Thanks to a Kirtland lobbyist for this cleveland.com article on the proposed revisions to the school funding. We will have to see the final outcome before we can give it a “thumbs up or down”. This is in keeping with… Read More ›
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LEBOR….constitutionality questioned
Thanks to our friends at Auburntownship.org for this article on a federal judge putting a hold on the recent legislation that impact Ohio farmers. https://www.auburntownship.org/news/2019default.html#FEDERAL_JUDGE_ISSUES_INJUNCTION_ON_LAKE_ERIE_BILL_OF_RIGHTS We will follow this issue since it will ultimately impact all Lake County residents.
Transit Bill Amendment Dropped…
This is an update to a prior article from the Tribune Chronicle: We found this article that mentions a five-County transportation corridor with Lake County being one of them…..Strange be we have not heard anything about this. We will reach… Read More ›
Ron Young….State Rep. campaign contributions
In keeping with LFC’s policy on full disclosure, regardless of political party, we did some research on the campaign contributions for the new Lake County Commissioner, Ron Young, when he was a State Representative for the 61st district. Here are… Read More ›
College Credit Plus Program……what if?
Thanks to Glinda Anon for this article…. College Credit Plus…..Are standards allowed anymore? The allure of “free education” is so inviting, so intoxicating; but it can be a deception. You know what they say about something being too good to… Read More ›
Sex Ed in the classroom…..would you believe what they are teaching?
We highly recommend that ALL interested residents so that you can hear what modern “educators” think is appropriate to teach your young children. Our guess is that you will be SHOCKED! (think pornography and perversion) Comprehensive Sexual Education in Our… Read More ›
FY 20 – 21 Ohio School Budget Testimony….they talk a good game, but the results are abysmal
Our State School Board Representative, Sarah Fowler, sent us Paolo Demaria’s, the Ohio Superintendent’s, testimony to the House Finance Committee. FY20-21 Budget Testimony – ODE – House Finance 3.21.19 vF Here are some interesting statistics from his testimony: “The Department… Read More ›
Lake & Geauga Health Rankings….impacted by housing costs
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim for this article from the News-Herald. It reinforces our statements that the property taxes are pricing seniors and those living on fixed incomes out of their homes. Remember the Housing Affordability Threshold % (HAT%), if your… Read More ›
Visitor’s Bureau…..Do they have the necessary funding?
We bet you did not know that the Lake County Visitors’ Bureau is a registered 501 c 6 non-profit entity. So what in the world is a 501 c 6 you may ask? “Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code… Read More ›
University of Akron downsizing…is this foreboding for local colleges
Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this article on the downsizing of the University of Akron. This is more than trimming around the edges as Lakeland Community College did recently by cutting back a couple secretaries and the… Read More ›
Property Taxes….how does Lake County stack up?
We have to admit we were shocked to when we compared the Lake County average property taxes against the State of Ohio averages. Let us first define the word “median” since it is different than average. Median Definition:… Read More ›
Kirtland Meeting Scheduled
Lobbyists for Citizens has reserved the meeting room at the Kirtland Library on Tuesday, April 16th, from 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm. We will be discussing property taxes in general, the housing affordability factor, funding for Lake County schools, and… Read More ›
Lake County’s Revenue and Expenditures 2018 vs 2010…..
We received some questions regarding the Lake County sales tax and the impact it has had on the County’s finances. With help obtaining the raw data from a member of LFC, we did compile the following schedules from statistics provided… Read More ›
Better Flip….pick your “feasance”, enough to go around!
THE BETTER FLIP PROJECT – WILLOWICK CONFIRMS NOT ALL CONTRACTORS REGISTERED As we told you in our article, Port Authority…it appears budgeting not their strong suit, the Port Authority FINALLY produced our request for a detailed accounting of the Better… Read More ›
Property Tax Statistics….read them and weep
We found an interesting website that provides some statistics about property taxes. https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-highest-and-lowest-property-taxes/11585/ Here is the ranking of all 50 States in relationship to the average amount spent on property taxes from lowest to highest. Ohio is ranked 39th out… Read More ›
Mentor Marsh…how much was deposited?
Thanks to Lobbyist Connie for these interesting statistics from the Natural History Museum about the deposits that negatively impacted the Mentor Marsh. When we originally read about this story, we could not help but think that the salt business must… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College….employee evaluations
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for these opinions by former employees of Lakeland Community College….just read the evaluations, they certainly paint an unhappy working environment at the school. In the interest of total transparency, we have found the… Read More ›
Who Should Be The Next Lake County Auditor? Results are in 3/27/19
We thought we would help out the Republican Central Committee members by conducting an informal poll. Will you please take the time to vote? [polldaddy poll=10263153] Updated: 3/27/19…….the final results are in….and the winner is: Blienda Grassi with 7… Read More ›
Lake County Auditor Auditions….part 3
I see our source hit the bullseye with the statement that Mr. Galloway, a current Concord Township Trustee, will throw his “hat in the ring’ for the Auditor’s position….We are going to need a bigger ring to handle all… Read More ›
How Many $ Should the State Give to the Local Communities?
Thanks to our Geauga friends for this article by THE BUCKEYE INSTITUTE. They deal with the issue of State funding for local communities. 2019-03-07-Local-Government-Funding-Reform-Cost-Saving-Alternatives-to-State-Revenue-Sharing We agree with their statement that the State should stop their unfunded mandates (making rules that… Read More ›
Lake County Auditor auditions….part 2
The “hats in the ring” are starting to pile up….. Good Evening Dale and members of the Lake GOP / Central Committee Review Team: The retirement / resignation of Edward Zupancic certainly leaves large shoes to fill here in LakeCounty – he has been a… Read More ›
Lake County Auditor auditions starting….
We have followed this story for several months now, and it has really turned into an “Odd Job”…hey, just saying…..let the best man or woman win, just do not lose your “head” or principles over it……what are the chances it… Read More ›
South By Southwest Conference…another waste of taxpayer $
SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE AND THE PORT AUTHORITY…ANOTHER WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY What is the South by Southwest Conference anyway? South by Southwest (abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By) is an annual conglomerate of film, interactive… Read More ›
Meeting with Representative John Patterson….
Several patriots met with State Representative John Patterson (District 99) at the Chardon Library today to discuss the unsustainable funding of public schools in the State of Ohio with property taxes. Representative Patterson was well aware of the looming… Read More ›
Job & Family Services / Lifeline…joined by $10,000 in Title XX Funds
We sent the following letter to the Executive Director of the Lake County Job and Family Services in response to the posting on their website asking for comments on the distribution of the Title XX… Read More ›