We have been akded to post this article by a Concord resident……. MULTI MILLION DOLLAR LEVY PLANNED FOR TWO NEW CONCORD TWP. FIRE STATIONS Fellow Concord Citizens: While there may be a need for new Fire Stations, they must be… Read More ›
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Concord Trustees….love their continuous levies!
Thanks to all the Concord Township lobbyists that are gearing up for battle against unrestrained spending by the Concord Trustees! $18 MILLION DOLLAR LEVY ON CONCORD BALLOT FOR TWO NEW FIREHOUSES Our Trustees are planning to put a levy on… Read More ›
LCC….seems like they are floundering
Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for the following information provided to everyone by Lakeland Community College’s Dean of Arts and sciences. We have selected the more pertinent information from the email to his education staff, and deleted the… Read More ›
Lake County Commissioners…are they really concerned?
We wrote the following email to the Lake County Commissioners regarding the Lake County Port Authority’s handling of the ‘Better Flip’ project. We will let our readers know when the Commissioners respond to us. ********************1776 Commissioners, Since we have confirmed… Read More ›
Lake County Dog Kennel Financials…hardly a shoestring operation
We were asked to review the financial information of the Lake County Dog and Kennel operation and the Commissioners financial support of the Humane Society. We sent a records request to the Lake County Finance Director and received the information… Read More ›
Follow-Up with Commissioner Hamercheck
We sent this email last week in an effort to resolve a huge discrepancy between what was told to Commissioner John Hamercheck and Lobbyists for Citizens by the Lake County Port Authority’s Executive Director, Mark Rantala, regarding a budget for… Read More ›
Lake County Port Authority and a Commissioner…riding the “feasance” train together…
Just a friendly “heads up” to the Lake County Port Authority Board of Directors and to Commissioner [Blank]……We have read the Ohio Revised Code dealing with Port Authorities and found some very interesting information. It will be interesting to see… Read More ›
S.E.L. in Schools…..they want total control of your children
We are publishing another article from Sarah Fowler, Ohio State Board of Education Representative from District 7. This should make every free thinking American, those believing that the family is sacrosanct in our society, to sit up and take notice. … Read More ›
Community Activism….filing a complaint in court is your right..
On February 19, 2019, the Lake County Visitors Bureau and the Lake County Commissioners held a budget meeting in the 5th floor of the Administration building. Commissioner Jerry Cirino called me out of the meeting before it started and asked… Read More ›
Concord Township’s Proposed Administration Bldg. & Fire Department
Concord Trustees are finalizing plans on a new Administration building and new fire stations. There are plans for two new fire stations, with a possible third in the near future. As we understand it, this is a result of a… Read More ›
LCC….0 for 2 in Candidate Search
Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this recent information about Lakeland Community College’s search for an new Associate Dean. Looks like they are back to square one……makes one wonder why there is such a limited number of qualified… Read More ›
Port Authority…Budget?….we don’t need no ‘stinkin’ budget..
The more we “peel back the onion” on the Port Authority’s ‘Better Flip’ project the more it stinks……I tell ya, we are running out of air freshener dealing with this mess…. We sent a records request for to the Port… Read More ›
Resolution #10…..restricting free speech?
Commissioner [Blank] has not been happy with the way their meetings have been going for the last couple of months. (The leg lamp presentation must have put them over the top). So the commissioners decided to clamp down on the… Read More ›
Better Flop Update…..”it isn’t over yet”
We are sure that Commissioners Young and Cirino, the Lake County Port Authority, and Rich Regovich, Mayor of the City of Willowick, would like the whole sordid affair of the Better Flip to just go away. We would not be… Read More ›
Resolutions…now you see them, now you don’t…
This is one of those situations that makes one go “hmmmmm”….what’s up? While doing our due diligence before the Commissioners’ meeting held on May 23, 2019, we checked the agenda to become familiar with the items to be discussed. Here… Read More ›
Holmes & Watson solve…”The Case of Severe Back Scratching…”
Trigger alert – Based on a couple of messages received, we thought we should issue this fair warning to those without a sense of humor, or easily offended, please do not read this…may cause you to hyperventilate…..we are not responsible… Read More ›
House Bill 6…..confusing, follow the money…
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for this article on State House Bill 6. This is a confusing issue for LFC. What we do know is that the deregulation of the energy business years ago split the generation side of the… Read More ›
Auditor’s Office….for whom does the bell toll?
We have had several sources tell us that all is not well in the Lake County Auditor’s office. The conversion of the new software that we had previously written about has hit more than a few “speed bumps”…..The only question… Read More ›
Lake County Property Taxes….by the numbers…
Thanks to Barb Hogya of the Lake County Auditor’s office for the following information on the estimated property tax revenue in Lake County. Barb is extremely knowledgeable about Lake County property taxes – she deserves a raise….. This covers… Read More ›
Goodwill….is it really a “non-profit”?
Lobbyist Concord Bob asked me to publish this article to get people to think before they donate……We have always known that Goodwill Industries has been a “non-profit” company, but remember “non-profit” is tax status and some “non-profits” are very profitable…….. Read More ›
Concord Fire Department….things are “heating up”
It certainly appears as though Concord residents will be asked to vote on a Fire Department levy in November, 2019. Rather than state the number of mills or the term of the levy at this time, we will wait until… Read More ›
Lakeland CC & Their Adjunct Faculty
Thanks to one of our many Kirtland lobbyists for this latest information about the “haves” and the “have nots” at Lakeland Community College. Have to admit we had to look up what an “adjunct faculty” meant: Per Wikipedia: “In North… Read More ›
How Deep is the Mud?
When we saw this picture it reminded us what is happening in the Country, State and County…..some elected politicians are spotless, some only get their feet slightly muddy, but there are others that are “up to their neck” in the… Read More ›
Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds…
For the record…..I received a 2019 Republican Confirmation Card today. They are trying to build up their war chest to defeat the Democrats, who are trying to “destroy our entire Republican effort to continue Making America Great Again”……I really had… Read More ›