There is an interesting controversy brewing between Painesville Township and the Riverside School Board. The closing of the Clyde C. Hadden Elementary School has presented a dilemma of what to do with the property. The Riverside School Board would prefer… Read More ›
We wondered how much inside millage revenue each school district in Lake County receives. So we spent the time to prepare a schedule from the details given to us by the Lake County Auditor’s department. INSIDE MILLAGE FOR LAKE COUNTY… Read More ›
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 ›
We are trying to provide a forum that allows both sides of an issue an equal voice. To that end, here is the response from Concord’s capable Administrator, Mr. Andy Rose, to our various articles on Concord Township’s 28 year… Read More ›
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 ›
We continue to review the Lake County Auditor’s Schedule A’s of the various Lake County school districts. Here is Riverside School District: RIVERSIDE SCHEDULE A 2018 – 2019 Here is Wickliffe City School District: WICKLIFFE SCHEDULE A 2018 – 2019… Read More ›
Thanks to our Concord lobbyists for the News-Herald article below regarding Lyndhurst’s solution to replace their aging fire station. The “Affordable Concord Taxes” group is extremely concerned about the Concord trustees continuing to keep the Township in debt for many,… Read More ›
The Concord officials may want to read this article about the City of Lyndhurst building a fire station for $4 – $5 million dollars, and then place a call to Lyndhurst officials for some advice. Lyndhurst has ~14,000 people and… Read More ›
For those residents that live in the Riverside School District, you may want to take the survey on their website. They are asking for opinions on building a new 6 – 12 school. Here s the link: http://www.riversidelocalschools.com/protected/ArticleView.aspx?iid=6G23A3Y&dasi=3U30 Even with… Read More ›
If you hear the statement from any school superintendent that the schools do not receive increased revenues simply because there is an increase in existing property valuations, you should label that statement as patently “FALSE”. The complex issue of property… Read More ›
We received an email from one of our many Willoughby-Eastlake lobbyists wondering about Superintendent Steve Thompson’s remarks on the 4.99 mill property tax levy that was recently defeated, but has been placed on the November 5th ballot. We received the… Read More ›
From the Lake County Board of Election’ website, here are the election results for the Willoughby-Eastlake School special election. Twenty percent (8,928/44,634) of the registered voters have defeated the levy by a very large margin [78.4% – 21.6%]. Anticipating that… Read More ›
For the liberal mind this may be heresy…..enter at you own risk. We have long held the belief that if we destroy the family, babies and morality a society will collapse. You may want to close your eyes and deny… Read More ›
Here is an opinion expressed in the News-Herald about Seniors and property tax levies. Voting no on W-E Schools levy: I have never had children in the Willoughby-Eastlake School system, but have always gone out on voting day and supported… Read More ›
Under the old. axiom, that it is easier to ask for permission, rather than forgiveness, we asked and were granted permission to have a booth at the Concord Township Concert tomorrow night. (Thursday, July 24th at 7:00 pm at the… Read More ›
We heard from a concerned citizen about the contract placed for an architectural review of Concord’s Town Hall. What seemed to be a rather simply story ended being very messy and confusing after reviewing the contract and video of the… Read More ›
Just received this email from a Mentor Lobbyist. Looks like there are unhappy parents and taxpayers all over Lake County. *********************1776 Brian, Here are some of my quick thoughts on Mentor Schools and their use of our tax dollars. You… Read More ›
We would be remiss if we did not discuss, once again, the Concord Township 28 year, .83 mill bond levy to be on the November, 2019 ballot for a new fire station. The lack of fiscal responsibility by the Concord… Read More ›
It is this writer’s opinion that the Concord Trustees should build one fire station at a time to prove to the taxpayers that they can build something on time and within budget. In addition, we do not believe that there… Read More ›
We have been asked to try to determine number of Concord Township residents by taxing district. In checking with the Auditor’s office and Board of Elections, the closest we can come to fulfilling that request is to look at the… Read More ›
Concord Trustee Paul Malchesky mentioned at the meeting on 7/17 that the Morley library bond levy is set to expire, so Concord’s proposed .83 mills for the two new fire stations would be offset by the Morley library levy expiring. … Read More ›
We attended the Concord Township Trustee meeting tonight. We expected to hear that the Trustees had done their due diligence and had a magic answer to the vexing problem of how to pay for needed fire stations without having Concord… Read More ›
Thanks to one of our Lake County Lobbyists for a “heads up” on a radio program that is sure to be of interest for Lake County residents in the Willoughby-Eastlake school district. Hello, Superintendent Steve Thompson will be on radio… Read More ›
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 ›
Here is the latest drawing for Concord Township’s proposed main fire station. Concord FS-1_Revised SD_20190702 A few words from Concord Administrator Andy Rose, meant to quell some rumors about the Fire Chief. “A few things to cover based on comments… Read More ›