(LFC Comment: We received an email from our friend in Cleveland Heights, and we thought our response might help everyone understand the calculation of property taxes and better understand the Housing Affordability Threshold concept.) *********************1776 Brian, what is the formula… Read More ›
“Distribution Methodology”…chapter 2 Representatives Cupp and Patterson are still trying to convince lawmakers in Columbus that they have the “magic formula” for equitable funding of State resources to be allocated to the 600+ Ohio school districts. It will basically be… Read More ›
Thanks to a Kirtland lobbyist for this article on school funding in Coventry Township (Summit County). It looks like what we have been preaching is felt in other Ohio counties. Excerpt from the article: “Continuing to rely on property taxes… Read More ›
We heard of a continuing software problem in the Lake County Auditor’s office, and wanted to get some help from the State Auditor’s office. Here is the article we previously posted: https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/09/28/follow-up-with-the-state-auditors-office/ Here is the reply from the Ohio Auditor’s… Read More ›
(LFC Comment: Here is another article regarding the Concord Township proposed fire levy submitted to us by the ‘Affordable Concord Taxes’ group.) Township needs safety with no new taxes Concord Township has placed a tax levy on the November 5… Read More ›
We have been interested in State Representative Derek Merrin’s concerted efforts to help Ohio taxpayers better understand what they are voting for as it relates to the complex world of property taxes. Here is the Cleveland.com article that details Rep…. Read More ›
It seems that the residents of Hunting Valley believe in a revised version of the GOLDEN RULE – He who has the gold, makes the rules! Take a look at this opinion article in Cleveland.com. https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2019/10/the-obscene-conniving-in-hunting-valley-to-get-residents-out-of-paying-public-school-taxes.html?fbclid=IwAR2RkpCzS8rhHA4kar_bRfw-eMxQnhtVQsvw8-K8pSzscLQfm6Zp1Nr67Rw
Some VERY unhappy residents in the Willoughby-Eastlake School district sent LFC this flyer that has been distributed throughout the community. They would like Superintendent Steve Thompson to answer these questions: Has the school board already passed a resolution making the… Read More ›
We expanded our research comparing the residential property tax rates for Northeast Ohio counties to the overall State of Ohio average. Here is the link to our previous article comparing Lake County to the overall State of Ohio average: https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/10/20/state-of-ohio-property-taxes-how-does-lake-county-stack-up/ Kudos… Read More ›
We wanted to illustrate how the Lake County political sub-divisions are relying very heavily on property taxes for their funding. Here is a definition of a political sub-division: “POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS are local governments created by the states to help fulfill their… Read More ›
We have found a piece of legislation proposed by State Senator Kristna Roegner (District 27 – Akron area) dealing with property taxes. SB No 216 proposed bill “To amend sections 319.302 and 5705.211 and to enact sections 323.1510 and 4503.0612… Read More ›
As a follow-up to our last article on the Housing Affordability Threshold, we wanted to see what the future holds for Lake County seniors regarding the possibilities of being priced out of their homes due to increasing property taxes. Here… Read More ›
We have been asked once again to discuss the Housing Affordability Threshold %; how it is calculated, and why is it important to the taxpayers? We started on this journey after discovering the ~40% increase in this writer’s property taxes… Read More ›
We followed-up with the State of Ohio Auditor’s office. We wanted to be sure that the received our first message regarding the current problems in the Lake County Auditor’s office. Here is the email we sent to them: This is… Read More ›
Who is Derek Merrin? Derek Merrin is the state representative for the 47th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district comprises portions of Fulton County and Lucas County. He caught our attention when we… Read More ›
Here are the current Kirtland School District’s levies. You will see that they also have a levy passed in 1976 for 42.95 mills that now has an effective tax rate of 12.110783 for Class 1 (residential/agricultural) property. It appears Superintendent… Read More ›
We had a request for information about the existing Willoughby-Eastlake School District’s property tax levies. Here is the Lake County Auditor’s Schedule A that provides the details. Please note that the school district likes the “emergency” levies because they are… Read More ›
By request, we are providing the property tax schedules comparing 2018 vs 2008 for Concord Township’s taxing districts 8, 9, 10, and in total. You will see that the taxing district revolves around the school district and public library that… Read More ›
We were asked by a Wickliffe lobbyist if we had any information on real estates taxes, specifically for Wickliffe schools. Here is what we have on file for those in taxing district 29. You can find your taxing district on… Read More ›
We asked Mr. Thompson, Willoughby-Eastlake School Superintendent, for the chart that the school Treasurer showed at the last school board meeting. He sent the following chart to us. We, respectfully, disagree. This is not the chart that we remember being… Read More ›
From the Willoughby-Eastlake website we found their 5 year financial forecast… http://fyf.oecn.k12.oh.us/genForecast.asp?IRN=45104&Format=HTML Here are some interesting numbers from the report: Category 2016 … Read More ›
Our last analysis of the Lake County Property Taxes by political sub-division revealed that ~68% of all property taxes (Class 1, Class 2, Class 3) are for schools. We wanted to make everyone aware of a book, given to us… Read More ›
We are pleased to support the efforts of Concord’s ‘Affordable Concord Taxes’ group of dedicated volunteers by spreading the word about their fundraiser. Like any venture it takes money to get the word to the people. We ask that you… Read More ›
We were asked by the Tax Working Group https://taxwg.com for our opinion on property tax levies that are “continuous” rather than for a fixed period of time. The freedoms listed in the U.S. Constitution should be forever, the ability of politicians and… Read More ›
We were given this “fact sheet” about the 2.5 mill five year Painesville City police levy. Painesville City Police Levy Someone in the police department is trying to provide the reasons why voters should pass the levy, and in our… Read More ›