We had been told that there is a new law that allows renewal levies to realize an increase in their property tax revenue based on the State mandated reappraisals of property values. Rather than just accepting that statement as a… Read More ›
Real Estate Taxes
Reply on inside millage tax increases
We did hear from the Lake County Auditor, Mr. Ed Zupancic, in reply to our question on the increases in property taxes due to the current reappraisals. Looks like we will have to wait until later in the year when… Read More ›
DeRolph versus the State of Ohio…..a bit of history and reality for seniors
Our focus on the impact of increasing property taxes on our seniors has led us into learning the history of the DeRolph versus the State of Ohio, where the Ohio Supreme Court found that using property taxes as a funding… Read More ›
SPLC and Lakeland Community College…..
The Southern Poverty Law Center and Lakeland Community College have joined forces to get out the vote. “Register to vote on campus! It’s easy and only takes a couple minutes. Visit our table in the A-Building outside the bookstore this… Read More ›
Inside Millage……back to basics…
We were asked to try to explain “inside millage”, so we thought we would share what we know about this confusing topic. I found several website that address “inside millage” versus “outside millage”, but they all got very complicated. … Read More ›
CAUV…….How does it impact you?
In a seemingly never ending quest to better understand the complex world of property taxes, we went down the ‘rabbit hole’ known as CAUV. Our current State Representative Ron Young, proudly proclaimed that he was able to secure property tax… Read More ›
2018 Sexennial Reappraisal……maybe this is more than you want to know
Since we have been getting a lot of questions from taxpayers regarding the recent notices in the mail from the Lake County Auditor about their increased property valuation, we thought we should reach out to our favorite Auditor – Mr…. Read More ›
Social Security Benefits losing ground to inflation…..and property taxes
For those on social security, if you think that you are not able to “stretch your dollars” as far as before, there is a reason. Thanks to Lobbyist Julie for this article on social security and the loss of its… Read More ›
Lake County Statistics
The Center for Community Solutions produces some very interesting statistics about each county in the State of Ohio. Here are some sobering numbers about Lake County: Lake County Poverty Statistics 2018 (1) Although I have no gift of prophecy, I… Read More ›
Riverside School brochure…..
Riverside School has published their brochure entitled “Quality Profile”. It is a pretty slick marketing brochure by the School Board and school personnel. (copy and paste the link below to a new tab on your brower) https://filecabinet5.eschoolview.com/E5095A79-8FEF-4B49-B2E7-CB76014BAA4B/18Riverside_QP.pdf As always, we… Read More ›
Ohio Property Tax Reappraisals…..what is in store for Lake County?
Thanks to Lobbyist Kim for this addition to our understanding of Ohio’s real estate tax. This letter was written by Michael Young of Columbus, Ohio. Although he gets “into the weeds” for most taxpayers, it is worth reading because it… Read More ›
Who Certifies that Political Sub-Divisions Need a Levy?
How naive I was when I thought someone in our local county government was protecting the financial interests of the Lake County taxpayers with regard to property taxes. I thought for sure that when a levy is placed on the… Read More ›
Tax Levies, HB 920….direct from Tax Equalization Board
I have been asked several questions about tax levies and how House Bill 920 impacts the property taxes. We have had communication with the State of Ohio Tax Equalization Board, and here are their responses to our questions: What are… Read More ›
RSVP and Willoughby-Eastlake Schools – an unnecessary, expensive partnership
We have written many times about RSVP, but in light of the lack of candor displayed by Willoughby-Eastlake Schools in their use of emergency levies, we wanted to tell Lake County taxpayers about this unnecessary expense thrust on Lake County… Read More ›
Continuous Levies…..a masterful deception played on the taxpayers
Political Sub-Divisions Play “Follow the Leader” We, as Lobbyists for Citizens, see a disturbing trend of political deception throughout Lake County. Schools, libraries, and municipalities, seeing success by others in prior elections, are placing levies on the ballot for a… Read More ›
Concord Property Tax Revenue….8,9,10 taxing districts
Have you ever been curious about the total property valuation for real estate taxes, or the property tax revenue for Concord Township? We received from the Lake County Auditor’s office their “Schedule A – Estimate of Property Tax Revenue” for… Read More ›
Westlake….they are driving seniors into poverty and out of their homes
Thanks to Lobbyists Bob Z. for this video from News 5. It confirms what we have been trying to warn everyone about since early last year. If we stay on our current path of increasing property taxes we will price… Read More ›
Big Money Can Avoid Property Taxes….
Thanks to Lobbyists Julie for this post seen in the Plain Dealer By Michelle Jarboe, The Plain Dealer on August 12, 2018 at 6:05 AM, updated August 12, 2018 at 9:44 AM CLEVELAND, Ohio – In April, a Canadian real estate company bought one… Read More ›
Final November Ballot Questions and Issues….words of caution for you
We received the following list of questions and issues from the Lake County Board of Elections that will appear on the November 6, 2018 election. November 6 Election Questions-Issues-Candidates We will work on reviewing each tax levy and will calculate… Read More ›
Morley Library’s Continuing Tax Levy…….Who is Checking What?
Morley Library has placed a renewal levy on the November ballot, but has changed it to a continuing levy. [Read: FOREVER] This means that they no longer need to be accountable to the taxpayers in their five taxing districts –… Read More ›
Lake County Property Tax Rates…….interesting what you find when you look behind the curtain
At the risk of being called “nerdy” on the subject of property taxes, we thought that it might be interesting to see what we can find if we do some additional research on the “inside millage” by taxing district. You… Read More ›
Lake County’s Aging Population…how will increasing property taxes impact seniors?
As a follow up to our recent post trying to explain the principle of “Housing Affordability Threshold” (HAT), we thought we would analyze the statistics to see what in means in terms of the number of seniors being impacted with… Read More ›
Cuyahoga County Real Estate Appraisals…..hope this does not extend to Lake County
Thanks to Lobbyists Arzella for this shocking news about Cuyahoga county real estate appraisals. We have to wonder what will happen in Lake County. Please click on the link below. Some Cuyahoga County homeowners seeing shocking property value increases We will… Read More ›
Housing Affordability Threshold…….let me try to explain one more time
While on a conference telephone conversation last night, the moderator did not think that the “Housing Affordability Threshold” was an important concept to consider when explaining what the increasing real estate taxes are doing to seniors living on fixed incomes,… Read More ›
Continuous Levies…..they are not your friend
With many thanks to our great Lake County Auditor’s office, we have a list of all “continuous” levies in Lake County for you to review. List of Lake County Continuous Levies We are trying to make Lake County taxpayers aware… Read More ›