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• Ohio Property Tax Reappraisals…..what is in store for Lake County?

  By Contributing Writer on August 26, 2018 • ( 12 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Kim for this addition to our understanding of Ohio’s real estate tax.  This letter was written by  Michael Young of Columbus, Ohio.  Although he gets “into the weeds” for most taxpayers, it is worth reading because it… Read More ›

• Illegal Aliens…..so what is the score?

  By Contributing Writer on August 22, 2018 • ( 64 )

  The issue of illegal aliens in Lake County has been a very interesting and perplexing one for me to understand.  I always thought that we are a nation of laws, and that everyone, including our elected officials are supposed to… Read More ›

• Who Certifies that Political Sub-Divisions Need a Levy?

  By Contributing Writer on August 21, 2018 • ( 43 )

  How naive I was when I thought someone in our local county government was protecting the financial interests of the Lake County taxpayers with regard to property taxes.  I thought for sure that when a levy is placed on the… Read More ›

• Tax Levies, HB 920….direct from Tax Equalization Board

  By Contributing Writer on August 20, 2018 • ( 15 )

  I have been asked several questions about tax levies and how House Bill 920 impacts the property taxes. We have had communication with the State of Ohio Tax Equalization Board, and here are their responses to our questions: What are… Read More ›

• Lake County Social Issue Statistics

  By Contributing Writer on August 20, 2018 • ( 45 )

  From the Center for Community Solutions, here are some very interesting and disturbing facts about social issues in Lake County. Lake2018

• Morley Library……just say NO to their continuous levy

  By Contributing Writer on August 20, 2018 • ( 185 )

  We are asking Lake County residents to just say NO to the Morley Library’s proposed continuous (FOREVER) tax levy.  Morley’s Board of Trustees are sitting on over $10.1 million in their fund balances, while the other 7 Lake County libraries… Read More ›

• Lakeland Community College……they have grand plans with your money

  By Contributing Writer on August 19, 2018 • ( 47 )

  Our concerns about Lakeland Community College started over six months ago, when I started to hear “whispers” from sources that LCC was $10 million over budget on their current building expansion, and are thinking about placing another levy on the… Read More ›

• Morley Library…a taxpayer millstone very few are using

  By Contributing Writer on August 18, 2018 • ( 26 )

  We at Lobbyists for Citizens are committed to honesty and transparency on all issues dealing with Lake County.  When Morley Library decided to ask for a renewal levy, but wanted to change it to a “Continuous” levy, that raised a… Read More ›

• RSVP and Willoughby-Eastlake Schools – an unnecessary, expensive partnership

  By Contributing Writer on August 18, 2018 • ( 43 )

  We have written many times about RSVP, but in light of the lack of candor displayed by Willoughby-Eastlake Schools in their use of emergency levies, we wanted to tell Lake County taxpayers about this unnecessary expense thrust on Lake County… Read More ›

• Continuous Levies…..a masterful deception played on the taxpayers

  By Contributing Writer on August 18, 2018 • ( 12 )

  Political Sub-Divisions Play “Follow the Leader” We, as Lobbyists for Citizens, see a disturbing trend of political deception throughout Lake County.  Schools, libraries, and municipalities, seeing success by others in prior elections, are placing levies on the ballot for a… Read More ›

• 7 Forces Driving America Toward Civil War

  By Contributing Writer on August 18, 2018 • ( 40 )

  Unfortunately, this topic is being discussed more and more as our society seems to be “coming apart at the seams”.   When I spoke to the patriots at the Geauga Tea Party, I was asked my prediction for the future. My… Read More ›

• November 6 ballot issues…..here is what it will cost you

  By Contributing Writer on August 17, 2018 • ( 9 )

  With the capable assistance of the Lake County Auditor’s office, we have compiled the statistics on the cost by taxing district for each new and renewal levy.  We will then give you our opinions in another post on what we… Read More ›

• Concord Property Tax Revenue….8,9,10 taxing districts

  By Contributing Writer on August 17, 2018 • ( 232 )

  Have you ever been curious about the total property valuation for real estate taxes, or the property tax revenue for Concord Township?   We received from the Lake County Auditor’s office their “Schedule A – Estimate of Property Tax Revenue” for… Read More ›

• Poverty among seniors….

