Another Viewpoint Regarding Concord Township Issue 1 Written by Stephen Lee Submitted October 29, 2020 The upcoming election represents enormous consequences, certainly on a national level but there are many important local issues as well. And none are more contested… Read More ›
[LFC Comments: In our last article dealing with the potential violation of O.R.C. 9.03, we stated that we were going to contact Ohio’s Attorney General and ask for them for a ruling. We discovered that this has already been done… Read More ›
LFC Comments: We were willing to state our case for why we did not support the Concord Fire Levy [Issue 1], and let the voters decide on November 3rd. However, the tactics employed by the Trustees, Administrator and the Fire… Read More ›
LFC is very concerned about actions taken by politicians and bureaucrats that are detrimental to the welfare of the citizens that they are supposed to serve. We cannot stand idly by and allow bureaucrats to abuse the rights of any… Read More ›
Comments by Brian Massie – Concord resident…14 years Mr. Morgan McIntosh “let the cat out of the bag” when he acknowledged that they only need $6 million, but are going for an $8 million levy to give them a cushion…. Read More ›
Here are the REAL FACTS about the Issue 1 Fire Levy on the November 3rd ballot. Do not be deceived by the Concord officials. The Prouty Road Fire Station should have been built 10 years ago, but prior Township officials… Read More ›
[LFC Comments: Here is an article that has been submitted to the Lake County News-Herald and the Gazette newspapers. We find it to be extreme hypocritical of the Concord officials when they state that “civility” should return to the community.]… Read More ›
Opinion on Fire Chief’s Conduct Toward Residents Written by Brian Massie – Concord Resident 14 years It is really unfortunate that a, heretofore, seemingly rational individual loses his composure and reveals his inner self. We have a personal stake in… Read More ›
Written by Tom Hach, Concord resident for 30 years Dear Fellow Concord Residents, I am asking for a few minutes of your time to draw your attention to what I believe is a lack of effective leadership at the top… Read More ›
Written by Brian Massie, Concord Resident for 14 years For those living outside of Concord Township, it is appropriate to inform you that there is a very contentious property tax fire levy on the November 3rd ballot. This article is… Read More ›
Affordable Concord Taxes FundraiserWednesday, September 30th at 7:00 pm via Zoom Let’s work together to support an intelligent approach in securing the best safety services for our community. Grand Prize: $500.00 in CASH Travel prize: 3-night stay in “Cabin in… Read More ›
We noticed an article in today’s News-Herald that should interest the senior citizens of Concord Township. Concord fire station plan still too costly I am writing about The News-Herald’s coverage of the Concord fire station issue. The Aug. 11 article… Read More ›
Build Station 2 / Vote No on Issue 1 As we’re sure you know by now, our Trustees have apparently disregarded many of the informed opinions and ideas expressed by residents at the recent series of public meetings. They are again… Read More ›
[LFC Comments: We received this article from Mr. Andy Rose, Concord Administrator. Since we always honor a commitment, we are providing a forum for those that support the levy. We believe in vigorous debates, and then let the voters decide… Read More ›
[LFC Comments: Here is a letter from Mr. Bob Patterson, Concord Resident, to the Concord Trustees regarding the increase in property taxes for the new fire station. We offer this forum for any and all Concord residents that want to… Read More ›
The new Concord Trustees, after many weeks of stakeholder meetings, deliberations and discussions, have decided to put an $8 million (plus interest) Bond Levy on the November 3, 2020 ballot. At their special meeting held tonight they had two options… Read More ›
Multi-million-dollar bond levy to be voted on by Trustees Tuesday, August 4 at 6:00 pm Concord Township Hall, 7229 Ravenna Rd. OR Listen to the meeting via Webex, no video (See below for instructions) Concord Trustees will hold a special meeting… Read More ›
[LFC Comments: The Affordable Concord Taxes group sent this article to us for publication. Although we concur with ACT on this issue, we will write a separate article expressing our views on the fire levy.] ***** As many of you… Read More ›
[LFC Comments: From the Concord Township website, here is the announcement of the second stakeholder meeting to discuss the proposed replacements of the two existing fire stations. Please contact Fire Chief Matt Sabo, if you plan to attend.] ***** https://concordtwp.com/event/fire-station-project-stakeholder-meeting-2/… Read More ›
[LFC Comments: We are providing a forum for Concord Township’s Administrator, Mr. Andy Rose, to respond to the article written by Mr. Bob Sanderson, Treasurer of the Affordable Concord Taxes citizens’ group. Here is the original article to which Mr…. Read More ›
AFFORDABLE CONCORD TAXES PRO FIREFIGHTERS • PRO CONCORD • PRO TAXPAYERS June 16th was the first of several working meetings with the Trustees to discuss our urgent need for two new fire stations. Concord citizens appreciate the opportunity to work with… Read More ›
Written by Brian Massie 6/17/20 The Concord Trustees held a meeting last night at the Quail Hollow Inn allowing citizens to express their views on the proposed fire stations. This is a legacy issue that was started by the… Read More ›
Attend this important Stakeholder Meeting and provide input on building two affordable fire stations June 16 at 7:00 p.m. Quail Hollow Resort Hotel 11080 Concord Hambden Rd., 2nd floor ballroom 1) Participate in person OR 2) Participate via video and/or phone (Details at the… Read More ›