LFC received notification from Lake Tran that they plan to place an additional sales tax levy on the May ballot. They will have a Board of Directors’ meeting on April 22nd at 4:00 pm to discuss the proposed sales tax… Read More ›
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Lakeland Community College…summer hours
Thanks to one of our many Kirtland lobbyists for the latest news about Lakeland Community College: Summer Hours 2019 Subject: Summer Hours 2019 Hello: I realize this e-mail is being sent later than in previous years and I appreciate your patience. As we worked over recent… Read More ›
Drones R Us…Coming soon to all Lake County fire departments.
Thanks to a Concord Lobbyists for this information. The Lobbyist was worried about the cost and the absolute need for unmanned drones for firefighters. https://www.facebook.com/lcfca43/?__tn__=kCH-R&eid=ARChEsJC_YjHRyp8xgdg3P1u8IBwo3rkTEijiIyctMWwkalMTJC7HOBYAWWB6yCVmrOFm5MgVkr3XLC2&hc_ref=ARREAdj1eJz34DJ0LsWSrWnk6z9mH79svBe3a68dp7hNHo6NF3skxLnc1I_0OoLBhUY&fref=nf (LFC Comments: At first blush this seems like great technology that could save lives. However,… Read More ›
Confirmation on Unaffordable Housing Costs…
We have found another report from the Center for Community Solutions dealing with the pressures placed on seniors and their housing costs. AGING POPULATION Center for Community Solutions Investing in Older Adults: Demographic and Funding Trends in the Western Reserve… Read More ›
Vrooman Road Project…and ancient burial grounds
At the last Commissioners’ meeting, we learned from the Lake County Engineer that there was a ancient Indian burial ground in the Vrooman Road area. During the current construction of the Vrooman Road bridge a bone was discovered. What the… Read More ›
Riverside School Culture Playbook…what is the role of public schools?
We were reviewing the Riverside local schools website and saw this article on their “Cultural Playbook” http://www.riversidelocalschools.com/protected/ArticleView.aspx?iid=6GPIA32&dasi=3U30 “The District has developed a Culture Playbook which focuses on values, behaviors and outcomes. The Culture Playbook was developed by the District Leadership Team… Read More ›
Gas Tax Bill….at this rate, we may have to dust of our bikes…
We attended the last Lake County Commissioners’ meeting and received some information from the Lake County Engineer regarding the recently passed Transportation Bill that included the hike in our gasoline taxes. Here is a recap of the history of the… Read More ›
Willoughby-Eastlake School Tax Levy…..look out taxpayers, they are back for more
We have confirmed that the Willoughby-Eastlake school district has indeed requested a 4.99 mill property tax levy on the August ballot in a 2019 special election. We asked the Lake County Board of Elections how much will this cost the… Read More ›
Community Bus Service…competition for Lake Tran?
Community Bus Service – we keep hearing more and more about this private enterprise that relies on government funding and it trying to make in-roads into Lake County. We will be contacting Lake Tran to ask for their opinion on… Read More ›
Community Activists….you should attend this one…
We are pleased to announce that community activist Brian Ames and Attorney Warner Mendenhall, specializing in Ohio’s Open Meeting Act, will be speaking at the Auburn Career Center on April 24, 2019 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. (Building across from… Read More ›
RSVP…Music and Memories & $50,000
We have reported on the volunteer program called RSVP several times. They receive funding from the Senior Tax Levy. Here is a summary of their funding for the years 2013 – 2019. Senior levy funds Please note that they have… Read More ›
Bailout for Perry Nuclear Plant…increasing your HAT%
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for this article. https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2019/04/ohio-lawmakers-prepare-bill-that-would-raise-electric-bills-to-rescue-nuclear-plants.html Here is an excerpt from the article: “A draft version of the bill, acquired by Energy News Network’sJohn Funk, would add monthly surcharges of $2.50 for every residential electricity customer, $20 for… Read More ›
Career Fair at LCC….a good thing for the community
We believe in reporting the good with the bad. Here is a worthwhile event for the community sponsored by Lakeland Community College. It is a Business and IT career fair being held on April 10th at the college. Bus IT… Read More ›
LakeTran…..financial statistics..’CliffNote version’
In anticipation of LakeTran asking for additional revenue, be it either a sales tax increase or a property tax increase, we thought we would do a cursory review of their financial statements. LakeTran, as with other political sub-divisions, is a… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College…dorm costs too much
Thanks to one of our many Kirtland lobbyists for a ‘heads up’ on this. Here is a update from the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Lakeland Community College. We have highlighted in red the paragraph dealing with the proposed… Read More ›
Lake County Port Authority’s New Legal Counsel…good grief, another outsider…
The Gazette Newspaper announced that the Lake County Port Authority has hired a new law firm…..Thrasher, Dinsmore, & Dolan…. Can you guess where they are located? If you said that they had an office in Lake County, you would be… Read More ›
Auditor’s Appointment….more inside baseball
You are probably aware of the appointment of Mr. Chris Galloway to the Auditor’s position. Here is the News-Herald’s article on the Republican event. https://www.news-herald.com/news/lake-county/christopher-galloway-appointed-auditor-by-lake-county-republican-central-committee/article_8a80866a-50ff-11e9-8936-a77ca36e2183.html The News-Herald article did not really tell the full story behind the vote. Under the… Read More ›
Lake County Visitors Bureau and the Commissioners…Let’s Make a Deal
Let’s “pull back the curtain”….wonder what we will find??? As we told you in our article, Port Authority and Visitors Bureau…Joined by a Coastal Manager and the ORC, there is a particular circumstance that bothers us a bit since we… Read More ›
Taxation…how does Ohio measure up?
Thanks to AuburnTownship.org for this article on State Taxes…..be sure to read the last couple of paragraphs …. *********************1776 Analysis: Ohio has 12th highest tax burden in country • By Tyler Arnold | Watchdog.org • Ohioans have the 12th highest… Read More ›
LFC Rep Appears on Radio Broadcast to Discuss Property Tax Research
On March 28, 2019, Lobbyists for Citizens President, Brian Massie, was interviewed on the Radio Broadcast “Live and Local 4 Lunch,” on WINT (Integrity Radio) on 105.1 FM and 1330 AM on your radio dial! Brian was one of three… Read More ›
Voting Records….a little inside baseball
Have you ever wondered who your elected officials are – all the way from President of the United States to your County Committee person. [Truth be told – if you have problems naming the POTUS, then you need to get… Read More ›
Better Flop…a contractor’s opinion
Thanks to our Lobbyist Contractor for this article on the Better Flop project: “I just keep getting more and more dumbfounded by this better flip project. Especially as someone who has done work in Willowick in the past. If this… Read More ›
Vacancy in Office…who fills the void?
POSITIONS AVAILABLE – NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY We have been asked how vacancies in several elected offices are filled. Here are the Ohio Revised Code sections that deal with an auditor, township trustee, and judge. For those pressed for time here… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College…it’s student housing or bust…
Now what could go wrong here???? Looks like the Lakeland Community College trustees are moving forward on the student housing on campus. If you were wondering what a local community college needs with student housing? —– we were also scratching… Read More ›
Lake Tran…..bringing Cleveland workers to Mentor
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for this article on Lake Tran services…..bringing the workers to their jobs. We would hope that it is more than just the two workers shown in the article. It the ridership is not greater, perhaps… Read More ›