At a recent Commissioners’ meeting we heard them talking about the health insurance costs for the Lake County government employees. We contacted the Finance Director and asked for numbers to tell us what the taxpayers are paying for health insurance… Read More ›
We were interested in the compensation packages of the Lakeland Community College’s executive staff, so we filed a records request. We applaud Mr. Michael Fisher, General Counsel, for his prompt response and the honesty and transparency he displayed with the… Read More ›
A Lake County taxpayer sent the following documents to us, and asked us to post it to our website. The taxpayer took the time to write to Morley Library, and was very disappointed in the Executive Director’s seemingly cavalier attitude… Read More ›
We attended the Lake County Commissioners’ meeting today. It was rather uneventful until Commissioner Troy interjected a swipe at incoming Commissioner Ron Young. Since a big issue was made during the campaign that Troy was responsible for the largest sales… Read More ›
Here is the 2018 Pre-General Campaign Finance Report for Morley Library. They obviously spent their money after the deadline for this report. We will get the Post General Report when it is available. 2018 PreGen MORLEY LIB
We received the following Lakeland Community College’s 2018 “pre-general” Campaign Finance Reports. 2018 PreGen LAKELANDCC They spent $216,387.00 so far on their failed attempt……. “es mucho dinero mis amigos”….it’s a lot of money my friends… We will ask for prior… Read More ›
We received this email from a Lake County resident, and we asked for permission to publish it without a name attached….. Hi Brian, I enjoyed this article and wanted to give you my two cents on it. Yesterday at the… Read More ›
Here is a video that we obtained of Lakeland Community College President Morris Beverage’s Town Hall meeting with their employees. In the video, Mr. Beverage tries to justify why their levy did not pass. He made comments that 20,000 more… Read More ›
In keeping with our policy of total honesty and transparency on all local issues, we are informing Lake County residents that we had to create a ballot committee to fight the Morley Library continuous levy. We went to the Lake… Read More ›
Thanks to our Lobbyist Bob for providing us with a copy of his letter to the Ohio Department of Taxation. It is our intention to contact our State officials after the November 6th elections. ******************** October 19, 2018 TO WHOM… Read More ›
We would like to make everyone aware of the services of WomenSafe Inc…. October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month https://t.e2ma.net/message/8v65hb/4468dv We would also like to give a “shout out” to the Lake County’s Forbes House: https://forbeshouse.org/ Let’s support… Read More ›
Commissioner Dan Troy responded to a question asked by a Lobbyist member in the audience regarding holding a meeting where campaign signage is displayed. Please note Troy’s sarcasm regarding recall petitions for Commissioner Cirino. The first commissioner to speak is… Read More ›
Take a look at our Facebook ad telling everyone to vote No on the Morley Library continuous levy. https://www.facebook.com/no2morleytax A website was created: https://www.nomorleytaxes.com/
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim for sending us these articles from the News-Herald…..Taxpayers are not very happy with the ever increasing property taxes.
Updated: 10/20/18 10:03 am We are still waiting to hear from Dan Troy or Kip Molenaar about the $42,618.91 in campaign contributions distributed to the Lake County Governance Education Fund. We hope that their records were not filed in this… Read More ›
Update: 10/14/18 10:00 pm Thanks to our Lobbyist for getting information on donations received by Darya Klammer. It really is a tragedy when citizens cannot go to an event without being called names. We thought diversity and being inclusive are… Read More ›
Thanks to Lobbyist John on this article printed in the Gazette. Gazzette 10.12.18 Continuing Levies Lot’s of discussion on continuing levies……..
We take no joy in reporting this. We always try to be kind, tolerant and patient, but we will never be silent. We have been posting at various times about our misgivings with Commissioner Troy’s current conduct as Lake County… Read More ›
For anyone interested in what it takes to “pull back the curtain” on the conduct of our elected officials, join us on our journey to find the answers on who got the $42,618.91 from the ‘Citizens for Troy’ campaign committee … Read More ›
We were asked for our opinion on the Lakeland Community College proposed levy. For an entity that is supposed operate in the best interests of the community, they have not impressed us with their decision making, nor are the trustees… Read More ›
Upon reviewing the Commissioners’ finance reports, we noticed an “anomaly” in Commissioner Troy’s 2012 reporting so we just had to go down that “rabbit hole” to see where it leads us. We have been curious about a Non-Profit created by… Read More ›
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim for this update. Our letter to the editor of the local News-Herald was published. LETTER TO THE EDITOR – CONTINUOUS LEVIES If you agree with our position, please spread the word to your extended families and… Read More ›
We heard Commissioner Troy on a radio program speaking about the County Commissioners Association of Ohio preparing a briefing guide of requests and suggestions for the candidates running for Governor of Ohio. We asked for an electronic copy so that… Read More ›
We discussed the County Budget Commission with the Commissioners at the 10/2/18 meeting. Here is the CCAO Handbook that outlines the duties of the County Budget Commission: CCAO Handbook Chapter 14 Local Property Taxes We sent the following email to… Read More ›
Lobbyist Kim has been very active today. Looks like a “revolution” of some sorts is occurring in Willoughby Hills…..What’s next “pitchforks and torches” and “storming the castle”? Let us know if you see lawyers circling above city hall. We hope… Read More ›