We have started to analyze the State of Ohio School District Profile Report (also known as the Cupp Report) for FY 2016 to see if the numbers tell us anything. Once the data is inserted in the Excel spreadsheets it… Read More ›
Lake County Cities & Townships
Ever Heard of DeRolph v. State of Ohio? How to achieve equality in education?
With a belated thank you to a Heritage Club meeting attendee for mentioning the State of Ohio Supreme Court ruling that school funding with real estate taxes is unconstitutional, I started to do some research on this subject. In 1991… Read More ›
Lowering your real estate taxes….it can be very “taxing”
For any Lake County resident that wishes to try to lower their real estate taxes, there is a brief window of opportunity. Residents must file between January 1st through March 31st of each year. So now is the time to… Read More ›
Riverside Schools….you rolled the dice and it came up “snake eyes”…
I had a meeting tonight to discuss the ongoing problem of the Riverside School district. Here is some information that I was told. In December 2016, a Bond Levy was passed to build two new schools. One behind the current… Read More ›
Stormwater Assessment Fee….Call it a “driveway tax” not “special assessment”
Updated 1/11/18 While reviewing the Lake County website on another matter, I noticed this tax that I knew nothing about. http://www.lakecountyohio.gov/smd/StormwaterAssessmentFee.aspx It appears that the Federal Government’s EPA issued an unfunded mandate to control local pollution. So our county government,… Read More ›
Riverside School District Taxpayers….hold on to your wallet, they are at it again..
After asking some questions on the status of the proposed new Riverside school in Concord Township, a source told me this: “The School District has, or will shortly, post information on the expected additional taxpayer costs, if the Madison Ave. and… Read More ›
Lake County Financing District….update…update
We sent an email to the Riverside School officials and inquired how the funds received from the Lake County Financing District were spent, and what impact will the Perry Plant devaluation have on the schools in the district. Here is… Read More ›
Can you afford to live in your home?
As we continue to “go down the rabbit hole” of real estate taxes, we thought it may be helpful to define “Housing Affordability”. The Northeast Ohio Regional Impact and Outcomes group measures “housing affordability” as 30% of a household’s annual… Read More ›
Riverside Schools versus Concord Township
I sent an email to the Riverside School Board asking for an update on the problem with building a school in Concord Township, and for the scheduled school board meetings for 2018. We will start attending those meetings. (Comment: It is… Read More ›
Will Catholic Charities correct an injustice?
We have previously written about a request the Land Bank has received from St. Mary Magdalene Church in Willowick. The Church requested that the Land Bank demolish a convent and rectory in exchange for the free and clear title to… Read More ›
Congressman Dave Joyces moves his Lake County office
In case you have not heard or read about it….District 14 Congressman Dave Joyce has moved his Painesville office to 8500 Station Street, Suite 390, Mentor, OH 44060. The office will continue to provide assistance to residents in the 14th… Read More ›
Wickliffe….seeking revitalization solutions…
Thanks to Patriot 9997 for the following information: The News-Herald reported on a meeting by Wickliffe officials, the Port Authority and Lake County Commissioner Cirino. Here is a link to their article: http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20171124/wickliffe-euclid-avenue-corridor-committee-receives-input-from-expert In the article, they mention about the… Read More ›
Meet Painesville Manager & New Police Chief
For Painesville residents you might like to meet your new police chief and the City Manager…here are the particulars of where and when… Meet-Greet_Monica_and_Dan
Willoughby’s School Financing & Tax Levy
The Internet gives us a chance to observe how are school taxes are being used. Here is a link to Willoughby’s Treasurer’s website: http://www.weschools.org/Downloads/September%202017%20(1).pdf You may want to take a look at their projections of revenue versus expenses. It looks… Read More ›
What does St. Thomas Aquinas say about immigration?
Perhaps I should send this article to a couple of priests in Lake County. http://www.tfp.org/what-does-saint-thomas-say-about-immigration/ No Borders = No Sovereignty = No Country
How do “Dreamers” impact your real estate taxes?
Thanks to Patriot997 for this article. If you are looking for a reason for increased school taxes, the video associated with this article says it is reported that there are 9,000 illegal alien children (known as “dreamers”) in Lake County…. Read More ›
Painesville Law Director wants lawsuit dismissed
Thanks to Patriot998 & Patriot999 for this heads up – Freedom is not free, silence is not an option….we will keep calling out all public officials that are not being honest and transparent…. A lawsuit was filed by patriots to… Read More ›
City of Kirtland
Stay tuned for updates of issue impacting Kirtland residents…..
Please remember to Love Thy Neighbor
During a very contentious political season, the thought struck me that the second greatest commandment may no longer be sacred. My faith reminds me to remember and live by the spiritual commandment to “Love thy Neighbor as Thyself”. I will… Read More ›
Update on the Senior Levy
We received a very detailed letter from Mr. Joseph R. Tomsick, Chief Executive Officer of the Lake County Council on Aging. The letter is in response to request for statistics on how many Concord residents benefit from the Senior Levy…. Read More ›
Proposed new elementary school in Concord – what is the problem?
We attended Concord’s Trustee meeting last night – you can see the entire 2:33 hours meeting on-line at the Concord website. Here is the website: (Update: for some reason the video of last night’s meeting has been taken down for… Read More ›
What in the world is a T.I.F?
It is an acronym for Taxpayer Increment Financing, and it is a public financing method that is used for development of roads and sewers. The State of Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.73 through 5709.75 give Townships the ability to declare… Read More ›
File this one under “Chutzpah”
Leo Rosten in The Joys of Yiddish defines chutzpah as “gall, brazen nerve, effrontery, incredible ‘guts’, presumption plus arrogance such as no other word and no other language can do justice to” At the last Land Bank meeting we were shocked… Read More ›
Lake County Cities & Township
This is a top level category for the listing of all Lake County cities and townships. If there is a topic that applies to all cities or township in the county it will appear here.
The cost of police protection
Here are the annual costs of the current Concord Township’s contract with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department for the years 2016 – 2019. 2016: $520,450.00 2017: $733,102.00 2018: $804,672.00 2019 January – June: $406,320.00 The current… Read More ›