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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›