Thanks to Andy Rose, Concord Township Administrator, for giving us the link to their website page (that I could not find) covering the garage sale rules mandated by the State of Ohio Health Department. I must admit to having the… Read More ›
Lake County Cities & Townships
Willoughby Hills Politicians…tax, spend, tax, spend, repeat as needed
(LFC Comments: We are pleased to welcome another contributor to our website. We thank the Willoughby Hills News for this article. It looks like the Mayor of Willoughby Hills has a spending problem.) *********************1776 https://willoughbyhills.news/ At last night’s council meeting… Read More ›
Concord Township Fire Stations
(LFC Comments: This article was written by the members of the Affordable Concord Taxes group. We hope that the Concord Township officials have not adopted the philosophy of “never letting a good crisis go to waste”. We applaud the Concord… Read More ›
Riverside School Officials Speak Out
We have previously written about the State of Ohio’s drastic cuts in public school funding: https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2020/05/10/state-budget-cuts-for-public-schools/ Looking for answers, we sent the following email to Dr. james P. Kalis, Superintendent, and Mr. Gary A. Platko, CFO of the Riverside school… Read More ›
Concord Township following H.B. 197
(LFC Comments: Concord Township continues to do an excellent job of communicating with the residents. We see that they are following the rules of the recently passed H.B. 197, and will be offering residents not only a chance to view… Read More ›
H.B. 197 Applies to the Open Meeting Act
(LFC Comments: Thanks to the law firm Brickler & Eckler for writing this article giving their opinion on H.B. 197 as it applies to the Open Meetings Act.) (Emphasis in article added by LFC) (Unfortunately, those citizens that do not… Read More ›
Concord Township Development…here we grow again..updated 4/1
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 ›
Local Government Funds…distribution formula outdated…updated 3/19/20
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 ›
Concord’s Grapevine…just an FYI
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 ›
Concord Township High Density Housing
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 ›
Concord Township…high density housing decision
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 ›
Willoughby Hills Dumping…the saga continues
(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 ›
Riverside School District…5 year projections…part 2 of 2
(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 ›
Riverside School District…part 1 of 2
(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 ›
EdChoice Program…you may not believe this
(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 ›
Willoughby Hills Scandals…part 5
(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 ›
Willoughby Hills Scandals…part 4…pulling back the curtain some 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 ›
Willoughby Hills Scandals…watch out for the mud!…part 2
(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 ›
A Willoughby Hills Good Ol’ Boys Mystery…part 1
(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 ›
W-E Schools…taxpayers have some suggestions
Thanks to our Painesville lobbyist for this letter to the editor posted in the News-Herald.
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 ›
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 ›