Here is an opinion expressed in the News-Herald about Seniors and property tax levies. Voting no on W-E Schools levy: I have never had children in the Willoughby-Eastlake School system, but have always gone out on voting day and supported… Read More ›
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Bailout Energy Bill Passes….Ohio Taxpayers Get “Shocked and Shorted”
Another hard-hitting, “tell it like it is” article from our friend Diane Jones at Auburntownship.org. She opines on House Bill 6, the bailout bill for the energy companies, and let our elected officials know what she thinks about their continual… Read More ›
Restaurant Inspections….You Need to Know
Thanks to a Concord lobbyist for this article about Lake County restaurants’ health inspection violations. https://expo.cleveland.com/news/g66l-2019/07/7973fd16577171/25-lake-county-restaurants-with-the-most-food-inspection-violations-in-20182019.html Restaurants are permitted to place warning signs on their doors stating “no shirts, no shoes, no service”, or your 2nd amendment rights are not… Read More ›
Mentor School $ Surplus…but they have to have more.
Just received this email from a Mentor Lobbyist. Looks like there are unhappy parents and taxpayers all over Lake County. *********************1776 Brian, Here are some of my quick thoughts on Mentor Schools and their use of our tax dollars. You… Read More ›
Concord S.O.S……..”Save Our Seniors”
We would be remiss if we did not discuss, once again, the Concord Township 28 year, .83 mill bond levy to be on the November, 2019 ballot for a new fire station. The lack of fiscal responsibility by the Concord… Read More ›
Property Valuations…Who does it in Lake County?
A citizen in the Willoughby-Eastlake school district asked us if there is any truth to the allegation that the W-E school district has their own real estate appraisers and continual look through the property tax roles to ensure that property… Read More ›
Concord Trustees….taxing seniors out of their homes
It is this writer’s opinion that the Concord Trustees should build one fire station at a time to prove to the taxpayers that they can build something on time and within budget. In addition, we do not believe that there… Read More ›
Voter Statistics for Concord Township…getting into the weeds
We have been asked to try to determine number of Concord Township residents by taxing district. In checking with the Auditor’s office and Board of Elections, the closest we can come to fulfilling that request is to look at the… Read More ›
Concord Fire Station Levy….fact checking
Concord Trustee Paul Malchesky mentioned at the meeting on 7/17 that the Morley library bond levy is set to expire, so Concord’s proposed .83 mills for the two new fire stations would be offset by the Morley library levy expiring. … Read More ›
Lake County Humane Society….
We had a request from the community to look into the affairs of the Lake County Humane Society, so we did a bit of investigating and sent this email to their representative. Hello Ms. Osborne: We are reviewing the financial… Read More ›
Administration Costs for Colleges…
One of our readers asked us if we have any knowledge about the administrative costs for Lakeland Community College? It prompted us to research our archives for any information provided by the college. Executive Compensation LCC By the way, the… Read More ›
Concord Township may have “jumped the shark”
We attended the Concord Township Trustee meeting tonight. We expected to hear that the Trustees had done their due diligence and had a magic answer to the vexing problem of how to pay for needed fire stations without having Concord… Read More ›
Super Steve on the Radio…let your voices be heard…
Thanks to one of our Lake County Lobbyists for a “heads up” on a radio program that is sure to be of interest for Lake County residents in the Willoughby-Eastlake school district. Hello, Superintendent Steve Thompson will be on radio… Read More ›
Hear ye, Hear Ye – Recall Petitions Anyone?…
We will file this article under “The older I get, the less I know.”… We seem to have an insatiable appetite for knowledge about how our government, for the people, by the people, really works. To that end, we sent… Read More ›
LCC….from a reader’s perspective
Here is an opinion piece by one of our readers….. *********************1776 I just read your latest post – bull’s eye ! https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/07/14/lcc-coming-apart-at-the-seams/ The part time faculty issue is a national scandal, and Lakeland is one of the very worst offenders…. Read More ›
LCC…..coming apart at the seams?
Our Kirtland lobbyists continue to keep us informed about what is happening at the local college. From these pictures, it would seem that Mr. Beverage and crew need to ensure that they keep up with the maintenance. Would… Read More ›
Willoughby-Eastlake Schools…looks like an uprising taking place
A response to our article on the Willoughby-Eastlake special school levy deserves its own article…….We love the “Power to the People” slogan… Note to Mr. Steve Thompson, Superintendent and his board – looks like citizens are not too happy with… Read More ›
Lake County Assessed Property Valuations…
Trying to understand the very complex issue of property taxes is how LFC got started. We will continue to try to educate ourselves, and those citizens that are interested, why our property taxes continue to escalate at an alarming rate. … Read More ›
Voting By Mail….here is how you can do it
A citizen asked us about voting by mail. We contacted Ross McDonald, Lake County’s very talented Elections Board Director, and he provided us with the following response. Indeed, citizens may vote by mail at any election we conduct, including the… Read More ›
Losing the American Dream…One Tax Levy at a Time
We have been asked to recycle this article that was published in the News-Herald. We are even more convinced that we are correct in our assessment of the run-a-way property taxes. People are unwittingly evicting themselves out of their homes…. Read More ›
Continuous Levies….read “FOREVER”
My oh my, our politicians love to sneak the “continuous levies” by the voters. A little sleight of hand trick, hoping that the un-knowledgeable voter will not see the deception. A particular Concord Trustee apparently is very fond of them… Read More ›
LCC Enrollment Down….Naturally, need to increase tuition
Well that did not take long. We just posted an article about the declining enrollment at Lakeland Community College, and then we get an announcement that they are raising their tuition!!!! Tuition Increase for FY20 & FY21 “Subject to any… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College enrollment…falling fast..
Thanks to one of our many Kirtland lobbyists for this current information regarding enrollment at Lakeland Community College….. Enrollment 7.2.2019 and from their Dean of Arts and Sciences we have this email….. Hello, Arts and Sciences, Happy Independence Day (belated)! … Read More ›
Better Flip…foundation and sewer problems
In the News-Herald article, the Lake County Port Authority’s Executive Director, Mark Rantala, stated that the Better Flip project costs exceeded the expectations because of some bad foundation work. So how bad was it? We submitted a records request and… Read More ›
Lake County Port Authority Takes “Lack of Candor” to New Level
We read the article posted below, written by Chad Felton of the News-Herald, regarding the ‘Better Flip’ project. While we admire Chad’s writing style, this is more of a “puff piece” than hard core investigative reporting. We have previously offered… Read More ›