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 ›
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Lake County Cities & Townships
Concord Township…high density housing coming your way
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 ›
Concord Township…Advisory Panel Formed
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 ›
Concord Township…guilty of violating Open Meeting Act
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 ›
John Plecnik Retires From Council…new challenges ahead
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 ›
W-E Superintendent Punishing Students Again…
Well, the Willougbhy-Eastlake School Superintendent, Steve Thompson, wasted no time in punishing the students for the taxpayers not passing the property tax levy. Here is the article detailing the cuts: https://fox8.com/2019/11/21/no-more-yearbooks-sports-for-willougby-eastlake-middle-schools/ Please note that there was no mention of cuts… Read More ›
Citizen replies to Steve Thompson
Note to the Willoughby-Eastlake School District Superintendent Steve Thompson: Here is an email that we received from a Willoughby resident. She read our article about you telling the senior citizens that they should have planned better for their retirement. You… 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 ›
Beverage vs Thompson…mano a mano, but taxpayers get bruised
Lakeland Community College spent $68 million on a Health Technology Center. They have a state of the art training facility for nurses of all disciplines. We just discovered that the Willoughby – Eastlake school district has a LPN nursing program… Read More ›
W-E School District…resident speaks out
(LFC Comment: We are happy to provide a forum for Willoughby -Eastlake residents to express their views on the property tax levy.) Written by a very unhappy Willoughby resident: A survey is being passed via Facebook indicating it is from… 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 ›
Concord Fire Levy…quality is the result of comparison
Open note to Concord Township Trustees, Fire Chief and the Township Administrator: You may want to review the attached link that shows a 24,000 square foot fire station in North Carolina being built for only $4.2 million. We are going… Read More ›
Concord Fire Levy…a really spirited debate continues
(LFC Comment: Here is another article regarding the Concord Township proposed fire levy submitted to us by the ‘Affordable Concord Taxes’ group.) Township needs safety with no new taxes Concord Township has placed a tax levy on the November 5… Read More ›
Concord Fire Levy…setting the record straight
The Affordable Concord Taxes committee has offered the following rebuttal to those that support the Concord Fire Levy.
Concord Fire Levy…do not be deceived
We retrieved this flyer from the garbage, and thought that we should express our opinion on this extremely well-done flyer. Kudos to Chris G – great emotional plea.. We offer Chris a suggested picture for his next flyer that is… 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 ›
Concord Fire Levy…another viewpoint
We received the following article from the Concord Administrator, Mr. Andy Rose. We previously offered a forum to anyone that wanted to write an article supporting the Concord Fire Levy, and we always keep a promise. This is a “copy… Read More ›
Meet the Concord Candidates
Wednesday, October 16th at 3:30 pm in the Auburn Career Center Auditorium: Candidates & Issues Forum, presented by the Lake County League of Women Voters. (LFC Comments: We have attended forums hosted by the Lake County League of Women Voters and they… Read More ›
Concord Fire Levy…let’s hear from both sides
The Concord Township Fire Levy is creating quite a stir in the community. LFC would like to offer both sides of the issue a forum to present their views. Those that are for the levy can send their article to… Read More ›
Concord Trustees…who will be appointed if Malchesky becomes judge?
We wondered about the legal issues dealing with Mr. Paul Malchesky running for Municipal judge while holding his position as Concord Township trustee. We were told by the Lake County Election Board that there is no problem with Mr. Malchesky… Read More ›
Looking Into Our Crystal Ball…housing affordability
As a follow-up to our last article on the Housing Affordability Threshold, we wanted to see what the future holds for Lake County seniors regarding the possibilities of being priced out of their homes due to increasing property taxes. Here… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Wickliffe Real Estate Taxes…taxing district 29
We were asked by a Wickliffe lobbyist if we had any information on real estates taxes, specifically for Wickliffe schools. Here is what we have on file for those in taxing district 29. You can find your taxing district on… Read More ›