On March 28, 2019, Lobbyists for Citizens President, Brian Massie, was interviewed on the Radio Broadcast “Live and Local 4 Lunch,” on WINT (Integrity Radio) on 105.1 FM and 1330 AM on your radio dial! Brian was one of three… Read More ›
Ohio Counties
Voting Records….a little inside baseball
Have you ever wondered who your elected officials are – all the way from President of the United States to your County Committee person. [Truth be told – if you have problems naming the POTUS, then you need to get… Read More ›
Better Flop…a contractor’s opinion
Thanks to our Lobbyist Contractor for this article on the Better Flop project: “I just keep getting more and more dumbfounded by this better flip project. Especially as someone who has done work in Willowick in the past. If this… Read More ›
Vacancy in Office…who fills the void?
POSITIONS AVAILABLE – NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY We have been asked how vacancies in several elected offices are filled. Here are the Ohio Revised Code sections that deal with an auditor, township trustee, and judge. For those pressed for time here… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College…it’s student housing or bust…
Now what could go wrong here???? Looks like the Lakeland Community College trustees are moving forward on the student housing on campus. If you were wondering what a local community college needs with student housing? —– we were also scratching… Read More ›
Lake Tran…..bringing Cleveland workers to Mentor
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for this article on Lake Tran services…..bringing the workers to their jobs. We would hope that it is more than just the two workers shown in the article. It the ridership is not greater, perhaps… Read More ›
Lake Tran…..financial difficulties – updated 4/3/19
We had a source tell us that Lake Tran is in financial difficulty again, and are thinking about placing another property tax levy on the November ballot. We wanted to be proactive on this issue and have sent the following… Read More ›
Ohio School Funding…..another comparison chart
Here is another look at the impact of the new funding formula changes on Lake County school districts. This only compares the changes from 2019 to 2021. If you want to see a comparison of the annual funding amount since… Read More ›
LCC…active shooter hoax…more debt..
Some scary times at Lakeland Community College…. https://fox8.com/2019/02/28/kirtland-police-active-shooter-threat-at-lakeland-community-college-not-credible/ Wonder what the new security measures will cost? Could be significant if the trustees are contemplating more debt to pay for the measures. Here is the Mr. Beverage’s note to the staff… Read More ›
Recap of Meeting with Senator Eklund…on abortion and gas tax
Thanks to one of our Painesville Township lobbyists for this article memorializing a recent meeting with Ohio Senator John Eklund. LFC believes that it is important that taxpayers know the reasons behind the decisions that our elected representatives make on… Read More ›
The Better Flip…A Timeline…Time for some Answers!
As Lobbyists for Citizens has done a deep dive into The Better Flip Project, we have determined that it might be helpful to us and to our readers for us to put together a bit of a timeline. November 20,… Read More ›
New State Funding Formula….will there ever be enough money spent?
We have taken the time to read the Fair School Funding Plan. Here is a link to all 27 pages of the plan. Fair School Funding Plan (2) Here is an article on the subject: https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/03/more-money-would-go-to-schools-in-fair-funding-plan-just-with-some-surprising-gains-and-freezes.html *********************1776 Here is an… Read More ›
Painesville and Euclid schools….about to be taken over by the State
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim for this information….Painesville and Euclid schools are about to be taken over by the State for poor performance…..As we have said many times, it is not about how much money is thrown at the problem. It… Read More ›
Proposed Legislation….look out Visitors’ Bureau
Well this interesting news. Thanks to the research by our Kirtland lobbyist we found proposed legislation that mandates that all Visitors’ Bureaus are required to follow the Ohio’s Open Meeting laws and must comply with all records request. Proposed legislation… Read More ›
L.C. Prosecutor’s Office….fighting crime is expensive
This is a follow-up to our previous article on the Lake County Crime Lab levy: https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/03/27/crime-lab-levy-was-it-needed/ To get a better understanding of County finances, we attended several of the budget meetings held by the three County Commissioners and the Finance/Budget… Read More ›
New School State Funding Formula…
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyists, we were made aware of the new school funding formula that Representative John Patterson mentioned to us at our meeting a few weeks ago. 3-29-19 Executive Summary – Fair School Funding Plan Here is an… Read More ›
Sex Ed in Ohio Schools….wow, not the 3 R’s…believe me…
WARNING: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS…..WE DO NOT MEAN TO OFFEND ANYONE’S SENSIBILITIES, ONLY TO REPORT THE TRUTH ABOUT AN UNCOMFORTABLE SUBJECT. A special thank-you to Sarah Fowler, our very capable representative to… Read More ›
Proposed Homestead Exemption Changes…don’t run to the bank yet…
Our Kirtland lobbyist found this information on line while researching pending legislation at the State level. Our legislators are suggesting an increase in the annual income eligibility for the homestead exemption. In 2019, for those taxpayers 65 or older, the… Read More ›
Good News at LCC!!!……parking problem solved
Thanks to one of our many Kirtland lobbyists for this recent picture of the Lakeland Community College student parking lot. For years, the administration has lamented about the severe parking problem for students. Problem solved…become irrelevant and the parking problem… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College…looking for trustee
We are sounding the trumpets……looking for another Trustee… We have heard that Commissioner (Blank) is looking to find a replacement for newly appointed Lakeland Community College trustee. Mr. Jason Ziegler has reportedly declined to accept the appointment for “personal… Read More ›
Malchesky to be appointed to Morley Board
It is official, Mr. Paul Malchesky, Concord Township trustee, will be reappointed to a 7 year term as a member of the Morley Library board. See item #09 on the agenda for Thursday. Malchesky draft resolutions_1 LFC did not support… Read More ›
Crime Lab Levy…..was it needed?
Prior to the May, 2018 election, we visited the Crime Lab to see the facility, and to ask why they needed the increase in property taxes the Prosecutor was requesting. Here is the article we wrote after our meeting: https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2018/02/01/crime-lab-4-mill-levy-on-the-may-2018-ballot-necessity-or-luxury/… Read More ›
New School Funding Plan Proposed
Thanks to a Kirtland lobbyist for this cleveland.com article on the proposed revisions to the school funding. We will have to see the final outcome before we can give it a “thumbs up or down”. This is in keeping with… Read More ›
LEBOR….constitutionality questioned
Thanks to our friends at Auburntownship.org for this article on a federal judge putting a hold on the recent legislation that impact Ohio farmers. https://www.auburntownship.org/news/2019default.html#FEDERAL_JUDGE_ISSUES_INJUNCTION_ON_LAKE_ERIE_BILL_OF_RIGHTS We will follow this issue since it will ultimately impact all Lake County residents.
Transit Bill Amendment Dropped…
This is an update to a prior article from the Tribune Chronicle: We found this article that mentions a five-County transportation corridor with Lake County being one of them…..Strange be we have not heard anything about this. We will reach… Read More ›