“Mahoning County Commissioners say they are eager to work with their counterparts to the north to get some relief on property taxes in Columbus.”
Tax Levies
Information on proposed tax levies
Willoughby-Eastlake School Board Mtg…Call for Community Action.
DEMAND that Willoughby-Eastlake Schools end Indoctrination and revert back to Education!
Monday, May 10 at 7:00 PM
Willoughby-Eastlake Board of Education
35353 Curtis Blvd.
Eastlake, Ohio 44095
Crestwood School District Tax Levy
If air conditioning, massive football bleachers that are empty 95% of the year, vast gyms, dozens of buses with all those drivers and mechanics, and heavy prison style bullet proof security doors are all an absolute requirement for a child to have a basic education, then why don’t we have more unemployed, illiterate Amish hanging out on the street corners, all helpless victims of a mean miserly society who was too selfish to throw millions of dollars at their feet for these massive school complexes?
Kenston Tax Levy…no transparency
Kenston School district is on the ballot for new money, but somehow taxpayers can no longer see their report card data.
Transparency is not their strong suit.
Kirtland School Property Tax Levy
Kirtland taxpayers get to decide their fate.
How Do You Pass a School Levy?
It is important for the average citizen to understand what they are up against when they see a school levy on the ballot. Jerry Rampelt is the founder of Support Ohio Schools and has assisted over 300 levy campaigns in… Read More ›
State of Ohio Flexes Their Muscles on School Levies..we call out the deception
(LFC Comments: There are rules and regulations that school boards and administrators must follow when they are trying to convince the voters to vote for their levy. Here is an article that purports to shed some light on the “do’s… Read More ›
Riverside School District…5 year projections…part 2 of 2
(LFC Comments: We wanted to illustrate what is happening to public school finances, and why we believe that they are pricing seniors and those living on fixed incomes out of their homes that they have worked all their lives to… Read More ›
March 17, 2020…are you Taxed Enough Already?
(LFC Comments: We got the following information from the Lake County Board of Election’s website, and had to add our two cents on the issues. Ultimately, the voters must decide, we just hope they have knowledge about the issues rather… Read More ›
Willoughby-Eastlake School Levy…third time a charm?
For those living in the Willoughby-Eastlake School district, you will again get to vote on another property tax levy on the March 17, 2020 ballot. The property tax will commence in 2020 with the collection in 2021. If it does… Read More ›
Health and Social Services…how your property taxes are impacted
The Center for Community Solutions has generated a detailed, comprehensive report on property taxes funding social services. https://www.communitysolutions.com/research/haves-nots-county-property-taxes-provided-2-5-billion-local-health-social-service-funding-unevenly-distributed/?mc_cid=db8237bd2a&mc_eid=8d430e97ba Here is an excerpt from the article that we found informative: “While all 50 states have property taxes, Ohio is unique in… Read More ›
Schools Hiring Pros to Pass Levies…we will expose them
(LFC Comments: The following is a reply we received from a Lorain Lobbyist to the article on Campaigning rules. https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/11/22/w-e-schools-and-campaigning-rules/ It is such a powerful message, we wanted to be sure that everyone saw it.) *********************1776 Dear LFC, Thank you… Read More ›
W-E Schools and Campaigning Rules
We were asked to weigh in on issues dealing with the Willoughby-Eastlake schools and what is permitted under the Ohio Revised Code dealing with campaigning for property tax levies. We would like to pass along what we have learned. Issues… Read More ›
Summit County…people are taxed out
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 ›
Concord Fire Levy…a really spirited debate continues
(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 ›
JUST SAY NO!…applies to all counties
Here is a timely article from the patriots at Auburntownship.org. https://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2019default.html#GEAUGA_COUNTY_SENIOR_CITIZENS_FACING_HIGHER_TAXES_AND_LIVING_COSTS,_JUST_SAY_NO_WHEN_YOU_VOTE_ON_NOVEMBER_5_ GEAUGA COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS FACING HIGHER TAXES AND LIVING COSTS, JUST SAY NO WHEN YOU VOTE ON NOVEMBER 5 Published Saturday, November 2, 2019 For all the information in… Read More ›
Concord Fire Levy…setting the record straight
The Affordable Concord Taxes committee has offered the following rebuttal to those that support the Concord Fire Levy.
Concord Fire Levy…do not be deceived
We retrieved this flyer from the garbage, and thought that we should express our opinion on this extremely well-done flyer. Kudos to Chris G – great emotional plea.. We offer Chris a suggested picture for his next flyer that is… Read More ›
Chardon School Levy…another viewpoint
We are pleased to provide a forum for this Chardon Township resident to present her views on the proposed Chardon school levy. Chardon Schools – Why I am voting NO on Issue 21 The Chardon School bond issue, Issue 21… Read More ›
Willoughby-Eastlake Residents Speak Out
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 ›
Concord Fire Levy…another viewpoint
We received the following article from the Concord Administrator, Mr. Andy Rose. We previously offered a forum to anyone that wanted to write an article supporting the Concord Fire Levy, and we always keep a promise. This is a “copy… Read More ›
Concord Fire Levy…let’s hear from both sides
The Concord Township Fire Levy is creating quite a stir in the community. LFC would like to offer both sides of the issue a forum to present their views. Those that are for the levy can send their article to… Read More ›
Housing Affordability Threshold…the “take-aways”
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 ›
W-E School August Levy Results
Concord Bob reminded us to the Willoughby-Eastlake results of the special August election. Local politicians have told me that this is a “real beating”, and will be tough to overcome at the polls in November, where the same levy is… Read More ›
Kirtland School Levies…
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 ›