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 ›
Real Estate Taxes
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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
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 ›
Lake County Voters By Municipality
In an effort to determine how we can get make any changes to the problem of increasing real estate taxes, we analyzed our current voting statistics versus the number of Lake County residents. From the statistics provided by the Lake… Read More ›
College Credit Plus…..ever heard of it?
A big thanks to one of our Kirtland Lobbyists for the heads-up on a program that costs all Lake County taxpayers. We have not heard of this before. Here is a link to their website: https://www.ohiohighered.org/content/college_credit_plus_info_students_families College Credit Plus 2017-18:… Read More ›
Concord Voters By Age Groups……a lot playing the back nine of life..
We contacted the Lake County Board of Elections and were given a link to their registered voter files. We wanted to determine the age of the Concord voters to see if the issue of real estate taxes would resonate with… Read More ›
Need to know interest level in meeting….
I am trying something new to our website…..I would like to know how many people would show up for a meeting on Lake County Property taxes….Please give us feedback on this poll…..Thank you…..I heard from the Concord Community Center and… Read More ›
Ballot Language….thought you should know the facts
I sent a request for clarification on the ballot language for the two levies (ADAMHS Board and Crime Lab) that are on the May 8th ballot. I stated that the levies are advertised prior to the election as $X per… Read More ›
Public School Expenditures by State….
We found a website that provided some interesting statistics about public school spending in 2015. http://www.governing.com/gov-data/education-data/state-education-spending-per-pupil-data.html We took their raw base data given and expanded it to see if would could glean more information from the data. For example, they… Read More ›
May 8th Ballot Issues…want to know your annual costs?
As a continued service to Lake County taxpayers, we believe that it is important that taxpayers know what their annual costs will be if ALL of the proposed levies in their taxing districts on the May 8th, 2018 ballot are… Read More ›
Lake County R.E. Taxes …by taxing district & political sub-division ..part 3
In continuing the project comparing real estate taxes billed for 2018 vs 2008, we are reporting the changes for every political sub-division in each taxing district. Madison Township Taxing District #1: Madison Twp TD 1 Madison Village… Read More ›
Lake County School Funding….part 2
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 .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 ›