  By Contributing Writer on August 17, 2018 • ( 22 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Bob Z. for these statistics on the plight of our seniors. Thanks to Bob Weiss of Daily Briefing for making us aware: The days of enjoying a monthly retirement pension check are long gone. Unless you have… Read More ›

• Westlake….they are driving seniors into poverty and out of their homes

  By Contributing Writer on August 17, 2018 • ( 9 )

  Thanks to Lobbyists Bob Z. for this video from News 5. It confirms what we have been trying to warn  everyone about since early last year.  If we stay on our current path of increasing property taxes we will price… Read More ›

• Mock Election in Lake County….your chance to help Board of Elections

  By Contributing Writer on August 14, 2018 • ( 14 )

  For the balance of the week, the Lake County Board of Elections is holding a “mock election” on three different computerized voting machines under consideration for future elections.  They are looking for volunteers to practice voting on all three machines… Read More ›

• Partisan rally in Painesville

  By Contributing Writer on August 14, 2018 • ( 13 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for this post: (LFC Comment: Bravo to Commissioner Cirino for doing what he can to ensure the safety and security of all Lake County residents.  It appears Commissioner Troy has another agenda other than the safety… Read More ›

• Big Money Can Avoid Property Taxes….

  By Contributing Writer on August 13, 2018 • ( 10 )

  Thanks to Lobbyists Julie for this post seen in the Plain Dealer By Michelle Jarboe, The Plain Dealer on August 12, 2018 at 6:05 AM, updated August 12, 2018 at 9:44 AM CLEVELAND, Ohio – In April, a Canadian real estate company bought one… Read More ›

• In Support of ICE…contact Commissioners

  By Contributing Writer on August 13, 2018 • ( 4 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for this post: At the August 2nd  Lake County Commissioners meeting a resolution was introduced in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Resolution pages 9 -10 https://www.lakecountyohio.gov/Portals/4/08022018%20Draft%20Agenda%20%26%20Resolutions.pdf If you support ICE and want this resolution to… Read More ›

• Final November Ballot Questions and Issues….words of caution for you

  By Contributing Writer on August 11, 2018 • ( 9 )

  We received the following list of questions and issues from the Lake County Board of Elections that will appear on the November 6, 2018 election. November 6 Election Questions-Issues-Candidates We will work on reviewing each tax levy and will calculate… Read More ›

• Resolution 8 meeting scheduled…..chance to express your views

  By Contributing Writer on August 11, 2018 • ( 12 )

  Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for this News-Herald article.  This is a follow up to the Commissioners’ meeting where they discussed a resolution to supporting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.  LFC extends a huge thanks to Commissioner Cirino to have… Read More ›

• Dominic Lucci – A Miscarriage of Justice….he needs our help

  By Contributing Writer on August 10, 2018 • ( 16 )

  I would like to introduce you to someone that I have never met.  His name is Dominic Lucci. I know his Uncle Burt from our weekly Saturday morning Bible study.  Burt has been telling us for months about the struggles… Read More ›

• Morley Library’s Continuing Tax Levy…….Who is Checking What?

  By Contributing Writer on August 8, 2018 • ( 12 )

  Morley Library has placed a renewal levy on the November ballot, but has changed it to a continuing levy. [Read: FOREVER] This means that they no longer need to be accountable to the taxpayers in their five taxing districts –… Read More ›

• Lake County Property Tax Rates…….interesting what you find when you look behind the curtain

  By Contributing Writer on August 8, 2018 • ( 14 )

  At the risk of being called “nerdy” on the subject of property taxes, we thought that it might be interesting to see what we can find if we do some additional research on the “inside millage” by taxing district.  You… Read More ›

• Lake County’s Aging Population…how will increasing property taxes impact seniors?

  By Contributing Writer on August 7, 2018 • ( 11 )

  As a follow up to our recent post trying to explain the principle of “Housing Affordability Threshold” (HAT), we thought we would analyze the statistics to see what in means in terms of the number of seniors being impacted with… Read More ›

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