We take no joy in reporting this. We always try to be kind, tolerant and patient, but we will never be silent. We have been posting at various times about our misgivings with Commissioner Troy’s current conduct as Lake County… Read More ›
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What Happened to $42,618.91?…….join us on our journey to pull back the curtain
For anyone interested in what it takes to “pull back the curtain” on the conduct of our elected officials, join us on our journey to find the answers on who got the $42,618.91 from the ‘Citizens for Troy’ campaign committee … Read More ›
Lakeland Community College Levy….VOTE A RESOUNDING NO!
We were asked for our opinion on the Lakeland Community College proposed levy. For an entity that is supposed operate in the best interests of the community, they have not impressed us with their decision making, nor are the trustees… Read More ›
Lake County Governance Education Fund…….a pesky little detail left
Upon reviewing the Commissioners’ finance reports, we noticed an “anomaly” in Commissioner Troy’s 2012 reporting so we just had to go down that “rabbit hole” to see where it leads us. We have been curious about a Non-Profit created by… Read More ›
Continuous Levies….letter to the N-H editor published
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim for this update. Our letter to the editor of the local News-Herald was published. LETTER TO THE EDITOR – CONTINUOUS LEVIES If you agree with our position, please spread the word to your extended families and… Read More ›
CCAO Candidates Briefing Guide….interesting read about Ohio
We heard Commissioner Troy on a radio program speaking about the County Commissioners Association of Ohio preparing a briefing guide of requests and suggestions for the candidates running for Governor of Ohio. We asked for an electronic copy so that… Read More ›
County Budget Commission….our last line of defense on property taxes?
We discussed the County Budget Commission with the Commissioners at the 10/2/18 meeting. Here is the CCAO Handbook that outlines the duties of the County Budget Commission: CCAO Handbook Chapter 14 Local Property Taxes We sent the following email to… Read More ›
Willoughby Hills Mayor flexes his muscles…..yikes!
Lobbyist Kim has been very active today. Looks like a “revolution” of some sorts is occurring in Willoughby Hills…..What’s next “pitchforks and torches” and “storming the castle”? Let us know if you see lawyers circling above city hall. We hope… Read More ›
County Budget Commission…..so what is their role exactly?
When reviewing the Ohio County Commissioners handbook (ok, I will admit I have no life – Monday night football is in my rear view mirror), I found an interesting description of the role of the County Budget Commission. County Budget… Read More ›
Continuous Property Tax Levies…….what are they?
We are trying to educated our fellow taxpayers on property tax levies that use the phrase “for a continuing period of time”. Here is a ‘letter to the editor’ that we will be submitting to the News-Herald and the Gazette…. Read More ›
Another Commissioner’s Opinion on Troy….we will mark this one down as a “K”
We thank one of our Lobbyists for permission to publish the response received from Commissioner John Hamercheck on the question of Commissioner Troy’s appointment to the Board of Revisions. Here is his response: ********************* Thank you for reaching out to… Read More ›
Commissioner Troy’s Campaign Finance Reports
To complete our research into the Lake County Commissioners’ Campaign Reports, we are giving you the individual reports given to us by the Lake County Board of Election for Commissioner Dan Troy. 2005 Pre Primary Troy … Read More ›
Commissioner Troy and the Board of Revisions…..makes one say “Hmmmm”
Updated: 9/30/18 1:16 pm We were made aware of another issue dealing with Commissioner Dan Troy that interested us enough to spend our time doing some research so that we could inform Lake County taxpayers. Rather than being judgmental, we… Read More ›
Campaign Contributions……our research revealed a lot
Our latest foray into the Lake County politics started when we attended a Commissioners meeting and Commissioner Cirino introduced a resolution prohibiting Commissioners from accepting campaign contributions from employees that are under the direction of the Commissioners. Cirino resolution on… Read More ›
Commissioner Dan Troy’s Folly…..want to see how politics works in Lake County?
Updated 9/27/18 4:40 am…to include legal ruling from the United States Supreme Court case decided on 6/28/96. Thanks to Lobbyists Arzella and John for the heads up on this issue. This is the first of a three part expose on… Read More ›
Property Taxes and the Amish…..we are destroying a culture
We attended a Geauga County Tea Party meeting last week, and discovered some real patriots that were interested in helping the Amish community, although they are not part of the community. Following their Christian principles of being kind, tolerant, patient… Read More ›
Lakeland CC set once again to fleece taxpayers……
Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for this News-Herald article on Lakeland Community College’s desire to once again dip into the pockets of Lake County taxpayers. One could say that this is a “bitter pill to swallow’, but we think of it… Read More ›
November 6 Ballot Issues…….what will they cost us?
Thanks to Lobbyist John M. for getting us the final ballot issues that will appear on the November 6th ballot. November 6th ballot issues final Once again, we wanted to provide a service to Lake County taxpayers by providing the… Read More ›
Property Taxes for Public School Funding….can it ever go away?
If you have been reading our past posts, you know that we are very concerned that if we stay on the path of ever escalating property taxes, we will price seniors and those living on fixed incomes out of their… Read More ›
The Truth on Renewal Levies…..100% accuracy is our goal…
We had been told that there is a new law that allows renewal levies to realize an increase in their property tax revenue based on the State mandated reappraisals of property values. Rather than just accepting that statement as a… Read More ›
Reply on inside millage tax increases
We did hear from the Lake County Auditor, Mr. Ed Zupancic, in reply to our question on the increases in property taxes due to the current reappraisals. Looks like we will have to wait until later in the year when… Read More ›
DeRolph versus the State of Ohio…..a bit of history and reality for seniors
Our focus on the impact of increasing property taxes on our seniors has led us into learning the history of the DeRolph versus the State of Ohio, where the Ohio Supreme Court found that using property taxes as a funding… Read More ›
SPLC and Lakeland Community College…..
The Southern Poverty Law Center and Lakeland Community College have joined forces to get out the vote. “Register to vote on campus! It’s easy and only takes a couple minutes. Visit our table in the A-Building outside the bookstore this… Read More ›
Inside Millage……back to basics…
We were asked to try to explain “inside millage”, so we thought we would share what we know about this confusing topic. I found several website that address “inside millage” versus “outside millage”, but they all got very complicated. … Read More ›
School Funding article……more “food for thought”
Thanks to neighbor Mike for the following link that discusses alternatives to public school funding. https://www.ecs.org/is-it-time-to-stop-funding-schools-with-local-property-taxes/