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City of Eastlake’s Policy on Personal Use of City Vehicles
LFC was asked to file a records request for the City of Eastlake’s written policy on the personal use of City vehicles. Here is the reply from the Ms. Carol-Ann Schindel, CPA Finance Director for the City of Eastlake. (Just… Read More ›
Eastlake Employees Using City Vehicles After Hours
Written by Brian Massie Residents of the City of Eastlake have contacted us to help resolve a situation that they believe is a problem in their City. We sent the following records request to Ms. Carol-Ann Schindel, Finance Director for… Read More ›
Property Tax Levies…can they be repealed?
LFC was asked this question: Can voters repeal any property tax or continuous levies? Rather than recite the applicable sections of the Ohio Revised Code, we did find a very informative article written in 2017 by the 1851 Center for… Read More ›
Public Records and Record Retention Schedules…know the rules
Contrary to the belief of many public officials, they work for the average citizen. As citizens, the Ohio Revised Code gives us the right to receive most any document, with some exceptions, from any public body that receives their funding… Read More ›
W-E Board of Education…living large on taxpayers’ dime
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 ›
Steve Thompson please cover up – your insensitivity is showing
We received the image below dated November 3, 2019 from a Willoughby resident, and we were absolutely shocked by the callous, insensitive remarks made by the Willoughby-Eastlake School Superintendent, Mr. Steve Thompson. We have corroborated that this was indeed written… Read More ›
W-E School District…oh, what a tangled web they weave
(LFC Comment: A Willoughby resident asked LFC to post this video to highlight a deception in the Willoughby-Eastlake School District. We know that the voters defeated the levy, but it is still interesting to us how there were two different… Read More ›
Willoughby-Eastlake Residents Speak Out
Some VERY unhappy residents in the Willoughby-Eastlake School district sent LFC this flyer that has been distributed throughout the community. They would like Superintendent Steve Thompson to answer these questions: Has the school board already passed a resolution making the… Read More ›
W-E School August Levy Results
Concord Bob reminded us to the Willoughby-Eastlake results of the special August election. Local politicians have told me that this is a “real beating”, and will be tough to overcome at the polls in November, where the same levy is… Read More ›
W-E School Levies…
We had a request for information about the existing Willoughby-Eastlake School District’s property tax levies. Here is the Lake County Auditor’s Schedule A that provides the details. Please note that the school district likes the “emergency” levies because they are… Read More ›
Willoughby-Eastlake School Board…textbook on how to lose touch with taxpayers
We attended the Willoughby-Eastlake School Board meeting last night, and left wondering if the board members really understand how to connect with people. We are not sure if we have ever, we mean EVER, been to a meeting led by… Read More ›
Willoughby-Eastlake School Levy…not sitting well with taxpayers
Thanks to one of our Kirtland Lobbyist for the heads up on this opinion letter sent to the News-Herald…Looks like the Willoughby-Eastlake School levy on the November 5th ballot is under attack….. Your opinions: School district needs to live within… Read More ›
W-E Schools…”Should we give them a trophy?”
We are reporting the correspondence we have had with Superintendent Steve Thompson of the Willoughby-Eastlake School District. We will let the court of public opinion decide if he is being honest and transparent with the taxpayers. *********************1776 Mr. Thompson: Lobbyists… Read More ›
Willoughby-Eastlake Schools…looks like an uprising taking place
A response to our article on the Willoughby-Eastlake special school levy deserves its own article…….We love the “Power to the People” slogan… Note to Mr. Steve Thompson, Superintendent and his board – looks like citizens are not too happy with… Read More ›