Hot off the press: Here is the Lake County Auditor’s worksheet detailing the financial impact of each of the property tax levies on the November 5, 2019 ballot. [updated 9/17/19] Copy of Auditor’s Calculation BALLOTLEVIES (Revised) Note to the Willoughby… Read More ›
We previously wrote about attending the recent Willoughby-Eastlake school board meeting. https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/09/10/willoughby-eastlake-school-board-textbook-on-how-to-lose-touch-with-taxpayers/ During the meeting, Superintendent Steve Thompson and the Treasurer discussed the need for the 4.99 mill, additional, current expenses, CPT, levy commencing with the 2019 tax year. Here… Read More ›
Have you been wondering what all the TV advertising and flyers received in the mail about the repeal of House Bill 6 – the corporate bailout of First Energy – is all about? Well, we received a tip from a… Read More ›
Citizens from Lake, Geauga, Portage, Cleveland and Lorain counties, concerned about the ever-increasing property taxes, have formed a new group to help residents understand property tax issues, and how to defeat a levy. Achieving success in defeating a levy requires… Read More ›
We are pleased to support the efforts of Concord’s ‘Affordable Concord Taxes’ group of dedicated volunteers by spreading the word about their fundraiser. Like any venture it takes money to get the word to the people. We ask that you… Read More ›
We attended the Willoughby-Eastlake School Board meeting last night, and left wondering if the board members really understand how to connect with people. We are not sure if we have ever, we mean EVER, been to a meeting led by… Read More ›
Sorry if we seem to be “getting into the weeds” on this story. There may be more detail than you need to decide whether to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on the increase in sales tax on the November ballot. We… Read More ›
We were asked by the Tax Working Group https://taxwg.com for our opinion on property tax levies that are “continuous” rather than for a fixed period of time. The freedoms listed in the U.S. Constitution should be forever, the ability of politicians and… Read More ›
We were given this “fact sheet” about the 2.5 mill five year Painesville City police levy. Painesville City Police Levy Someone in the police department is trying to provide the reasons why voters should pass the levy, and in our… Read More ›
The ‘Anonymous One’ speaks out again on the real “war on women.” *********************1776 We are subjected to the constant political posturing that any candidate or party that fails to support unfettered access to abortion is engaged in an imagined and… Read More ›
Thanks to a Concord lobbyist for this information from Cleveland.com. It reinforces what we have been saying about the ever-increasing property taxes in Lake County. Here is a “heads up” to all the political sub-divisions in Lake County. The property… Read More ›
We just received this information about the future plans of Lakeland Community College from one of our many Kirtland lobbyists: Notice the blurb on student housing – the cost will be $3,605.00 per semester. It is interesting that the Dean… Read More ›
Thanks to a Wickliffe lobbyist for this information found on the Wickliffe School website….Wickliffe residents will be asked to vote on November 5th for a outrageous 10.97 mill levy. It will cost $383.95 per year per $100,000 valuation. [They will… Read More ›
Since Jason Wuliger is an announced candidate for Lake County Commissioner, we thought it appropriate to send him an email with some questions that we would like answered. We will update this article when he sends us his responses. If… Read More ›
Well. well look what we found on Facebook. Facebook page: Daniel P. Troy Ah, the power of an elected office is such an intoxicating elixir….Dan Troy has “thrown his hat in the ring”, the problem is that we are not sure… Read More ›
Thanks to our Painesville Lobbyist for making this a reality. Our first hard copy newspaper is now available to all interested citizens. We had 10,000 copies made and much to the chagrin of the local politicians and bureaucrats, started distributing… Read More ›
We found this article from ‘The Senior Citizens League’ to be very revealing. For Lake County seniors that are relying on social security to pay the bills, especially the ever increasing property taxes, this explains why they are having a… Read More ›
A Lake County lobbyist sent us an email, asking us to look into the Lake County Education Service Center. Since they are getting taxpayer funding through the Lake County Financing District levy , they are on our radar screen. We… Read More ›
We sent the following email to our new Sheriff – Frank Leonbruno. We will let you know when he responds to our questions. if anyone has any other questions for the new sheriff, please send them to us. *********************1776 Sheriff… Read More ›
Thanks to a Kirtland lobbyist for this update on Lakeland Community College’s enrollments. “Enrollments nationally are still trending down. Many of our sister colleges are between 2 and 10 percent down. As of [August 26, 2019], we were 5.1% down… Read More ›
This article contains opinion, for the easily offended enter at your own risk. We see a disturbing trend happening in education. It appears that the state education system is slowly, but surely, replacing the parents’ and the family’s role… Read More ›
Updated: 8/28/19 We thank the lobbyist that made us aware of the Lake County Auditor’s ‘glitch’ that impacted Kirtland schools. It is important to note that the correct amount of taxes were collected from the taxpayers, but a human error… Read More ›
Here is the article we wrote for the News-Hearld: We need affordable fire stations The recent News-Herald article regarding Lyndhurst’s approach to improving their fire station clearly showed a responsible, cost effective approach, without saddling the residents with a mountain… Read More ›
To ensure that all parties in any debate have a forum allowing their opinions to be expressed, we are providing LFC readers with the following comments received from Mr. Gabe Cicconetti, Painesville Township Trustee and Mr. Thomas Hach, Riverside School… Read More ›
Lobbyists for Citizens will have a booth at the Mentor City Fest on Friday and Saturday, August 23rd and 24th. Festival Hours: August 23rd 4 – 11:00 pm August 24th 11 – 11:00 pm The festival grounds are in… Read More ›