From the desk of Brian Massie of Concord Township… Residents living in the Nature Preserve South subdivision were very curious about the clearing of trees taking place on the large parcel of land between Timberlane and Rainbow Drive this weekend…. Read More ›
The State of Ohio redistributes funds to the 88 counties in the State. These distributions are known as “Local Government Funds”. Former Governor Kasich used these funds to create a surplus for the State coffers by short-changing the local governments…. Read More ›
We complimented Concord’s Administrator, Andy Rose, and Finance Director, Amy Dawson, for their first class publication known as the Grapevine. We were curious about the cost to publish, and asked for information. The cost summary provided is below. LFC added… Read More ›
We attended the Concord Township Trustee meeting last night (2/3) to hear the arguments for and against the proposal for high density housing in the township. The land developer, Mr. Ralph Victor, a Mentor resident, purchased a former horse farm… Read More ›
On Monday, February 3rd at 7:00 the Trustees will hear a proposal to rezone 26 acres on Prouty Rd, next to Rt 44, (the horse farm) from regular residential, R-1 to multi-family, high-density homes, R-3. On January 7th, the Zoning… Read More ›
(LFC Comments: We thought we had this totally covered with our 5 part series, but our Willoughby Hills lobbyist keeps shedding the light on the dumping in Willoughby Hills. So here is part 6, with perhaps more to come.) … Read More ›
(LFC Comments: We are giving a big “thumbs up” to Mr. John Plecnik for an achievement that should be getting more publicity from our local newspapers. Mr. Plecnik is an associate law professor at Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of… Read More ›
(LFC Comments: We wanted to illustrate what is happening to public school finances, and why we believe that they are pricing seniors and those living on fixed incomes out of their homes that they have worked all their lives to… Read More ›
(LFC Comments: We wanted to share with our readers the correspondence between LFC and the Lake County Riverside School District. We would like to thank Mr. Gary Platko, Chief Financial Officer and Ms. Belinda Grassi, School Board Member, for their… Read More ›
(LFC Comments: We were made aware of another assault on educational choices, and thought that you would like to know about it. Looks like the teachers’ unions and the schools’ lobbyists are twisting some arms in the legislature.) http://www.ccv.org/ohio-action-center/?vvsrc=%2fcampaigns%2f70229%2frespond%3fvcrmeid%3dhDKgo2vbEGJ2MAIW0zELQ%26vcrmiid%3d8bWIvhxsUUyUL7bDcBEqmQ Here… Read More ›
(LFC Comments: Thanks to our Willoughby Hills lobbyist for this very interesting story. If you missed the other 4 parts, here are links to each one.) (1) https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2020/01/12/a-willoughby-hills-good-ol-boys-mystery/ (2) https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2020/01/14/willoughby-hills-scandals-watch-out-for-the-mud/ (3) https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2020/01/15/willoughby-hills-scandals-part-3/ (4) https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2020/01/16/willoughby-hills-scandals-part-4-pulling-back-the-curtain-some-more/ Who’s Dumping in Willoughby Hills? Part… Read More ›
(LFC Comments: Our Willoughby Hills lobbyist is continuing to shed the light into the darkness of Willoughby Hills politics.) Who’s dumping in Willoughby Hills…Part 4 of 5 On November 30, 2017, Parkview Land Development LLC purchased the 38 acres… Read More ›
(LFC Comments: The mystery of our lobbyist’s Willoughby Hills saga continues to unfold. As a reminder, here is part 1 of this 5 part scandal. https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2020/01/12/a-willoughby-hills-good-ol-boys-mystery/) *********************1776 Who’s Dumping in Willoughby Hills…part 2 The most notable episode of Willoughby Hills… Read More ›
(LFC Comments: This is part one of a five part series written by a Willoughby Hills lobbyist. Since we cannot corroborate every detail in the articles, we are placing it in our free speech zone.) *********************1776 If you’ve driven down… Read More ›
Thanks to our Painesville lobbyist for this letter to the editor posted in the News-Herald.
While driving north on Route 91, we could not help but notice the new home of the Willoughby-Eastlake Board of Education. Wow, they really know how to spend the taxpayers’ money. We wonder if they will be giving tours to… Read More ›
A Concord lobbyist made us aware of this disaster in the making… Do you want to live near high-density rental units? Up to 200 rental units, 4 times the current allowed density. A developer is asking the Zoning Commission and Trustees to… Read More ›
PRO FIREFIGHTERS • PRO CONCORD • PRO TAXPAYERS _______________________________ Concord Citizens Form Advisory Panel to Work With Township Officials in Revising its Fire Station Plans and Funding Options Panel and team of subject matter experts seek to provide informed input… Read More ›
We found the recent ruling by the Ohio’s Eleventh Appellate District to be VERY, VERY interesting. Concord Township Open Meeting Act Violation 11th Circuit Case No. 2018-L-116 deals with Mr. Douglas Bode and Concord Township. Mr. Bode was a part-time… Read More ›
PRESS RELEASE Councilman John Plecnik retires from Willoughby Hills Council to run for State Central Committee in Lake, Geauga & Portage Counties WILLOUGHBY HILLS – On December 2, 2019, Willoughby Hills Councilman-at-Large & Vice President John Plecnik announced his retirement from… Read More ›
