As we continue to “go down the rabbit hole” of real estate taxes, we thought it may be helpful to define “Housing Affordability”. The Northeast Ohio Regional Impact and Outcomes group measures “housing affordability” as 30% of a household’s annual… Read More ›
Concord
Riverside Schools versus Concord Township
I sent an email to the Riverside School Board asking for an update on the problem with building a school in Concord Township, and for the scheduled school board meetings for 2018. We will start attending those meetings. (Comment: It is… Read More ›
Please remember to Love Thy Neighbor
During a very contentious political season, the thought struck me that the second greatest commandment may no longer be sacred. My faith reminds me to remember and live by the spiritual commandment to “Love thy Neighbor as Thyself”. I will… Read More ›
Update on the Senior Levy
We received a very detailed letter from Mr. Joseph R. Tomsick, Chief Executive Officer of the Lake County Council on Aging. The letter is in response to request for statistics on how many Concord residents benefit from the Senior Levy…. Read More ›
Proposed new elementary school in Concord – what is the problem?
We attended Concord’s Trustee meeting last night – you can see the entire 2:33 hours meeting on-line at the Concord website. Here is the website: (Update: for some reason the video of last night’s meeting has been taken down for… Read More ›
What in the world is a T.I.F?
It is an acronym for Taxpayer Increment Financing, and it is a public financing method that is used for development of roads and sewers. The State of Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.73 through 5709.75 give Townships the ability to declare… Read More ›
The cost of police protection
Here are the annual costs of the current Concord Township’s contract with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department for the years 2016 – 2019. 2016: $520,450.00 2017: $733,102.00 2018: $804,672.00 2019 January – June: $406,320.00 The current… Read More ›
Senior Levy
Here is the information that we obtained from the Lake County Commissioner’s office, regarding the renewal with an increase levy that will be on the ballot on November 7th. The current levy is .5 mills and collects $2.8 million from… Read More ›
Lake County Tax Collection By Political Sub-Division TY 2016 / CY 2017
The schedule below details the real estate taxes collected from Lake County Residents for the Tax Year 2016 / Calendar Year 2017. We have separated the taxes by the three schools districts covering Concord Township. In case you were… Read More ›