The following schedules were given to us by the Lake County Health District’s official. We would like to again thank them for spending so much time with us, and educating us on the Health District’s role in the community. Health… Read More ›
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Willoughby-Eastlake Districts…More tax levies in your future….
Residents in the Willoughby Eastlake school districts, be prepared to vote on more property tax levies. At the Land Bank meeting today, we were told that the Willoughby-Eastlake school officials are planning to demolish an elementary, middle school and a… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College……proposed levy in the works?
We have not heard from Lakeland Community College yet regarding our requests for financial information. However, we received from a reliable, knowledgeable source that Lakeland is planning on putting a levy on the ballot. They are trying to determine the… Read More ›
RSVP….We hope they do not have “lack of candor”again.
We were very disappointed that the Lake County Commissioners have given RSVP, and employment agencies for volunteers that are willing to help non-profits, $744,000 in the last six years. We had asked the Commissioners to give the funds to the… Read More ›
Catholic Charities…..all I can say is “hmmmmm”
Since Catholic Charities receives taxpayers’ money from the ADAMHS Board, we asked for 5 years worth of financial statements. Here are some pages of their CY 2016 report…. Mr. Gareau (CEO)….you have a nice gig going there… Here is a… Read More ›
Crossroads…a wealthy “non-profit”
We are trying to make Lake County taxpayers aware of the “lack of candor” in Lake County issues. We have been reviewing the Internal Revenue Form 990’s required to be filed by Lake County “non-profits”. We are reporting the balance… Read More ›
ADAMHS Board vs Forbes House….round two…the debate continues
This is a follow-up to our correspondence with Kim Fraser, Executive Director of the ADAMHS Board. We are trying to understand why an non-profit agency that has been serving Lake County residents for over 40 years is now pushed to… Read More ›
RSVP…$125 K per year for an employment agency for volunteers?
Have your ever heard of RSVP? Here is their mission per their website: “The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) provides opportunities for people 55 and over to make a difference in their community through volunteer service. RSVP volunteers contribute… Read More ›
Citizen’s Guide to Reducing Local Tax Burden
We have been asked on several occasions what can be done to reduce local real estate taxes, and specifically the Riverside School levies. Well, thanks to one of our Lobbyists for informing us about a legal aid group known as… Read More ›
Letter to Morris Beverage Pres of Lakeland CC
We will be starting to look at the financials of Lakeland Community College. Here is a letter we sent to Mr. Beverage, President of the college. March 18, 2018 Mr. Morris W. Beverage, Jr. EDM President Lakeland Community College 7700… Read More ›
Email to Mike Matas…Lake County Budget Director
The following is an email that we sent to Michael Matas, Lake County’s Budget Director asking for information on the Local Government Funds received from the State of Ohio. You will see that we have ‘started the ball rolling’ by… Read More ›
ADAMHS Board email….trying to help others in the community
We are trying to help others in the community. Here is an email we sent to the ADAMHS Board. We will let you know about any response we get. Recently, I have had two separate conversation with individuals that have… Read More ›
Letters to the editors….trying to get the word out to Lake County
We have decided to send the attached letter to the News-Herald and to the Lake County Tribune. We will let you know if they actually publish the letter. Losing the American Dream…….One Tax Levy at a Time I have come… Read More ›
2nd Amendment under attack in Columbus…do you understand why we need it?
We received the following email from a Lake County patriot: I don’t know how you feel about firearms and the 2nd amendment, but there’s a bill afoot in Ohio, in case you hadn’t heard, that has a rather totalitarian state… Read More ›
Initiating an Ohio Statute….Can anyone help?
I have been asked what are the next steps that can be taken to resolve our increasing real estate tax problem. I have found the procedures to initiate a statute under Ohio law. Here is the link: (you may have… Read More ›
Health District’s responses to our questions
We asked the Lake County Health District two questions relating to their sources of funding. Here are their replies: I have included answers below in red related to your questions. Why is the Health District’s tax assessment based on the… Read More ›
Voter Registration…..we need more voters!
After analyzing the age range of voters in Lake County, we concluded that nothing in Lake County should happen without the voters aged 50 and over wanting it to happen. 67% of voters are 50+ years of age. Here is… Read More ›
Email to John Rogers, State Representative
We will let you know how Mr. Rogers responds. First Name Brian Last Name Massie Address 8196 Rainbow Drive City / State / Zip Concord Township, OH 44077 Phone Number 440.479.7061 Email brian@LobbyistsforCitizens.com Subject Real Estate Taxes Message Would you… Read More ›
Losing the American Dream…One Tax Levy at a Time…
Thank you to all residents that attended our presentation on how increasing property taxes are pricing seniors and those living on fixed incomes out of their homes. We received $20 in donations for the Lake County Council on Aging. (That… Read More ›
Article on Real Estate Tax…is the American Dream dying for seniors?
Thanks to a Kirtland ‘Lobbyist for Citizens’ for making us aware of this article from the Ohio Bar Association that was also published in the News-Herald. https://www.ohiobar.org/ForPublic/Resources/LawYouCanUse/Pages/Ohios-System-for-Challenging-Property-Values-and-Taxes.aspx The article gives details on how the property valuation process works and the… Read More ›
Riverside Schools….and the district’s wealth factor
We were curious about the State of Ohio payments to the Riverside School District. In the State’s desire to ensure total “equality and adequacy” in public education, they adjust the standard payment per pupil by the “wealth factor” of the… Read More ›
Riverside School College Credit Plus Program
We wrote to the Riverside School official asking for the cost of the College Credit Plus program to Lake County taxpayers. Here is the response. Hi Brian, We are currently in the third year of the College Credit Plus… Read More ›
Article on Ohio School Financing
Thanks to one of our Lobbyists for passing this along to us: http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180227/ohio-among-top-states-in-education-funding-for-districts-with-poor-and-minority-students-study-finds
The Big Lie….we only possess never own our home…
From the book “Sustainable” by Tom DeWeese… “We have been conned into believing we are ‘owning’ property, when, in fact, and by law, we’re only in ‘possession’ of property utilizing it as a renter or tenant would. So long as… Read More ›
News-Herald Article…speaking about schools and real estate taxes…
It is refreshing to hear that the State politicians are finally going to address the issue of using real estate taxes as a means of funding public schools. Here is an interesting article you may not have seen. http://www.news-herald.com/opinion/20180303/school-funding-reform-in-ohio-needed-editorial&template=printart (you… Read More ›