Thanks to one of our many Kirtland lobbyists for the latest news about Lakeland Community College: Summer Hours 2019 Subject: Summer Hours 2019 Hello: I realize this e-mail is being sent later than in previous years and I appreciate your patience. As we worked over recent… Read More ›
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Drones R Us…Coming soon to all Lake County fire departments.
Thanks to a Concord Lobbyists for this information. The Lobbyist was worried about the cost and the absolute need for unmanned drones for firefighters. https://www.facebook.com/lcfca43/?__tn__=kCH-R&eid=ARChEsJC_YjHRyp8xgdg3P1u8IBwo3rkTEijiIyctMWwkalMTJC7HOBYAWWB6yCVmrOFm5MgVkr3XLC2&hc_ref=ARREAdj1eJz34DJ0LsWSrWnk6z9mH79svBe3a68dp7hNHo6NF3skxLnc1I_0OoLBhUY&fref=nf (LFC Comments: At first blush this seems like great technology that could save lives. However,… Read More ›
Confirmation on Unaffordable Housing Costs…
We have found another report from the Center for Community Solutions dealing with the pressures placed on seniors and their housing costs. AGING POPULATION Center for Community Solutions Investing in Older Adults: Demographic and Funding Trends in the Western Reserve… Read More ›
Training Manual for Citizenship….1928 version
A patriot sent this information to us. It deals with the U.S. War Department’s training manual in 1928 about training U.S. Citizens on citizenship. Citizenship training in 1928 Although we can point fingers in a lot of directions for our… Read More ›
Vrooman Road Project…and ancient burial grounds
At the last Commissioners’ meeting, we learned from the Lake County Engineer that there was a ancient Indian burial ground in the Vrooman Road area. During the current construction of the Vrooman Road bridge a bone was discovered. What the… Read More ›
Gas Tax Bill….at this rate, we may have to dust of our bikes…
We attended the last Lake County Commissioners’ meeting and received some information from the Lake County Engineer regarding the recently passed Transportation Bill that included the hike in our gasoline taxes. Here is a recap of the history of the… Read More ›
Community Bus Service…competition for Lake Tran?
Community Bus Service – we keep hearing more and more about this private enterprise that relies on government funding and it trying to make in-roads into Lake County. We will be contacting Lake Tran to ask for their opinion on… Read More ›
Community Activist Training
The Foundation for Applied Conservative Leadership is offering another training session for the budding community activist. Here is a message from Debbie Hopper, their Director of Programs. *********************1776 You owe it to the principles you stand for to learn how… Read More ›
Patriots….unite against evil…
I have been asked where I stand on the political spectrum. My response is this: If it is now considered hate speech to express love of country and patriotism is now against the law, then I must plead guilty to… Read More ›
Community Activists….you should attend this one…
We are pleased to announce that community activist Brian Ames and Attorney Warner Mendenhall, specializing in Ohio’s Open Meeting Act, will be speaking at the Auburn Career Center on April 24, 2019 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. (Building across from… Read More ›
RSVP…Music and Memories & $50,000
We have reported on the volunteer program called RSVP several times. They receive funding from the Senior Tax Levy. Here is a summary of their funding for the years 2013 – 2019. Senior levy funds Please note that they have… Read More ›
The Better Flip…The Port Authority’s Perfect Audit Streak May Be Over
As we mentioned in our article, Port Authority…It Appears Budgeting Not Their Strong Suit, we submitted formal complaints to the Ohio Attorney General and the Ohio Ethics Commission. We heard back from the Ohio Ethics Commission, and they suggested that… Read More ›
Bailout for Perry Nuclear Plant…increasing your HAT%
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for this article. https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2019/04/ohio-lawmakers-prepare-bill-that-would-raise-electric-bills-to-rescue-nuclear-plants.html Here is an excerpt from the article: “A draft version of the bill, acquired by Energy News Network’sJohn Funk, would add monthly surcharges of $2.50 for every residential electricity customer, $20 for… Read More ›
