Thanks to another Lake County lobbyist for this information about the News-Herald article. Lakeland Community College on the move again. New structure will alleviate traffic, create safer pedestrian access, CEO says https://www.news-herald.com/news/lake-county/laketran-to-build-transit-center-on-lakeland-community-college-campus/article_3190e468-3602-11e9-8f6e-ebf59873ba33.html
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LCC’s 1993 Strategic Plan….seems like the ship is listing to one side…
We found on-line this Lakeland Community College Strategic Plan for the years 1993 – 1997. It is interesting that this is 26 years ago, but look who is on the Board of Trustees. Strategic Plan He who shall not be… Read More ›
Proposed Property Tax Law Changes….now we are talking
Thanks to our patriot friend named George for the heads up on this Oho legislator’s proposed changes in the property tax law. https://www.cleveland.com/open/2019/02/state-lawmaker-seeks-to-change-ballot-language-for-property-tax-hike-requests.html We will be reaching out to Representative Merrin to see how we can help him to get… Read More ›
Lakeland CC – Spring Enrollment results
Thanks to our Lakeland lobbyists for this information: 2019 SP.LakelandCensusHighlights They were kind enough to present some evaluation of the data for us to consider: o Age: The average age is 25, but median age is 21. The youngest student I ever… Read More ›
Thinking of Ditching the Party Label?…here is how it is done
Thanks to Ross McDonald, the very capable Director of the Lake County Board of Elections, for answering our question on how a voter can change their party affiliation. *********************1776 Party affiliation is gained by requesting the desired party’s ballot at… Read More ›
May 2019 Ballot Property Tax Issues…so when does it end?
Ask yourself if you or your family members are experiencing the heartache of being priced out of the home that they have worked all their lives to achieve? Here are the property tax levies that will be on the May… Read More ›
Port Authority…..requesting travel expenses
We wanted all Lake County residents to be aware that LFC is working for you to make sure that our governmental entities and “non-profits” are spending your money wisely. Regardless what a particular Commissioner believes (no names mentioned because his… Read More ›
Ohio Open Meetings Act…..public has the right to know
Did you know that Ohio has laws regarding meetings that our public officials must follow. Here is the section of the Ohio Sunshine Laws dealing with Open Meetings. Ohio Open Meetings Act Here is the entire Ohio Sunshine Law Manual:… Read More ›
Texas Experiencing Run-a-Way Property Taxes….
Thanks to our Geauga patriot, Tom Niewulis, and the ‘Tax Working Group’ for this revealing article about the escalating property taxes in the State of Texas. https://www.texaspolicy.com/anyone-believe-local-property-taxes-in-texas-should-rise-faster/?utm_source=Master+List+%28No+Press%29&utm_campaign=7dab7d5cca-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_15_05_57_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_abf7fb8be4-7dab7d5cca-230102141&mc_cid=7dab7d5cca&mc_eid=f474314eab Here is a sentence that sounds eerily similar to the statement made by… Read More ›
Lake County Water Rates increasing
plus Water rates increase approved by all three Lake County Commissioners at the last meeting. An ~5% percent increase on quarterly bills will begin in three months. This covers both the water supply and the wastewater treatment…. Read More ›
Social, Emotional, Learning…..read “indoctrination”
We are ringing the alarm bells as loud as we can…….Everyone needs to understand what is planned for Ohio schools, and the massive overreach and intrusion into the family’s duty and role in raising THEIR children. Here are a couple… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College….changing board members
Looks like there are going to be changes at the Lakeland Community College board of trustees. We found the following resolutions on the Commissioners’ agenda for tomorrow’s meeting. (2/14/19) Current Board Member Roger Sustar is going to be replaced by… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College…what’s going on in the Hive?…not much it seems
One of our many Lakeland Community College sources provides us with information on the daily life at the school………Here is a recent update – dripping with sarcasm. ………thanks LC…. “The busy halls of Lakeland. It’s easy to see why an… Read More ›
Voter Information By Age & Party & Precinct…Final
With the upcoming May elections, we thought it might be worthwhile to update the information on voter records published by the Lake County Board of Elections. We were told that the voter roles have recently been purged by… Read More ›
Juvenile Court……very sad state of affairs
We had the chance to attend the budget hearing for the Lake County juvenile court. We heard Judge Karen Lawson briefly describe the trials and tribulations experienced in Juvenile Court. https://juvenile.lakecountyohio.gov/bio.html When juveniles are locked up the taxpayers must provide… Read More ›
Lake County Board Appointments….drain the swamp…updated 2/11/19
We sent the following email to the Commissioners asking for more information about Lake County board appointments. We are concerned about seeing the same names on different boards, thereby giving us the impression that we have a “swamp” of well… Read More ›
Congressman Dave Joyce…..can someone help him find his spine?
We are publishing a link to an article from our friends at Auburntownship.org regarding our Congressional Representative Dave Joyce. https://www.auburntownship.org/Editor/2019default.html#ITS_TIME_TO_UNLOAD_DAVE_JOYCE IT’S TIME TO UNLOAD DAVE JOYCE Published Thursday, February 7, 2019 “Do Nothing Dave Joyce” finally wants to do something. He… Read More ›
Pension Liabilities….murky bookkeeping at best
Whenever we review the financial statements of the various political sub-divisions there is one item that we conclude is a product of what we refer to as “murky” bookkeeping. One definition of “murky”– “not fully explained or understood, especially with… Read More ›
Vaccinations…..two sides of the story
A Lake County lobbyist has asked us to publish the following links to a story regarding vaccinations. From the Toledo Blade……”the sky is falling”…what are we to believe?? https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2015/02/22/Lucas-County-vaccine-rates-lowest-in-state.html *********************1776 From the website “Vaccine Impact”…… According to CDC Stats Measles… Read More ›
Sex Ed in Ohio classrooms….more than the “birds and the bees”
Join State Board of Education Member Sarah Fowler for an Informational Meeting on: COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL EDUCATION IN OHIO’S CLASSROOMS THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM MEETING FROM 6:30 – 8:30 PM AUSTINBURG TOWNHALL 2794 STATE ROUTE 307,… Read More ›
Better Flip…..”gird your loins, they are coming back for more”
THE BETTER FLOP – A MODEL FOR THE COUNTY…ARE YOU SERIOUS???? We could not help but notice the obvious coordinated effort, by the News Herald and officials of our local government, to rally the troops behind the unmitigated disaster that… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College….layoffs planned
Good grief, just when we thought things could not get any worse at LCC, we get word of layoffs due to declining enrollment. Look at who gets their pink slip…….not the “big hitters” Here is the… Read More ›
Responses from Elected Officials on our Resolution
We will post the responses that we get from all of the individuals that received our email asking for their support of our proposed resolution addressing the “supply” side of the drug problem impacting all of the residents of Lake… Read More ›
Prosecutors Office…..staffing and money issues
We attended the budget meeting between the Lake County Prosecutor’s office and the Commissioners. We heard the same issues with their office that we heard from the Probation department. Their problems: 1. Their starting salaries are far too low, and,… Read More ›
Resolution to Stop the Drug Supply….if you have better ideas let us know
We sent the following email to all Lake County elected officials and a few of the non-profits dealing with drug treatment. We will continue to send this to any and all Lake County leaders. To all Community Leaders: My name… Read More ›