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 ›
THE BETTER FLIP PROJECT – STOP THE INSANITY……3-3-19 We are trying to ascertain whether we have gone through a wormhole and entered an alternative universe. One where spending nearly $300,000 to date on the Better Flop disaster seems sane somehow…. Read More ›
Our goal at Lobbyists for Citizens is to help the community and not to be constantly attacking our institutions. When someone is acting in the best interests of the community, we will do whatever we can to help promote their… Read More ›
While reviewing the Ohio Revised Code (yes, community activists have no life and read the ORC for entertainment), we found this interesting tidbit regarding the need for public bids on construction contracts by a port authority. Oh, by the way,… Read More ›
Title XX of the Social Security Act, also referred to as the Social Services Block Grant, is a capped entitlement program. Block grant funds are given to States to help them achieve a wide range of social policy goals. Funds… Read More ›
This is a follow up to our original post about our experiences with the Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities, also known as Deepwood. We cannot praise them enough for the wonderful job that they are doing for the children… Read More ›
You just cannot make this stuff up……Lakeland Community College staff are purchasing meals and paying for tips on the taxpayers’ dime while traveling or for local business meals. Ah, the expense account is a wonderful perk….. They just realized that… Read More ›
In our ongoing attempt to learn everything we can about the operations of a Port Authority we found this article from Ohio State University. ohioline.osu Here are some excerpts: “How are port authorities structured? Port authorities are governed by a… Read More ›
We are waiting with great anticipation for the “Better Flip” to go on the market. We hear that it is going up for sale by auction sometime in 2019. We thought that we would help our Lake County Port Authority,… Read More ›
We attended the Port Authority meeting this week, and listened to a presentation of the master plan for the redevelopment of the the Lake County airport currently called “Lost Nation”. There will be some consideration given to renaming the airport…. Read More ›
Here is a topic that does not get mentioned enough. The non-profit ‘Lake Council on Aging’ and the governmental agency ‘Job and Family Service’ handle the issues dealing with elderly abuse. Here is an article from community solutions that gives… Read More ›
When thinking about the Port Authority expressing the need to get more people to move into Lake County because the population is aging and we need more workers, we cannot but shake our heads and wonder if they realize the… Read More ›
We heard about Ohio Representative Derek Merrin (47th District – Fulton / Lucas County) proposing some changes to the Ballot language for all property taxes. Map of Ohio Representative Districts: http://www.ohiohouse.gov/members/district-map We contacted Representative Merrin, and asked for some information… Read More ›
We are going to show the absolute LACK OF CANDOR of the Port Authority’s Executive Director, Mark Rantala. Here are the minutes of a 2018 Land Bank Board meeting. Land Bank 20180625-2nd-Quarter-MINUTES-executed (1) BETTER FLIP PROGRAM -557 E 305th st,… Read More ›
So good old Mark Rantala saw fit to call Lobbyists for Citizens and me personally out in today’s Port Authority public meeting. Rantala said that we do not know what we are talking about when we say that seniors are… Read More ›
Public Service Announcement……this News-Herald article provides information about an upcoming event regarding illegal immigration. https://www.news-herald.com/news/lake-county/immigration-forum-discussion-to-be-held-in-painesville/article_7ee9162a-361d-11e9-bce4-7b335a2baac4.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share When: Wednesday, March 6th, 6:30 pm Where: Morley Library – 184 Phelps St, Painesville, OH 44077 Cost: Free
We have some very sad news. We have heard that the Lake County Auditor will not be able to return to the position as Lake County Auditor. We had previously written about Mr. Zupancic’s resignation from the previous Auditors position,… Read More ›