We asked the Lake County Health District two questions relating to their sources of funding. Here are their replies: I have included answers below in red related to your questions. Why is the Health District’s tax assessment based on the… Read More ›
Ohio Counties
Voter Registration…..we need more voters!
After analyzing the age range of voters in Lake County, we concluded that nothing in Lake County should happen without the voters aged 50 and over wanting it to happen. 67% of voters are 50+ years of age. Here is… Read More ›
Email to John Rogers, State Representative
We will let you know how Mr. Rogers responds. First Name Brian Last Name Massie Address 8196 Rainbow Drive City / State / Zip Concord Township, OH 44077 Phone Number 440.479.7061 Email brian@LobbyistsforCitizens.com Subject Real Estate Taxes Message Would you… Read More ›
Losing the American Dream…One Tax Levy at a Time…
Thank you to all residents that attended our presentation on how increasing property taxes are pricing seniors and those living on fixed incomes out of their homes. We received $20 in donations for the Lake County Council on Aging. (That… Read More ›
Article on Real Estate Tax…is the American Dream dying for seniors?
Thanks to a Kirtland ‘Lobbyist for Citizens’ for making us aware of this article from the Ohio Bar Association that was also published in the News-Herald. https://www.ohiobar.org/ForPublic/Resources/LawYouCanUse/Pages/Ohios-System-for-Challenging-Property-Values-and-Taxes.aspx The article gives details on how the property valuation process works and the… Read More ›
Riverside Schools….and the district’s wealth factor
We were curious about the State of Ohio payments to the Riverside School District. In the State’s desire to ensure total “equality and adequacy” in public education, they adjust the standard payment per pupil by the “wealth factor” of the… Read More ›
Riverside School College Credit Plus Program
We wrote to the Riverside School official asking for the cost of the College Credit Plus program to Lake County taxpayers. Here is the response. Hi Brian, We are currently in the third year of the College Credit Plus… Read More ›
Article on Ohio School Financing
Thanks to one of our Lobbyists for passing this along to us: http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180227/ohio-among-top-states-in-education-funding-for-districts-with-poor-and-minority-students-study-finds
The Big Lie….we only possess never own our home…
From the book “Sustainable” by Tom DeWeese… “We have been conned into believing we are ‘owning’ property, when, in fact, and by law, we’re only in ‘possession’ of property utilizing it as a renter or tenant would. So long as… Read More ›
News-Herald Article…speaking about schools and real estate taxes…
It is refreshing to hear that the State politicians are finally going to address the issue of using real estate taxes as a means of funding public schools. Here is an interesting article you may not have seen. http://www.news-herald.com/opinion/20180303/school-funding-reform-in-ohio-needed-editorial&template=printart (you… Read More ›
Lake County Voters By Municipality
In an effort to determine how we can get make any changes to the problem of increasing real estate taxes, we analyzed our current voting statistics versus the number of Lake County residents. From the statistics provided by the Lake… Read More ›
Meals on Wheels fundraiser
The Lake County Council on Aging provides valuable services to the citizens of Lake County, and we support them whenever we can. http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20180302/lake-county-council-on-aging-to-host-march-for-meals&template=printart
2nd Amendment alive and well in Lake County
Interesting article on concealed carry permits in Lake County and the State of Ohio. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/03/02/guns-ohio-one-20-ohioans-have-concealed-carry-permit-new-report-shows/386636002/
College Credit Plus…..ever heard of it?
A big thanks to one of our Kirtland Lobbyists for the heads-up on a program that costs all Lake County taxpayers. We have not heard of this before. Here is a link to their website: https://www.ohiohighered.org/content/college_credit_plus_info_students_families College Credit Plus 2017-18:… Read More ›
Concord Voters By Age Groups……a lot playing the back nine of life..
We contacted the Lake County Board of Elections and were given a link to their registered voter files. We wanted to determine the age of the Concord voters to see if the issue of real estate taxes would resonate with… Read More ›
Lobbyists for Citizens’ Meeting Scheduled
LOBBYISTS FOR CITIZENS ANNOUNCING MEETING FOR ALL LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14TH, 2018 FROM 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM WHERE: AUBURN CAREER CENTER ROOM 106, 8221 Auburn Road, Concord Township, 44077 (ACROSS THE STREET FROM MAIN SCHOOL) PRESENTER:… Read More ›
Meeting with Health Department…care to join us?
Edited – Date changed We have scheduled a meeting with the Lake County Health Department for Tuesday (3/6) at 10:00 am at their offices on Heisley Road in Mentor. Our goals are: 1. To understand the role of the Health… Read More ›
Need to know interest level in meeting….
I am trying something new to our website…..I would like to know how many people would show up for a meeting on Lake County Property taxes….Please give us feedback on this poll…..Thank you…..I heard from the Concord Community Center and… Read More ›
Want to provide input to Ohio’s Education Plan?
Shaping the Future of Education in Ohio: Review and Respond to Ohio’s Strategic Plan Engage in community conversations to provide input on Ohio’s Draft Strategic Education Plan, which will create a unified system that… Read More ›
Ballot Language….thought you should know the facts
I sent a request for clarification on the ballot language for the two levies (ADAMHS Board and Crime Lab) that are on the May 8th ballot. I stated that the levies are advertised prior to the election as $X per… Read More ›
Article on housing affordability threshold…..it is a real problem..
Thanks to one of our Patriots for a heads up on this article that deals with the looming problem of nationwide housing affordability…. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-17/there-acute-crisis-coming-apartment-developer Here is a paragraph from the article: “Well, despite the so-called recovery and rising incomes (although… Read More ›
Public School Expenditures by State….
We found a website that provided some interesting statistics about public school spending in 2015. http://www.governing.com/gov-data/education-data/state-education-spending-per-pupil-data.html We took their raw base data given and expanded it to see if would could glean more information from the data. For example, they… Read More ›
May 8th Ballot Issues…want to know your annual costs?
As a continued service to Lake County taxpayers, we believe that it is important that taxpayers know what their annual costs will be if ALL of the proposed levies in their taxing districts on the May 8th, 2018 ballot are… Read More ›
Crime Lab & ADAMHS Board Levies….the art of deception
I picked up from the Board of Elections the Crime Lab and ADAMHS Board levy resolutions and the ballot language for each. After reading the ballot language I challenge everyone to determine what each levy will cost them. Here is… Read More ›
Lake County R.E. Taxes …by taxing district & political sub-division ..part 3
In continuing the project comparing real estate taxes billed for 2018 vs 2008, we are reporting the changes for every political sub-division in each taxing district. Madison Township Taxing District #1: Madison Twp TD 1 Madison Village… Read More ›