Did you know that Laketran has a political action committee (PAC) known as ‘Friends of Laketran’? We received the following campaign finance reports from the ever helpful Lake County Elections Board: 2019 SemiAnn LAKETRAN 2018 SemiAnn LAKETRAN 2018 Ann LAKETRAN… Read More ›
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 ›
Thanks to our Mentor lobbyist for this information: Last Chance! Don’t Miss This! Over 1,800 people have visited the Better Flip demonstration project at 557 East 305th Street in Willowick this Summer. They have one last weekend to tour the home. This Saturday October 12th from 12-3 and Sunday October 13th from… 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 ›
We delivered this letter to the Secretary of State’s office. It deals with an alleged violation of the ‘secret ballot’ issue recently ruled on by the Ohio Supreme Court. 2019-09 Auditor Appointment by Secret Ballot – Ohio SOS From the… Read More ›
We are seeing similarities between Geauga County and Lake County, and they are not very flattering. It seems the officials in both counties believe that the average citizen is “asleep at the switch”, and skirting the law is no big… Read More ›
Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this report regarding Lakeland Community College’s expansions plans to be in-line with their declining enrollment…huh?: A multi million dollar building that will cost the college and taxpayers nothing – is that possible? … Read More ›
From one of our many Kirtland lobbyists, we see that maintenance of the property seems to be taking a back seat to something, or maybe no one is really “minding the store.” Check out the condition of this railing. How… Read More ›
The Center for Community Solutions has some interesting statistics on the “Status of Women” by county. We thought you might like reading this information. Lorain_SOW2019 Portage_SOW2019 Geuaga_SOW2019 Lake_SOW2019 Knox_SOW2019 Here is the link to obtain the report on the other… Read More ›
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 ›
The Lake County Elections Board has relocated from the old County Administration Building to the new Administration Building. The Lake County Election Board Executive Director, Ross McDonald, is inviting the public to stop by on Monday, October 7th from 4:00… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
According to Concord Bob it looks like Governor DeWine will appoint someone to replace the retired Municipal Court Judge Michael Cicconetti . The 68 year old judge has been the Painesville Municipal Court Judge since January, 1994. It had been… Read More ›
Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this current information on Lakeland Community College: Fall enrollment highlighted by increase in College Credit Plus students Fall 2019 enrollment is down 3.4% in headcount and 4.3% in FTE, slightly better than… 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 ›
Some time ago LFC filed a complaint with the State of Ohio Auditor’s office and the Internal Revenue Service because of what we believe is improper financial activity among the Visitors Bureau, the Lake County Commissioners, and the Lake County… 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 ›
Saw this image on the LakeTran Facebook page, and on signs posted in Lake County. We see that they are paying attention to ensure voters know that it is not a property tax on the ballot. As a reminder, if… Read More ›
We received a prompt, and complete reply from Mr. Paul Palagyi, Executive Director of the Lake Metroparks, to our inquiry about their alcohol policy in the parks. Kudos to the Director, the board, and his entire staff for maintaining a… Read More ›