Career Fair at LCC….a good thing for the community
We believe in reporting the good with the bad. Here is a worthwhile event for the community sponsored by Lakeland Community College. It is a Business and IT career fair being held on April 10th at the college. Bus IT… Read More ›
LakeTran…..financial statistics..’CliffNote version’
In anticipation of LakeTran asking for additional revenue, be it either a sales tax increase or a property tax increase, we thought we would do a cursory review of their financial statements. LakeTran, as with other political sub-divisions, is a… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College…dorm costs too much
Thanks to one of our many Kirtland lobbyists for a ‘heads up’ on this. Here is a update from the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Lakeland Community College. We have highlighted in red the paragraph dealing with the proposed… Read More ›
Community Activist speaks out….here, here Brian Ames
LFC thanks Brian Ames of Portage County for this well crafted letter to the Ohio Attorney General dealing with the Popular Vote Amendment meant to circumvent the Electoral College. Well done, my friend…. *********************1776 April 3, 2019 Ohio Attorney General… Read More ›
Lake County Port Authority’s New Legal Counsel…good grief, another outsider…
The Gazette Newspaper announced that the Lake County Port Authority has hired a new law firm…..Thrasher, Dinsmore, & Dolan…. Can you guess where they are located? If you said that they had an office in Lake County, you would be… Read More ›
Auditor’s Appointment….more inside baseball
You are probably aware of the appointment of Mr. Chris Galloway to the Auditor’s position. Here is the News-Herald’s article on the Republican event. https://www.news-herald.com/news/lake-county/christopher-galloway-appointed-auditor-by-lake-county-republican-central-committee/article_8a80866a-50ff-11e9-8936-a77ca36e2183.html The News-Herald article did not really tell the full story behind the vote. Under the… Read More ›
Property Taxes by County….RV anyone?…updated 4/7/19
We had a request to get property tax information for each Ohio County. After some research and manipulating of the data, here is what we found: County Rankings Median Property Taxes Lake County made the top ten by coming in… Read More ›
Lake County Visitors Bureau and the Commissioners…Let’s Make a Deal
Let’s “pull back the curtain”….wonder what we will find??? As we told you in our article, Port Authority and Visitors Bureau…Joined by a Coastal Manager and the ORC, there is a particular circumstance that bothers us a bit since we… Read More ›
Taxation…how does Ohio measure up?
Thanks to AuburnTownship.org for this article on State Taxes…..be sure to read the last couple of paragraphs …. *********************1776 Analysis: Ohio has 12th highest tax burden in country • By Tyler Arnold | Watchdog.org • Ohioans have the 12th highest… Read More ›
LFC Rep Appears on Radio Broadcast to Discuss Property Tax Research
On March 28, 2019, Lobbyists for Citizens President, Brian Massie, was interviewed on the Radio Broadcast “Live and Local 4 Lunch,” on WINT (Integrity Radio) on 105.1 FM and 1330 AM on your radio dial! Brian was one of three… Read More ›
AuburnTownship.org…takes no prisoners
Our friends and fellow patriots at the AuburnTownship.org speak out (huge understatement there) against the Republicans…. https://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2019default.html#PORTAGE_COUNTY_COMMON_PLEAS_CASE_2017 CV00380:_THE_FIASCO_SURROUNDING_ATTORNEY_NANCY_SCHUSTER PORTAGE COUNTY COMMON PLEAS CASE 2017-CV00380: THE FIASCO SURROUNDING ATTORNEY NANCY SCHUSTER by Diane Jones Published Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Brian Ames… Read More ›
Taxuration? ….sounds like a medical condition
Thanks to our California Lobbyist for this article on, no doubt, a very painful condition being felt by Californians. Heck, come to think about it, Ohioans have had this malady for quite some time now. Time for another tax revolt?… Read More ›