From the Lake County Board of Election’ website, here are the election results for the Willoughby-Eastlake School special election. Twenty percent (8,928/44,634) of the registered voters have defeated the levy by a very large margin [78.4% – 21.6%]. Anticipating that… Read More ›
For the liberal mind this may be heresy…..enter at you own risk. We have long held the belief that if we destroy the family, babies and morality a society will collapse. You may want to close your eyes and deny… Read More ›
Calling all budding community activists….Now is your chance to provide some input to the Lake County Commissioners. We have been reviewing the requests from the various groups in Lake County that would like a share of the Community Development Block… Read More ›
A special thanks to our new contributor, “Average American”, for this article on the proposed Hispanic Center in Painesville. We will be taking notice of Mr. John Rogers’ conduct regarding this building in Painesville. 265 North State Street Painesville… Read More ›
There appears to be no end in sight for the deluge of property tax levies that will create a “flood” that will ultimately cause some of those living on fixed incomes to lose their homes! Ladies and gentlemen…it is simply… Read More ›
We heard a finely orchestrated sales pitch about the Better Flip project at the Commissioners’ meeting held on Thursday, July 25th. Commissioner Cirino was the conductor with Willowick Mayor Regovich, Scott Yamomoto of the Auditor’s Office, and Mark Rantala, Executive… Read More ›
We listened to the audio of the Commissioners’ meeting dated July 24, 2019 and heard the glib Commissioner Cirino call our newspaper a “moronic blog”. We offer some advice to Commissioner Cirino. Don’t order those new Senate business cards just… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›