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School Financing…starting to get on the radar screen…
Article from Mentor officials dealing with school financing, unfortunately it is not dated. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER’S ISSUE FOR COMMENTOR STATEWIDE SCHOOL FUNDING REFORM – STATUS REPORT Historically, Ohio has funded public education utilizing an over-reliance on local property taxes. In… Read More ›
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Article on Ohio School Financing
Thanks to one of our Lobbyists for passing this along to us: http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180227/ohio-among-top-states-in-education-funding-for-districts-with-poor-and-minority-students-study-finds
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The Big Lie….we only possess never own our home…
From the book “Sustainable” by Tom DeWeese… “We have been conned into believing we are ‘owning’ property, when, in fact, and by law, we’re only in ‘possession’ of property utilizing it as a renter or tenant would. So long as… Read More ›
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Heritage Club…March meeting
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News-Herald Article…speaking about schools and real estate taxes…
It is refreshing to hear that the State politicians are finally going to address the issue of using real estate taxes as a means of funding public schools. Here is an interesting article you may not have seen. http://www.news-herald.com/opinion/20180303/school-funding-reform-in-ohio-needed-editorial&template=printart (you… Read More ›
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Lake County Voters By Municipality
In an effort to determine how we can get make any changes to the problem of increasing real estate taxes, we analyzed our current voting statistics versus the number of Lake County residents. From the statistics provided by the Lake… Read More ›
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Meals on Wheels fundraiser
The Lake County Council on Aging provides valuable services to the citizens of Lake County, and we support them whenever we can. http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20180302/lake-county-council-on-aging-to-host-march-for-meals&template=printart
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2nd Amendment alive and well in Lake County
Interesting article on concealed carry permits in Lake County and the State of Ohio. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/03/02/guns-ohio-one-20-ohioans-have-concealed-carry-permit-new-report-shows/386636002/
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College Credit Plus…..ever heard of it?
A big thanks to one of our Kirtland Lobbyists for the heads-up on a program that costs all Lake County taxpayers. We have not heard of this before. Here is a link to their website: https://www.ohiohighered.org/content/college_credit_plus_info_students_families College Credit Plus 2017-18:… Read More ›
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Coffee Talk planning session
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Rights versus Benefits….do you know the difference?
I am always amazed at people stating that they have a right that is granted by the government. What they are really saying is that they want the benefit that government is providing to them. Thanks to the solid Constitutionalist… Read More ›
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Concord’s JEDD….
We were asked by a neighbor on Nextdoor.com to provide information the Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) that was formed by an agreement with Concord and Painesville officials. The relocation of the hospital from Painesville to its current location in… Read More ›
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Concord Voters By Age Groups……a lot playing the back nine of life..
We contacted the Lake County Board of Elections and were given a link to their registered voter files. We wanted to determine the age of the Concord voters to see if the issue of real estate taxes would resonate with… Read More ›
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Lobbyists for Citizens’ Meeting Scheduled
LOBBYISTS FOR CITIZENS ANNOUNCING MEETING FOR ALL LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14TH, 2018 FROM 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM WHERE: AUBURN CAREER CENTER ROOM 106, 8221 Auburn Road, Concord Township, 44077 (ACROSS THE STREET FROM MAIN SCHOOL) PRESENTER:… Read More ›
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Meeting with Health Department…care to join us?
Edited – Date changed We have scheduled a meeting with the Lake County Health Department for Tuesday (3/6) at 10:00 am at their offices on Heisley Road in Mentor. Our goals are: 1. To understand the role of the Health… Read More ›
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Auburn Career Center availability….
Here is the response from the representative of the Auburn Career Center: Good morning, Brian and (redacted).. Depending on the number of attendees, Auburn has several rooms available. In the Technology Learning Center (TLC), there are 2 rooms, one holding… Read More ›
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Availability of Concord Community Center….
In the interest of totally transparency, here is a very professional response from a Concord official about the availability of the Concord Community Center: Mr. Massie, Thank you for your response. Just to clarify, we do allow some free usage… Read More ›
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Need to know interest level in meeting….
I am trying something new to our website…..I would like to know how many people would show up for a meeting on Lake County Property taxes….Please give us feedback on this poll…..Thank you…..I heard from the Concord Community Center and… Read More ›
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2nd amendment under attack….
PLEASE CALL YOUR OHIO SENATOR’S AND TELL THEM TO STOP SENATE BILL 260 WHICH CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF AN OHIO GUN DATABASE As we all know, the school shooting in Florida had nothing to do with gun laws. It had to do… Read More ›
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Want to provide input to Ohio’s Education Plan?
Shaping the Future of Education in Ohio: Review and Respond to Ohio’s Strategic Plan Engage in community conversations to provide input on Ohio’s Draft Strategic Education Plan, which will create a unified system that… Read More ›
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Lake County Community Info….thanks to Kim
A big thanks to Kim Collise for this handy website guide for Lake County residents: Lake County Ohio Community Information 2017: ************************************************************************ Concord Township website: http://www.concordtwp.com Elected Officials: http://www.concordtwp.com/Elected-Officials-Staff-Contacts Meetings Guide: http://www.concordtwp.com/Township-Government/Public-Meetings Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConcordTownshipLakeCounty Twitter: https://twitter.com/concordtwplake Events Calendar: … Read More ›
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Ballot Language….thought you should know the facts
I sent a request for clarification on the ballot language for the two levies (ADAMHS Board and Crime Lab) that are on the May 8th ballot. I stated that the levies are advertised prior to the election as $X per… Read More ›
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The assault on the 2nd amendment…
Looks like they are going after the 2nd amendment…Who defines what is an assault weapon? Look for massive government buy back program….all for the safety and security of the American people…. https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SB-260
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Ohio Bd of Education…action required..
Thanks to one of our Lobbyists for this action item: Oppose HB 512 Oppose Removing Transparency from Ohio’s State Education System 02-20-2018 UPDATE: Just last Wednesday, Representative Reineke announced legislation that would combine the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Department of Higher Education, and Ohio… Read More ›
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Painesville’s Strategic Plan for improvement
Here is Painesville’s City Council Strategic Plan sent to us by Monica Irelan, City Manager. CouncilStrategicPlan