax In accordance with Section 4504.24 of the Ohio… Read More ›
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Education and Medicaid…..
Interesting article from the Center for Community Solutions that sees a link between students performing better in school if there is better access to health care. We are already spending in excess of $684 million a year in Ohio providing… Read More ›
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Awesome mural in Amherst….
There are lots of patriots in Amherst, Ohio. When I had the chance to speak to them yesterday, I saw this mural on a building as a memorial to our veterans. Simply awesome, note the flag coming out of the… Read More ›
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An Aging Population…..we are all playing the back nine of life
We have known for quite some time that our population is aging (it is the “baby boomers” rounding third and heading home), but we have never seen any projected numbers. So we thought that we would try our hand at… Read More ›