We have been working on calculating the average spend per student for each school district in Lake County. We must say that there are some very startling numbers….. Here is the average $ spent per student for CY 2018 vs… Read More ›
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Comparing 2018 vs 2008 L.C. Real Estate Taxes…part one
We have completed a comprehensive study of Lake County Real Estate taxes. We asked the Auditor’s office for and received the real estate taxes billed for the calendar years 2008 versus 2018 by political sub-division and taxing districts. We wish… Read More ›
Meeting Ron Young…what I learned
Heard Ron Young speak last night at a meeting. My take-a-ways: 1. States trying to use Constitutional process of “Nullification” is viewed as part of the past, and no longer useful. It is part of the rebellion. 2. The State… Read More ›
Lake County Auditor to do property reappraisals in 2018….Will impact 2019 tax bill
We sent an email to the Auditor’s office asking when the required property appraisals will be done and when will the taxpayers see the impact on their property tax bill. Here is their response: Per the Auditor’s office: “Thank you… Read More ›
A ‘Silver Tsunami’….looks like someone else sees the problem..
Thanks to Lobbyist 8192 for the heads up on the Cleveland Plain Dealer articles on the problems of housing for seniors….one answer is “tiny houses”… http://www.cleveland.com/living-on/2018/02/older_people_want_better_optio.html#incart_river_home http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/02/living_on_silver_tsunami_comin_1.html Here is a link to a website that deals with social issues: Tiny… Read More ›
Open Invite to Tour the Crime Lab
Here is the response that Lobbyists for Citizens received from the Director of the Opioid Lab at the Lake County Crime Laboratory. It is well worth the trip to see how they interact with the law enforcement in Lake County…. Read More ›
Super Bowl Ad Highlights Seniors’ Problem..a little too close to home
Had to post this Super Bowl ad because it highlights what we are saying. Seniors need to work to pay their property taxes!!!!! Over 1/3 of Americans have no retirement savings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ILxrRlf3KY How does this relate to Lake County Seniors?….Here… Read More ›
Crime Lab Video
Crime Lab recognized for outstanding forensic work…..congratulations to them.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tsAu_tbur4
Crime Lab .4 mill levy on the May 2018 ballot…necessity or luxury?
We, as “Lobbyists for Citizens”, are very concerned about the ever escalating real estate taxes in Lake County. The Lake County Commissioners have approved a request by the Lake County Crime Lab for a .4 mill levy to be placed… Read More ›
Seniors in Lake County…..it is a growing club…
The Center for Community Solutions, a local think tank, celebrated their 100 year anniversary in 2013 serving Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Here are some excerpts from their website….http://www.communitysolutions.com/history What We Do Applied demographic and socioeconomic research at Community Solutions seeks… Read More ›
Kirtland Schools have hit the wall…News Flash…so have taxpayers
Wow, looks like Kirtland taxpayers have some decisions to make in May. Their school board has agreed, unanimously I may add, to place a whopping 5.9 mill operating levy on the May ballot. Please remember that a 1 mill levy… Read More ›
Lake County proposed changes…
We have been hearing that Lake County is having a quiet prosperity…here is a link to a Plain Dealer article talking about changes on the horizon… http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/01/laketran_aims_to_aid_mentor_in.html#incart_m-rpt-1
Real Estate Tax Bill Received Today…you better be sitting when you open it..
Just saw our real estate tax bill for the first half of 2017…..increase of $874.77 (8.834%) for the year. Well if this does not reinforce what we have been saying about pricing seniors and others living on fixed incomes… Read More ›
What was I thinking ?…Catholic Charities do not donate to anything…One way street?
We had previously written about an injustice to Lake County taxpayers, regarding the Land Bank donating to the Catholic Church in Willowick. We wrote a letter to Catholic Charities asking them to step up and correct this injustice by donating… Read More ›
Commissioners’ Meeting 1/16/18
Resolution to appoint Walter R. Siegel to the Port Authority. This opening on the Board was due to Rita McMahon leaving the position. A gentleman in the audience asked that the commissioners consider a female for the 9 person board… Read More ›
Some interesting stats on Lake County Schools….
We have started to analyze the State of Ohio School District Profile Report (also known as the Cupp Report) for FY 2016 to see if the numbers tell us anything. Once the data is inserted in the Excel spreadsheets it… Read More ›
Ever Heard of DeRolph v. State of Ohio? How to achieve equality in education?
With a belated thank you to a Heritage Club meeting attendee for mentioning the State of Ohio Supreme Court ruling that school funding with real estate taxes is unconstitutional, I started to do some research on this subject. In 1991… Read More ›
Lowering your real estate taxes….it can be very “taxing”
For any Lake County resident that wishes to try to lower their real estate taxes, there is a brief window of opportunity. Residents must file between January 1st through March 31st of each year. So now is the time to… Read More ›
Riverside Schools….you rolled the dice and it came up “snake eyes”…
I had a meeting tonight to discuss the ongoing problem of the Riverside School district. Here is some information that I was told. In December 2016, a Bond Levy was passed to build two new schools. One behind the current… Read More ›
Stormwater Assessment Fee….Call it a “driveway tax” not “special assessment”
Updated 1/11/18 While reviewing the Lake County website on another matter, I noticed this tax that I knew nothing about. http://www.lakecountyohio.gov/smd/StormwaterAssessmentFee.aspx It appears that the Federal Government’s EPA issued an unfunded mandate to control local pollution. So our county government,… Read More ›
Riverside School District Taxpayers….hold on to your wallet, they are at it again..
After asking some questions on the status of the proposed new Riverside school in Concord Township, a source told me this: “The School District has, or will shortly, post information on the expected additional taxpayer costs, if the Madison Ave. and… Read More ›
Lake County Financing District….update…update
We sent an email to the Riverside School officials and inquired how the funds received from the Lake County Financing District were spent, and what impact will the Perry Plant devaluation have on the schools in the district. Here is… Read More ›
Lake County Financing District…what is it???
When I was looking at my real estate tax bill I noticed I was paying $182.24 every six months to some political sub-division called “Other”. No longer willing to just accept “other” as an acceptable answer, I started to do… Read More ›
Lake County Schools….by the numbers…
We found a useful comparative worksheet that allows us to compare Lake County schools versus the rest of the State of Ohio. The information is published annual in the Cupp Report. Here is the 2016 report. We have added in… Read More ›
Can you afford to live in your home?
As we continue to “go down the rabbit hole” of real estate taxes, we thought it may be helpful to define “Housing Affordability”. The Northeast Ohio Regional Impact and Outcomes group measures “housing affordability” as 30% of a household’s annual… Read More ›