Experience has shown us that our Lake County political ‘leaders’ will not stand up publicly and express support for a border wall….. Take a look at this article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/feds-immigration-top-us-crime-one-third-of-all-sentencings LFC will endeavor to find out the same information about Lake… Read More ›
We told you all about the shenanigans going on at the Lake County Visitors Bureau, Inc. in our article Lake County Visitors Bureau…The Good, the Bad, and the VERY “Remarkable” Ugly. True to our word…promises made/promises kept…this article will help… Read More ›
Thanks to a Concord lobbyist for this information on Concord Township budget for 2019 and 2020. Here is the raw data provided by Concord’s County Administrator. TAX BUDGET CONCORD RAW DATA Please note that Concord residents will be paying for… Read More ›
Thanks to the News-Herald for this reminder: “On May 18, the Lake County Department of Utilities is hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its Aquarius Water Treatment Plant, 38265 Aquarius Parkway in Willoughby. The Utilities… Read More ›
Thanks to our Painesville Township lobbyist for this response to his letter to Senator Sherrod Brown regarding illegal immigration and protect American citizens. Please note that the quisling Senator does not mention a need for a border wall, and is… Read More ›
Lobbyists for Citizens exists to ensure that there is honesty and transparency at all levels of government. In an effort to continue our education on how our local Lake County government works, we attempted to attend a budget meeting. between… Read More ›
A big tip of the hat to Diane Jones of Auburntownship.org for this excellent summary of the meeting held last night at the Auburn Career Center hosted by Tom Hach, and his Tax Working Group. https://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2019default.html#LAKE_COUNTY_LIBERTY_COALITION_HOLDS_DISCUSSION_OF_HOUSE_BILL_6_ We can honestly say… Read More ›
LFC’s mission is ensure that honesty and transparency is upheld at all levels of government. We were very glad to see two Ohio lawmakers introduce legislation adding additional protection for whistle-blowers. Here is link to the State of Ohio House… Read More ›
When we attended the Riverside school board meeting last week, and we heard something that piqued our interest. The Chief Financial Officer mentioned that he was having problems with the information received from the Lake County Auditor’s office. They had… Read More ›
This is only a start…..trust us….
we have heard that the early voter turnout has been very light. Please remember to vote tomorrow. There are tax levies on the ballot that you need to consider. Here is an article that we wrote some time ago. https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/02/22/may-2019-ballot-property-tax-issues-so-when-does-it-end/… Read More ›
Well finally, the LCC Brain Trust have put their heads together and uncovered a way to reduce some operating costs. Although, not quite exactly what we were thinking about. Not sure that we can even call this “dabbling around the… Read More ›
We have given you a LOT of background into the affairs of the Lake County Visitors Bureau, Inc. in our article, Lake County Visitors Bureau and the Commissioners…Let’s Make a Deal. As you know from that article, there was a… Read More ›
……….the Commissioners can waste time handing out socks in public, but a fine gesture of a leg lamp donation by LFC for a proposed “Flipper Museum” causes Commissioners to change their agenda schedule…At least Commissioner Hamercheck has a sense of… Read More ›
Wow…..and the hits just keep on coming…..thanks again to our Kirtland lobbyist for this information….this is right down the ‘pike’….. https://www.fox19.com/2019/01/03/pike-county-state-audit-uncovers-k-undocumented-spending-by-convention-bureau-chief/ To the Lake County “movers and shakers” we say: “Can you hear us now?” The “feasance triplets” may… Read More ›
Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this interesting search result of the State Auditor’s website regarding an audit of Pike County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Just a “heads up” to the “movers and shakers” in Lake County…..we are… Read More ›
We are going to file this one under “No good deed goes unpunished”. We uncovered some questionable financial transactions dealing with the Lake County Visitors Bureau’s new website. Rather than going immediately to the State agencies, we decided to give… Read More ›
We at Lobbyists for Citizens believe in applauding when an individual or a group maintains the highest standards of honesty and transparency in dealing with the public. To that end, we would like to compliment the Republican Party leaders, Dale… Read More ›
VERSUS We discovered that State Representative Jamie Callender’s amendment to the State’s Transportation Bill [H.B. 62] did get included during the period of reconciliation between the House of Representative’s version and Senate’s version of the bill. Here is… Read More ›
Event Details Clear The Air Forum: The First Energy Bailout When: May 9, 2019 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Where: Auburn Career Center, 8221 Auburn Road, Concord, OH 44077 House Bill 6 is being sold as an incentive and… Read More ›
We attended the Riverside School Board this evening and it was the perfect meeting to attend. They had their consultants discussing the options of spending taxpayers’ money to renovate versus building a whole new school. Are you ready for some… Read More ›
We attended a Lake County Commissioners’ meeting a while back and heard from the Commissioners that they have NO control over the Port Authority and their actions. Well, while we continue to read and understand the Open Meetings Act 2019,… Read More ›
We were sent a news article dealing with a proposed change in the ballot language regarding local property taxes. Here is the article: News Article on Derek Merrin’s proposed legislation We asked State Representative Derek Merrin (47th District – Toledo Area)… Read More ›
We have received some information about House Bill 6 from a group known as ‘Americans for Prosperity’. We have written about this issue before, but with new information and opinions being shared, we find ourselves less inclined to support this… Read More ›
File this one under “the older I get the less I know”…..while doing research on some interesting Countywide issues we came across the phrase ‘permissive tax’. Since we were unclear exactly what that means, we thought we should find out… Read More ›