(LFC Comments: Ms. Becky Lynch, Lake County Recorder, is changing their policy of requiring a deed to be filed in person. LFC thanks Ms. Lynch for helping keeping the citizens of Lake County safe during this pandemic. She is a… Read More ›
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H.B. 197…What is it all about?
Ohio House Bill 197 – Impacting our Primary Election Written by Brian Massie On March 31st, we wrote a public service announcement about House Bill 197. We were, and still are, very concerned about voter suppression – either intentional or… Read More ›
How Do You Pass a School Levy?
It is important for the average citizen to understand what they are up against when they see a school levy on the ballot. Jerry Rampelt is the founder of Support Ohio Schools and has assisted over 300 levy campaigns in… Read More ›
Callender playing key role in H.B. 197
(LFC Comments: Thanks to a lobbyist for this update. We will be asking our State Representative, Jamie Callender, what was has rational for changing the Primary Election to all paper ballots, and why on April 28th?) *********************1776 State lawmakers have… Read More ›
P.S.A. on the Primary Election…Voter Suppression???
ALERT………ALERT………ALERT Please read this article from the Secretary of State regarding the Primary Election. https://www.ohiosos.gov/media-center/press-releases/2020/2020-03-25/ Excerpts from the article: “Today my friends in the legislature did the right thing by extending deadlines and postponing requirements on everything from taxes to… Read More ›
Sexennial & Triannual…the world of property taxes
We are “getting into the weeds” with this article on property taxes.
Our current property tax law has evolved into a tangled web that is far too complex for the taxpayers and the employees that are paid to implement the property tax laws.
P.S.A. Primary Elections for 2020…absentee ballot only permitted
(LFC Comments: From the Lake County Board of Elections website, we find that if you want to vote in the 2020 primary it must be done by absentee ballot.) ANNOUNCEMENTS Absentee Ballot Application The 2020 Ohio Primary will be conducted… Read More ›
Special Shopping Hours
(LFC Comments: Thanks to Fred Deming of Geauga County for this information on shopping hours at area stores.) Special Shopping Hours
LCC & the Coronavirus
(LFC Comments: We received this message from one of Kirtland lobbyists.) Dear Lakeland Campus Community: As you know, the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Ohio and Lake County continues to increase, and unfortunately it was only a matter of… Read More ›
Sexennial & Triannual…the world of property taxes
In our ongoing efforts to better understand the very complex world of property taxes, we did some research on how the State and the Lake County Auditor’s offices work together to appraise, and assess our residential property values in order… Read More ›
Economic Disaster Area…Business Owners Need to Take Action
(LFC Comments: We received this email from a Lake County business owner. All Lake County business owners need to read this and call Governor DeWine’s office to get them to declare Ohio a economic disaster area. it is hard to… Read More ›
Lake County Cabal…must have a scorecard to know the players
Well look what we have here…good old Gabe Cicconetti, the faux Republican, sends out his flyer telling his fellow “Republicans” who to vote for…Nice of him to develop his own slate card. We wonder if Dale Fellows, Lake County Republican… 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 ›
Voter Registration Questions and Answers
We received some questions about voter registration, and the Lake County Elections Board Executive Director, Ross McDonald, gave us the answers. We thought you might be interested. Many thanks to Ross for his quick and concise responses. Does Ohio have… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College…enrollment decline
(LFC Comments: Thanks to one of our many Kirtland lobbyists for this depressing news about the enrollment at Lakeland Community College. Wow, their enrollment is dropping faster than the support for Joe Biden and Lake County’s “He who shall not… Read More ›
When is a Democrat a Republican?
We have been curious about the Republican primary race for Lake County Recorder – Gabe Cicconetti versus Incumbent Becky Lynch. Why would a seemingly lifelong Democrat (Cicconetti), with strong name recognition as a Democrat, now “crossover” and challenge an incumbent… Read More ›
Lake County’s March 17th Ballot…something odd going on
(LFC Comments: We welcome a new contributor to our website.) Lake County Election Observations Written by Chuck Laughlin As I was comparing the Democrat versus Republican ballot in Lake County for the March election, I noticed some things that I… Read More ›
Constitutional Sheriff…why we need one!
LFC plans to be at the Geauga meeting, and will report our findings to our readers. As you all know, we have a Sheriff in Lake County. The current office holder is Frank Leonbruno. By all accounts, he is a… Read More ›
Lakeland CC…I have an “IDEO” for your Hive…
(LFC Comments: We were asked by a Lake County resident to find out how much Lakeland Community College paid to a design consulting company known as IDEO. Although the response we received from their attorney, Mr. Fisher, does not state… Read More ›
LakeTran Expansion Plans…
(LFC Comments: We received an email from a Lake County lobbyist about LakeTran spending $10 million on their headquarters. Rather than jumping to conclusions, we decided to reach out to Mr. Ben Capelle, CEO of LakeTran, and ask what is… Read More ›
Willoughby-Eastlake School District…special election costs
(LFC Comments: We received notification that the Willoughby-Eastlake School District had not paid the total costs of last year’s special election. We went to the Election Board to get the truth. Here is the response from Ross McDonald, Director of… Read More ›
LakeTran photo op for “he who shall not be named”…
(LFC Comments: Thanks to our Painesville Township lobbyist for this LakeTran article. As we continued to look at the photograph with all the politicians grinning from ear to ear, we could not but help realize that this was all staged. … Read More ›
Willoughby-Eastlake School Tax Levy…how good is the reporting?
(Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this article on Willoughby-Eastlake School District. It will be interesting to see what kind of spin the News-Herald will put on the series of articles on the Lake County school superintendents.) https://www.news-herald.com/news/lake-county/superintendent-declares-willoughby-eastlake-schools-in-a-state-of-emergency-as-levy-vote-looms/article_7802b5c2-485b-11ea-b379-831967e4da3f.html?fbclid=IwAR1vYUs2Fs6olrVguC4e_iNWzaIyaG6rntfd3jspieF143L4kkati1GBgC4… Read More ›
State of Ohio Flexes Their Muscles on School Levies..we call out the deception
(LFC Comments: There are rules and regulations that school boards and administrators must follow when they are trying to convince the voters to vote for their levy. Here is an article that purports to shed some light on the “do’s… Read More ›
Taxpayers Speak Out About LCC…”They aren’t happy”
(LFC Comments: One of our roles is to provide a forum for the Lake County taxpayers to express their concerns, frustrations and objections to the lies, deceptions and betrayals by the politicians and bureaucrats that act in their own self-interest… Read More ›