We received this information from the Board of Elections. It demonstrates that the State is controlling, or at least, trying to control the county commissioners. What we have learned is that the State of Ohio creates the laws in the… Read More ›
Ohio Counties
Board of Election answers….when is choice just an illusion?
We received a telephone call, from an affable Dale Fellows, addressing our previous post about the Board of Elections. He is the current leader of the Lake County Republican Party and one of four appointees to the Board of Elections. … Read More ›
Lake County Investment Portfolio
We have been asked to get the details of Lake County’s investment portfolio. For those that like to read this type of data, we are only too happy to provide it for you. Lake County Investment Portfolio – Details 10-31-18… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College…..the land of the double dippers….
Thanks to our Kirtland Lobbyists for this article on Lakeland Community College and their “double dippers”. It is interesting to note that the other community colleges did not entertain the idea of double dipping. Questions: Did they do this for… Read More ›
Possible Reduction in Taxes……. reduce gov’t spending?….
At a recent Commissioners’ meeting, Commissioner Troy took a “verbal swipe” at incoming Commissioner Ron Young and existing Commissioner Jerry Cirino. Troy was incensed that Young, supported by Cirino, hammered Troy for supporting the large sales tax increase in 2012. … Read More ›
November 6th Elections Results
We thought that we would review the results of the recent November 6th elections as it pertained to the property and income tax issues. Quite frankly, looking at the results we can see we did not fare too well in… Read More ›
Community Colleges….some comparisons
Thanks to our Kirtland Lobbyist for this comparative information about CuyahogaCommunity College, Lorain Community College, and Lakeland Community College. We are trying to obtain the salary information for Lorain’s President. Cuyahoga Community College extends President Alex Johnson’s contract Updated Jun 23,… Read More ›
Lakeland CC….starting student housing?
We received this tip from a Lake County source.. “Lakeland is now prepared to start on student housing on campus. They say it will allow students to finish and get a degree. That’s all they are interested in is degrees,… Read More ›
Lake County Health Insurance Statistics
At a recent Commissioners’ meeting we heard them talking about the health insurance costs for the Lake County government employees. We contacted the Finance Director and asked for numbers to tell us what the taxpayers are paying for health insurance… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College Pay and Benefits…..you decide
We were interested in the compensation packages of the Lakeland Community College’s executive staff, so we filed a records request. We applaud Mr. Michael Fisher, General Counsel, for his prompt response and the honesty and transparency he displayed with the… Read More ›
Morley Library….hope they change their attitude
A Lake County taxpayer sent the following documents to us, and asked us to post it to our website. The taxpayer took the time to write to Morley Library, and was very disappointed in the Executive Director’s seemingly cavalier attitude… Read More ›
Commissioners’ Meeting recap….Troy takes a swipe at Young
We attended the Lake County Commissioners’ meeting today. It was rather uneventful until Commissioner Troy interjected a swipe at incoming Commissioner Ron Young. Since a big issue was made during the campaign that Troy was responsible for the largest sales… Read More ›
Morley Library Campaign Finance Report
Here is the 2018 Pre-General Campaign Finance Report for Morley Library. They obviously spent their money after the deadline for this report. We will get the Post General Report when it is available. 2018 PreGen MORLEY LIB
Lakeland Community College….campaign finance reports
We received the following Lakeland Community College’s 2018 “pre-general” Campaign Finance Reports. 2018 PreGen LAKELANDCC They spent $216,387.00 so far on their failed attempt……. “es mucho dinero mis amigos”….it’s a lot of money my friends… We will ask for prior… Read More ›
Lakeland CC – a disgruntled customer speaks out
We received this email from a Lake County resident, and we asked for permission to publish it without a name attached….. Hi Brian, I enjoyed this article and wanted to give you my two cents on it. Yesterday at the… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College……absolutely clueless why they lost
Here is a video that we obtained of Lakeland Community College President Morris Beverage’s Town Hall meeting with their employees. In the video, Mr. Beverage tries to justify why their levy did not pass. He made comments that 20,000 more… Read More ›
Cities for Fair Levies and Taxes…campaign finance report
In keeping with our policy of total honesty and transparency on all local issues, we are informing Lake County residents that we had to create a ballot committee to fight the Morley Library continuous levy. We went to the Lake… Read More ›
Another Voice Demanding Change to School Funding
Thanks to our Lobbyist Bob for providing us with a copy of his letter to the Ohio Department of Taxation. It is our intention to contact our State officials after the November 6th elections. ******************** October 19, 2018 TO WHOM… Read More ›
PSA for Women’s Safe & Forbes House….fighting domestic abuse
We would like to make everyone aware of the services of WomenSafe Inc…. October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month https://t.e2ma.net/message/8v65hb/4468dv We would also like to give a “shout out” to the Lake County’s Forbes House: https://forbeshouse.org/ Let’s support… Read More ›
Rider’s Inn Affair…….Troy responds to question
Commissioner Dan Troy responded to a question asked by a Lobbyist member in the audience regarding holding a meeting where campaign signage is displayed. Please note Troy’s sarcasm regarding recall petitions for Commissioner Cirino. The first commissioner to speak is… Read More ›
Morley Library….vote No on continuous levies
Take a look at our Facebook ad telling everyone to vote No on the Morley Library continuous levy. https://www.facebook.com/no2morleytax A website was created: https://www.nomorleytaxes.com/
School Levies….citizens speaking out
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim for sending us these articles from the News-Herald…..Taxpayers are not very happy with the ever increasing property taxes.
Updated 10/20 -A Clue to the Missing $42,618.91?……Dan and Kip can you hear us now?
Updated: 10/20/18 10:03 am We are still waiting to hear from Dan Troy or Kip Molenaar about the $42,618.91 in campaign contributions distributed to the Lake County Governance Education Fund. We hope that their records were not filed in this… Read More ›
Darya Klammer Donations Received….from lawyers, really – is that permitted?
Update: 10/14/18 10:00 pm Thanks to our Lobbyist for getting information on donations received by Darya Klammer. It really is a tragedy when citizens cannot go to an event without being called names. We thought diversity and being inclusive are… Read More ›
Gazette Article on Continuing Levies
Thanks to Lobbyist John on this article printed in the Gazette. Gazzette 10.12.18 Continuing Levies Lot’s of discussion on continuing levies……..