[Update 7/11/20 : After receiving comment from a reader asking why we are supporting BLM, it told us that we were not crystal clear when we originally posted this video. To ensure that there is no misunderstanding, LFC does not… Read More ›
Ohio Counties
BLM of Lake County
(LFC Comments: Thanks to a lobbyist for this information on the Black Lives Matter movement in Lake County. We provide this as a public service announcement, and it should not be construed as agreeing with their demands placed on the… Read More ›
State Rep John Rogers AGAINST COVID-19 TRANSPARENCY and BABIES
We previously wrote about State Representative Diane Grendall’s House Bill 624. https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2020/06/03/state-rep-diane-grendell-and-h-b-624/ (LFC Comments: State Representative Diane Grendell (76th District) has sponsored House Bill 624 requiring that Ohio’s Department of Health be more transparent with the statistics dealing with the… Read More ›
No YMCA Dream House This Year…car raffle only
(LFC Comments: Thanks to our new friends at Willoughby Hills News for this article.) https://willoughbyhills.news/ No YMCA Dream House in 2020, but You Can Still Win a Car Last year the Lake County YMCA raffled off a beautiful Willoughby Hills… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College enrollment update
(LFC Comments: Morris Beverage of Lakeland Community College tells their employees about enrollment at LCC. Summer 2020 enrollment is down 48%, and the fall enrollment is down 41%. The State of Ohio cut their funding by $800,000 for the fiscal… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College…their clock struck 13…
(LFC Comments: We are still wondering when the Lake County Commissioners are going to weigh in on the plight of Lakeland Community College. We can faintly hear the sound of taps being played at the Mooreland Mansion. Our apologies to… Read More ›
Riverside School Officials Speak Out
We have previously written about the State of Ohio’s drastic cuts in public school funding: https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2020/05/10/state-budget-cuts-for-public-schools/ Looking for answers, we sent the following email to Dr. james P. Kalis, Superintendent, and Mr. Gary A. Platko, CFO of the Riverside school… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College…crisis just ahead
(LFC Comments: Thanks to a Kirtland Lobbyist for this email from Morris Beverage to the Lakeland employees. We wonder if the idea of the dorms are now permanently shelved? We wonder how many Vice-Presidents will be furloughed, and will Morris… Read More ›
State Budget Cuts for Ohio Schools
Governor DeWine closes all barber shops, but still gives all taxpayers a “haircut” rather than using the “rainy day” funds. The shut down of businesses has caused a drop in the State’s tax revenues, and has forced Governor DeWine to… Read More ›
Open Letter to Lake County Commissioners
An Open Letter to Lake County Commissioners Dear Commissioners, It is quite clear to many Americans that one lesson that our leaders should learn from the Covid-19 pandemic is that the United States should no longer depend on other countries… Read More ›
P.S.A. from the Lake County Recorder’s Office
Becky Lynch – Lake County Recorder PSA LC Recorder 4-20-20 LAKE COUNTY RECORDER ‘ESSENTIALLY’ BLESSED! DONATES $500 TO LOCAL CHARITY April 20, 2020 Painesville, Ohio; When the Lake County Recorder Office was declared ‘essential’ by the Governor they could not… Read More ›
Corruption in the State of Ohio
(LFC Comments: We received a lead today that started us researching the Attorney General’s and Auditor’s website regarding an on-going investigation for fraud. You may be interested in past convictions.) *********************1776 Convictions Involving Auditor of State Since 2011 All… Read More ›
H.B. 197 Applies to the Open Meeting Act
(LFC Comments: Thanks to the law firm Brickler & Eckler for writing this article giving their opinion on H.B. 197 as it applies to the Open Meetings Act.) (Emphasis in article added by LFC) (Unfortunately, those citizens that do not… Read More ›
P.S.A from the Lake County Recorder’s Office
(LFC Comments: Ms. Becky Lynch, Lake County Recorder, is changing their policy of requiring a deed to be filed in person. LFC thanks Ms. Lynch for helping keeping the citizens of Lake County safe during this pandemic. She is a… Read More ›
H.B. 197…What is it all about?
Ohio House Bill 197 – Impacting our Primary Election Written by Brian Massie On March 31st, we wrote a public service announcement about House Bill 197. We were, and still are, very concerned about voter suppression – either intentional or… Read More ›
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 ›
Callender playing key role in H.B. 197
(LFC Comments: Thanks to a lobbyist for this update. We will be asking our State Representative, Jamie Callender, what was has rational for changing the Primary Election to all paper ballots, and why on April 28th?) *********************1776 State lawmakers have… Read More ›
P.S.A. on the Primary Election…Voter Suppression???
ALERT………ALERT………ALERT Please read this article from the Secretary of State regarding the Primary Election. https://www.ohiosos.gov/media-center/press-releases/2020/2020-03-25/ Excerpts from the article: “Today my friends in the legislature did the right thing by extending deadlines and postponing requirements on everything from taxes to… Read More ›
Sexennial & Triannual…the world of property taxes
We are “getting into the weeds” with this article on property taxes.
Our current property tax law has evolved into a tangled web that is far too complex for the taxpayers and the employees that are paid to implement the property tax laws.
P.S.A. Primary Elections for 2020…absentee ballot only permitted
(LFC Comments: From the Lake County Board of Elections website, we find that if you want to vote in the 2020 primary it must be done by absentee ballot.) ANNOUNCEMENTS Absentee Ballot Application The 2020 Ohio Primary will be conducted… Read More ›
Special Shopping Hours
(LFC Comments: Thanks to Fred Deming of Geauga County for this information on shopping hours at area stores.) Special Shopping Hours
LCC & the Coronavirus
(LFC Comments: We received this message from one of Kirtland lobbyists.) Dear Lakeland Campus Community: As you know, the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Ohio and Lake County continues to increase, and unfortunately it was only a matter of… Read More ›
Sexennial & Triannual…the world of property taxes
In our ongoing efforts to better understand the very complex world of property taxes, we did some research on how the State and the Lake County Auditor’s offices work together to appraise, and assess our residential property values in order… Read More ›
Economic Disaster Area…Business Owners Need to Take Action
(LFC Comments: We received this email from a Lake County business owner. All Lake County business owners need to read this and call Governor DeWine’s office to get them to declare Ohio a economic disaster area. it is hard to… Read More ›
Lake County Cabal…must have a scorecard to know the players
Well look what we have here…good old Gabe Cicconetti, the faux Republican, sends out his flyer telling his fellow “Republicans” who to vote for…Nice of him to develop his own slate card. We wonder if Dale Fellows, Lake County Republican… Read More ›