The City of Kirtland filed a termination letter for Chief of Police Lance Nosse after a nearly three-month investigation unveiled multiple instances of misconduct and what the city called “habitual drunkenness.”
Kirtland
What is Going on in Kirtland?
More development occurred in the four years under Mayor Davidson and Monika Drake than in the preceding twenty years!
Wow, Pickleball Courts coming to Kirtland
It’s a sad day for newspapers when the lead story is about Pickleball Courts.
Kirtland School Property Tax Levy
Kirtland taxpayers get to decide their fate.
Kirtland’s Mayor Potter and City Council Need to Come Clean With Taxpayers
Mayor Potter needs to be more transparent with the Kirtland residents.
Kirtland’s Mayor Potter…Roads Are Not Getting Any Better
Kirtland needs $14 – $17 million to fix their roads…Elected officials discover that governing is a lot harder than running for office.
Kirtland Mayor Scraps Plans For Increasing Taxes
[LFC Comments: Thanks to the News-Herald for this article on Mayor Potter’s reversal on his proposed tax increases for their road repairs. Hopefully, they can find some magic answers to solve their road problems.] ***** LAKE COUNTY Kirtland plan for… Read More ›
Kirtland to Increase Taxes Without a Vote of the People
Mayor and Council Members Raising Taxes Without a Vote of the People
Kirtland’s Issue 3 – Destroying Property Rights
[LFC Comments: The residents of Kirtland have to make a very important decision on the November ballot. We have provided our readers with a link to the current City of Kirtland Charter, and the ballot language of Issue 3 changing… Read More ›
Kirtland’s Political Landscape…makes one go “Hmmm”
The change in the City of Kirtland’s leadership has been very perplexing to us. They now have extreme liberal Democrats running the beautiful city. Why? The proud and resolute Mayor Kevin Potter convinced voters he could magically fix all the… Read More ›
A Replay of “It’s a Wonderful Life” with Kirtland’s Mayor Potter…
Lobbyists for Citizens is a 501 (c) (4) Non-Profit. Our mission is to ensure honesty, transparency, and integrity in politics. We are not funded by any one individual, business, or firm. We are independent and passionately committed to bringing honor… Read More ›
Kirtland’s Mayor Potter Speaks Out As Proud and Resolute
Over the last nine months, I have truly appreciated the opportunity to serve as your mayor. I had the good fortune to meet quite a few of you during my term as a councilman and during last fall’s campaign. … Read More ›
Kirtland Residents and Business Owners… Telephone Hotline
The beautiful City of Kirtland has lost its way, and many City officials have forgotten that they work for the taxpayers of Kirtland. The City is not the personal playground for the Mayor and certain City Council members. Honesty and… Read More ›
Kirtland School Levies…
Here are the current Kirtland School District’s levies. You will see that they also have a levy passed in 1976 for 42.95 mills that now has an effective tax rate of 12.110783 for Class 1 (residential/agricultural) property. It appears Superintendent… Read More ›
Auditor Error…Kirtland Schools impacted
Updated: 8/28/19 We thank the lobbyist that made us aware of the Lake County Auditor’s ‘glitch’ that impacted Kirtland schools. It is important to note that the correct amount of taxes were collected from the taxpayers, but a human error… Read More ›
Kirtland Schools…..they have a capable leader
We met with Kirtland School Superintendent Mr. Bill Wade yesterday. We found Mr. Wade to be kind, personable, and gracious with his time; he is very well informed about the property tax issues and their impact on Kirtland schools and the… Read More ›
Kirtland Tax Levy….Fact Sheet from Superintendent….updated 4/1/19
[We previously had the information for the May, 2018 ballot issue. Since our goal is always 100% accuracy, we have revised this post.] LFC will give a presentation on property taxes on April 16th from 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm… Read More ›
Kirtland Meeting Scheduled
Lobbyists for Citizens has reserved the meeting room at the Kirtland Library on Tuesday, April 16th, from 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm. We will be discussing property taxes in general, the housing affordability factor, funding for Lake County schools, and… Read More ›
City of Kirtland news
Thanks to the News-Herald on this article about Kirtland. Residents may want to hold on to their wallets, because it sounds like a road levy is in your future. Couple that with a potential school levy, and the inevitable increase… Read More ›
May 8th Ballot issues….please remember to vote
As a reminder, about the issues on the May 8, 2018 ballot – please vote. LAKE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS QUESTIONS AND ISSUES (Certified 2/15/18) Updated 2/27/18 MAY 8, 2018 PRIMARY ELECTION Issues in 2018: State, School and other Districts,… Read More ›
Kirtland Library discrimination…..no conservatives allowed….
One of our Kirtland lobbyists told me that he put my ‘Lobbyists for Citizens’ business card on the Kirtland Library bulletin board. He was informed that they checked me out and found out that I am a conservative. They removed… Read More ›
Kirtland Schools…additional tax infromation
I received a call from the Kirtland Superintendent today. He verified that for the College Credit Plus Program Kirtland costs were are follows: 2015 – 2016 815 Total College Credits @ $41.57 = $33,838 Cost to Kirtland Schools 2016 –… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›