We have sent the following letter to Mr. Jason Boyd, Lake County Administrator, asking he and the Commissioners to consider not funding the entity known as Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). March 10, 2019 Mr. Jason Boyd Lake County Administrator… Read More ›
A big thank you to Andy Rose, Concord Township Administrator, for his timely response to our records request. *********************1776 “Good morning. Elected Officials compensation was passed by the state legislature on 12/27/18 through SB-296 after a veto over-ride. This measure… Read More ›
Here are some interesting statistics for Ohio House District 61. Our State Representative is Jamie Callender. House_61 Fact Sheet from Community Solutions Another disturbing tidbit from the Center of Community Solutions: 1 out of every 10 children in the State… Read More ›
In 2017, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging requested and received $50,000 from the Lake County Commissioners for a project to determine if there is a link between music and those with dementia…. Read More ›
We found an interesting article in the Tribune Chronicle, a Trumbull County newspaper. regarding a last minute proposed change to House Bill 62 dealing with the increase in the Gas Tax, and other transportation issues. The article has comments from… Read More ›
Hey, would someone contact the RSVP leadership?….They are supposed to be the end all, be all in volunteers. Well, we see that the Council on Aging needs volunteers. We call on the Lake County Commissioners to cease funding the RSVP… Read More ›
Thanks to Ms. Barbara Hogya, a tremendous talent in the Lake County Auditor’s office, for sending us all of the following property tax information. (She gets our vote for the new Auditor’s position, if she wants it) These schedules will… Read More ›
It seems that all we do is talk about property taxes these days. Simple reason for that, really. The political sub-divisions keep coming back for more, and more, and more. Just as the orange barrels on our roads are the… Read More ›
Thanks to our Lake County lobbyists for this information about the closure of Lakeland East. At least the administration recognizes the need to cut expenses. The only question is will some expensive administrators be given their walking papers, or is… Read More ›
We were asked the question: How many acres are under a “conservation easement” in Lake County? Answer: As of 2017 – 3,544.7 Here is a page from the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2017 Annual Report: Conservation… Read More ›
Thank you to Ms. Jodi Travers, Community Outreach Director of Lake County Board of DD/Deepwood for their timely response to our questions on their Title XX funding. *********************1776 “Each year the Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities/Deepwood invests Title XX… Read More ›
Thanks to Kim Fraser, Executive Director of the Lake County ADAMHS Board, for a prompt and complete reply to our question on how their Title XX funding is used. “Each year the Lake County ADAMHS Board invests Title XX funds… Read More ›
Since we call out our elected officials when they, in our opinion, do not follow the Ohio Revised Code, we think that it is very important to compliment them when we believe that they have had a stand-out performance or… Read More ›
As we have said in prior posts, we believe that the Port Authority’s Director and Board “struck out” on the implementation of the Better Flip initiative. They are going to have to learn to “hit the curve ball”, and stop… Read More ›
A big “thumbs up” to Lake County’s Job and Family Services Director, Matt Battiato, for taking the time to educate us on the Federal welfare program known as Title XX. (Title 20 for those not into Roman numerals). He said… Read More ›
When we posted this article https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/03/05/port-authority-it-appears-budgeting-not-their-strong-suit/ we received the following response from a Lake County taxpayer and contractor. “I was looking at the expenses for the Flop. They are crazy expensive. For example, the going rate for foundation replacement is $225… Read More ›
Here is the email that we just sent to the Lake County Commissioners requesting records of the meeting between the Visitors’ Bureau and the Lake County Commissioners. Good Morning, Lobbyists for Citizens takes the position that the meeting held on… Read More ›
THE BETTER FLIP PROJECT…WAS THERE EVER A BUDGET? As we told you in our article Marketing the Better Flip…was there ever really a plan, the Port Authority FINALLY produced our request for a detailed accounting of the Better Flip Project… Read More ›
MARKETING THE BETTER FLIP…WAS THERE EVER REALLY A PLAN? Lobbyists for Citizens would like Mark Rantala and Commissioner (Blank) to remember that to the average taxpayer nearly $300,000 is a LOT of money. Let’s put it another way…IT IS OVER… Read More ›
We thought you might be interested in this article from the Columbus Dispatch. Please take note of the section we highlighted regarding the looming shortfall in public pensions, and the Kaisch rainy day fund. *********************1776 The Columbus Dispatch By Rea… Read More ›
Thanks to our Lobbyist Mac for the “heads up” on this absolute waste of taxpayers’ money. Congressman Dave Joyce expressed his pleasure in announcing the grant of $45,339 from the federal government to RSVP. (Retired Service Volunteer Program). We are… Read More ›
Thanks to our Painesville Lobbyist for this information. We will try to contact Mr. Brian Ames, community activist par excellence, to see if he can give us more details as he goes “toe to toe” with the Portage County Board… Read More ›
Fellow Republican County Central Committee Members, It is with great sadness that our long time County Auditor, Ed Zupancic, and his family have decided that he will not be able to serve his new term of office that is scheduled to commence on March 11,… Read More ›
Thanks to our fellow patriots in Geauga county for their fine recap of the meeting held in Representative Jamie Callendar’s Concord office on March 1st. https://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2019default.html#INCREASING_TAXES_WITH_NO_END_IN_SIGHT:_CRITICAL_ISSUE_PRESENTED_TO_OHIO_LEGISLATOR We agree that concerned citizens need to ban together, because, quite frankly, our State… Read More ›
We met with our State Representative Jamie Callendar (District 61) last Friday (3/1), to discuss our concerns about the ever-increasing property taxes, and the impact on seniors not only in Lake County, but in the entire State. We also discussed… Read More ›