……….the Commissioners can waste time handing out socks in public, but a fine gesture of a leg lamp donation by LFC for a proposed “Flipper Museum” causes Commissioners to change their agenda schedule…At least Commissioner Hamercheck has a sense of… Read More ›
Wow…..and the hits just keep on coming…..thanks again to our Kirtland lobbyist for this information….this is right down the ‘pike’….. https://www.fox19.com/2019/01/03/pike-county-state-audit-uncovers-k-undocumented-spending-by-convention-bureau-chief/ To the Lake County “movers and shakers” we say: “Can you hear us now?” The “feasance triplets” may… Read More ›
Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this interesting search result of the State Auditor’s website regarding an audit of Pike County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Just a “heads up” to the “movers and shakers” in Lake County…..we are… Read More ›
We are going to file this one under “No good deed goes unpunished”. We uncovered some questionable financial transactions dealing with the Lake County Visitors Bureau’s new website. Rather than going immediately to the State agencies, we decided to give… Read More ›
We at Lobbyists for Citizens believe in applauding when an individual or a group maintains the highest standards of honesty and transparency in dealing with the public. To that end, we would like to compliment the Republican Party leaders, Dale… Read More ›
VERSUS We discovered that State Representative Jamie Callender’s amendment to the State’s Transportation Bill [H.B. 62] did get included during the period of reconciliation between the House of Representative’s version and Senate’s version of the bill. Here is… Read More ›
Event Details Clear The Air Forum: The First Energy Bailout When: May 9, 2019 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Where: Auburn Career Center, 8221 Auburn Road, Concord, OH 44077 House Bill 6 is being sold as an incentive and… Read More ›
We attended the Riverside School Board this evening and it was the perfect meeting to attend. They had their consultants discussing the options of spending taxpayers’ money to renovate versus building a whole new school. Are you ready for some… Read More ›
We attended a Lake County Commissioners’ meeting a while back and heard from the Commissioners that they have NO control over the Port Authority and their actions. Well, while we continue to read and understand the Open Meetings Act 2019,… Read More ›
We were sent a news article dealing with a proposed change in the ballot language regarding local property taxes. Here is the article: News Article on Derek Merrin’s proposed legislation We asked State Representative Derek Merrin (47th District – Toledo Area)… Read More ›
We have received some information about House Bill 6 from a group known as ‘Americans for Prosperity’. We have written about this issue before, but with new information and opinions being shared, we find ourselves less inclined to support this… Read More ›
File this one under “the older I get the less I know”…..while doing research on some interesting Countywide issues we came across the phrase ‘permissive tax’. Since we were unclear exactly what that means, we thought we should find out… Read More ›
Thanks to our Concord lobbyist for this article…. https://www.ohio.com/news/20190423/firstenergy-reports-first-quarter-profit?utm_source=morning-roundup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190424&utm_content=article3-readmore Here is an excerpt from the article: “FirstEnergy Corp. reported earning $315 million, or 59 cents per share, on revenue of $2.9 billion for the first quarter ending March 31. The… Read More ›
We have been asked by our readers for the financial information on the Lake County Port Authority. You ask and we deliver….. Here is everything that was given to us by the management of the Port Authority. Salaries and benefits… Read More ›
Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this article on public school funding. https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local-education/school-funding-overhaul-may-get-delayed-two-years-lawmakers-say/bAWol2XCgUhOhjTMcVvtbO/ Looks like the Cupp-Patterson new school funding formula is put on hold. However, the politicians were able to get the gasoline tax passed without any… Read More ›
Our continuing efforts to call out the Lake County Port Authority Board Members and their Executive Director for their abysmal performance on the ‘Better Flip’ initiative took another turn yesterday. We sent this letter to the Auditor of the State… Read More ›
We attended a Lake Tran board meeting yesterday specifically to hear them discuss the need for more revenue from the already over taxed citizens. They passed the resolution to place an additional .25% sales tax levy on the November, 2019… Read More ›
Thanks to Concord Bob for this information. He took the time to determine if a property tax levy can be reversed by the voters. From Concord Bob: “I don’t believe I shared information I acquired from a lawyer in Columbus…. Read More ›
We posted an article from the patriots at AuburnTownship.org. https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/04/20/perry-nuclear-power-plant-another-viewpoint/ In the article we wondered about the whole issue and questioned who was ‘blowing smoke up our kilts’? Well, take a look at this website that provide salary information for… Read More ›
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim for this article in the News-Herald. We agree completely with Ms. Collise and the Tax Working Group.
We were trying to help out the Port Authority and Commissioners Young and (Blank) for their unabashed support of the ‘Better Flip Initiative’. Since the taxpayers have footed the bill to the tune of $299,000, and may realize only $150,000… Read More ›
We are re-printing this article with the permission of the patriots at Auburntownship.org. (LFC Comments: This issue is a very difficult one for LFC to “get our arms around”. The basic problem is that taxpayers have been fed so many… Read More ›
We have re-printed this article with the permission of the patriots at Auburntownship.org. *********************1776 https://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2019default.html#THE%20FIASCO%20SURROUNDING%20ATTORNEY%20NANCY%20SCHUSTER PORTAGE COUNTY COMMON PLEAS CASE 2017-CV00380: THE FIASCO SURROUNDING ATTORNEY NANCY SCHUSTER by Diane Jones Published Tuesday, April 19, 2019 Brian Ames of Portage County… Read More ›
We had a meeting with the Lake County Prosecutor regarding their 2019 budget. https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/03/30/l-c-prosecutors-office-fighting-crime-is-expensive/ We noticed that they provide legal services to the Utilities Department and Job & Family Services, for which they receive reimbursement for their services. We asked… Read More ›
We were reading an article by Cleveland.com dealing with the change in population from 2017 – 2018. Lake County has experienced approximately .000626 (144 / 230,000) increase in population. https://expo.cleveland.com/news/g66l-2019/04/6d0312c650133/cuyahoga-countys-population-drop-9th-worst-in-the-us-last-year-new-census-estimates-say.html Well, Mr. Rantala, Executive Director, and “his” Board of Directors… Read More ›