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• Shariah law….has not impacted Lake County – yet

  By Contributing Writer on March 25, 2018 • ( 26 )

  We are treating this as a public service announcement.  Lake County residents may not be aware of Shariah Law since it has not appeared yet in our County.  However, it is a looming issue outside of our County, and we… Read More ›

• ADAMHS Board vs Forbes House….round two…the debate continues

  By Contributing Writer on March 24, 2018 • ( 17 )

  This is a follow-up to our correspondence with Kim Fraser, Executive Director of the ADAMHS Board.  We are trying to understand why an non-profit agency that has been serving Lake County residents for over 40 years is now pushed to… Read More ›

• State Rep. Ron Young to speak in Willoughby..a chance to ‘look behind the curtain’

  By Contributing Writer on March 23, 2018 • ( 73 )

  State Rep Ron Young to speak on Constitutional Convention and Second Amendment When Apr 4, 7:00 PM Where Fiona’s, 4148 Erie Street, Willoughby, OH, US We will be able to speak to Representative Young on other topics.  This is not… Read More ›

• FY 2017 Schools Stats from Cupp Report

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

  The State of Ohio has published the FY 2017 financial statistics on the Cupp Report.  We have taken the time to review total revenue and expenditures for each of the 607 districts in the State and then isolated just the… Read More ›

• Lake County Schools FY 2017 Revenue Sources

  By Contributing Writer on March 21, 2018 • ( 22 )

  The State of Ohio Cupp Report has published the financial information for FY 2017. Here is a schedule that will give you the revenue for each school district in Lake County.  It is sorted by the Average Revenue Per Pupil…. Read More ›

• Coffee Talk meeting March 28th

  By Contributing Writer on March 19, 2018 • ( 22 )

• RSVP…$125 K per year for an employment agency for volunteers?

  By Contributing Writer on March 19, 2018 • ( 39 )

  Have your ever heard of RSVP?  Here is their mission per their website: “The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) provides opportunities for people 55 and over to make a difference in their community through volunteer service. RSVP volunteers contribute… Read More ›

• Citizen’s Guide to Reducing Local Tax Burden

  By Contributing Writer on March 19, 2018 • ( 85 )

  We have been asked on several occasions what can be done to reduce local real estate taxes, and specifically the Riverside School levies. Well, thanks to one of our Lobbyists for informing us about a legal aid group known as… Read More ›

• Letter to Morris Beverage Pres of Lakeland CC

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

  

  We will be starting to look at the financials of Lakeland Community College. Here is a letter we sent to Mr. Beverage, President of the college. March 18, 2018 Mr. Morris W. Beverage, Jr. EDM President Lakeland Community College 7700… Read More ›

• Email to Mike Matas…Lake County Budget Director

  By Contributing Writer on March 18, 2018 • ( 5 )

  The following is an email that we sent to Michael Matas, Lake County’s Budget Director asking for information on the Local Government Funds received from the State of Ohio.  You will see that we have ‘started the ball rolling’ by… Read More ›

• Meet the Candidates Night….chance to ask questions

  By Contributing Writer on March 18, 2018 • ( 9 )

  I plan on being there to ask about the unconstitutional use of real estate taxes to fund Ohio’s public schools.

• ADAMHS Board email….trying to help others in the community

  By Contributing Writer on March 17, 2018 • ( 7 )

  We are trying to help others in the community.  Here is an email we sent to the ADAMHS Board.  We will let you know about any response we get. Recently, I have had two separate conversation with individuals that have… Read More ›

• Concord’s Fire Department….expect some changes

  By Contributing Writer on March 17, 2018 • ( 10 )

  Facility Assessment and Fire Station Location Analysis for the Concord Township Fire Department by The Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association March 2017 The following are excerpts from a March 2017 report by the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association on Concord Township’s Fire Department:… Read More ›

• Letters to the editors….trying to get the word out to Lake County

  By Contributing Writer on March 16, 2018 • ( 9 )

  We have decided to send the attached letter to the News-Herald and to the Lake County Tribune.  We will let you know if they actually publish the letter. Losing the American Dream…….One Tax Levy at a Time I have come… Read More ›

• 2nd Amendment under attack in Columbus…do you understand why we need it?

  By Contributing Writer on March 16, 2018 • ( 16 )

  We received the following email from a Lake County patriot: I don’t know how you feel about firearms and the 2nd amendment, but there’s a bill afoot in Ohio, in case you hadn’t heard, that has a rather totalitarian state… Read More ›

• Initiating an Ohio Statute….Can anyone help?

  By Contributing Writer on March 16, 2018 • ( 13 )

  I have been asked what are the next steps that can be taken to resolve our increasing real estate tax problem. I have found the procedures to initiate a statute under Ohio law. Here is the link: (you may have… Read More ›

• Health District’s responses to our questions

  By Contributing Writer on March 16, 2018 • ( 7 )

  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 ›

• Voter Registration…..we need more voters!

  By Contributing Writer on March 15, 2018 • ( 9 )

  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 State Rep. Cupp (Lima) on School Funding

  By Contributing Writer on March 15, 2018 • ( 90 )

  We sent  the following email to State Representative Robert R. Cupp (Lima) regarding school funding. I was informed by a local school superintendent that you and Representative Patterson were working on new sources of funding for the State of Ohio… Read More ›

• Kirtland Schools…additional tax infromation

  By Contributing Writer on March 15, 2018 • ( 93 )

  I received a call from the Kirtland Superintendent today.  He verified that for the College Credit Plus Program Kirtland costs were are follows: 2015 – 2016  815 Total College Credits @ $41.57 = $33,838 Cost to Kirtland Schools 2016 –… Read More ›

• Riverside School’s lawsuit settled

  By Contributing Writer on March 15, 2018 • ( 5 )

  Thanks to our Nextdoor.com neighbor for the heads up on the lawsuit being settled.  Here is the information from the school’s website. Settlement agreement reached with Concord Township The Riverside Local School District Board of Education and Concord Township Trustees… Read More ›

• Email to John Rogers, State Representative

  By Contributing Writer on March 15, 2018 • ( 10 )

  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 ›

• Candidate Forum…Thursday 3/23

  By Contributing Writer on March 15, 2018 • ( 10 )

  Thursday 3-29 Candidate Forum for Ohio Governor and US Senate Joining together, Lake County Liberty Coalition and Geauga County Tea Party – Invite you to this Forum to meet, hear from and engage with Candidates for these critical positions.    The Flyer… Read More ›

• Losing the American Dream…One Tax Levy at a Time…

  By Contributing Writer on March 15, 2018 • ( 16 )

  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?

  By Contributing Writer on March 11, 2018 • ( 10 )

  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 ›

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