Concord Trustee Paul Malchesky mentioned at the meeting on 7/17 that the Morley library bond levy is set to expire, so Concord’s proposed .83 mills for the two new fire stations would be offset by the Morley library levy expiring. … Read More ›
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Lake County Humane Society….
We had a request from the community to look into the affairs of the Lake County Humane Society, so we did a bit of investigating and sent this email to their representative. Hello Ms. Osborne: We are reviewing the financial… Read More ›
Administration Costs for Colleges…
One of our readers asked us if we have any knowledge about the administrative costs for Lakeland Community College? It prompted us to research our archives for any information provided by the college. Executive Compensation LCC By the way, the… Read More ›
Concord Township may have “jumped the shark”
We attended the Concord Township Trustee meeting tonight. We expected to hear that the Trustees had done their due diligence and had a magic answer to the vexing problem of how to pay for needed fire stations without having Concord… Read More ›
Super Steve on the Radio…let your voices be heard…
Thanks to one of our Lake County Lobbyists for a “heads up” on a radio program that is sure to be of interest for Lake County residents in the Willoughby-Eastlake school district. Hello, Superintendent Steve Thompson will be on radio… Read More ›
Hear ye, Hear Ye – Recall Petitions Anyone?…
We will file this article under “The older I get, the less I know.”… We seem to have an insatiable appetite for knowledge about how our government, for the people, by the people, really works. To that end, we sent… Read More ›
Warning…this may offend the hard-hearted
More words of wisdom from our “Right to Life Lobbyist”: Leftists frame abortion as a “human rights” issue. It is not. Because by the time the abortion occurs, reproduction has already taken place. ProLifers never argue that a woman should… Read More ›
LCC….from a reader’s perspective
Here is an opinion piece by one of our readers….. *********************1776 I just read your latest post – bull’s eye ! https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/07/14/lcc-coming-apart-at-the-seams/ The part time faculty issue is a national scandal, and Lakeland is one of the very worst offenders…. Read More ›
LCC…..coming apart at the seams?
Our Kirtland lobbyists continue to keep us informed about what is happening at the local college. From these pictures, it would seem that Mr. Beverage and crew need to ensure that they keep up with the maintenance. Would… Read More ›
Willoughby-Eastlake Schools…looks like an uprising taking place
A response to our article on the Willoughby-Eastlake special school levy deserves its own article…….We love the “Power to the People” slogan… Note to Mr. Steve Thompson, Superintendent and his board – looks like citizens are not too happy with… Read More ›
Lake County Assessed Property Valuations…
Trying to understand the very complex issue of property taxes is how LFC got started. We will continue to try to educate ourselves, and those citizens that are interested, why our property taxes continue to escalate at an alarming rate. … Read More ›
Voting By Mail….here is how you can do it
A citizen asked us about voting by mail. We contacted Ross McDonald, Lake County’s very talented Elections Board Director, and he provided us with the following response. Indeed, citizens may vote by mail at any election we conduct, including the… Read More ›
Losing the American Dream…One Tax Levy at a Time
We have been asked to recycle this article that was published in the News-Herald. We are even more convinced that we are correct in our assessment of the run-a-way property taxes. People are unwittingly evicting themselves out of their homes…. Read More ›
Continuous Levies….read “FOREVER”
My oh my, our politicians love to sneak the “continuous levies” by the voters. A little sleight of hand trick, hoping that the un-knowledgeable voter will not see the deception. A particular Concord Trustee apparently is very fond of them… Read More ›
Proposed Concord’s Main Fire Station
Here is the latest drawing for Concord Township’s proposed main fire station. Concord FS-1_Revised SD_20190702 A few words from Concord Administrator Andy Rose, meant to quell some rumors about the Fire Chief. “A few things to cover based on comments… Read More ›
LCC Enrollment Down….Naturally, need to increase tuition
Well that did not take long. We just posted an article about the declining enrollment at Lakeland Community College, and then we get an announcement that they are raising their tuition!!!! Tuition Increase for FY20 & FY21 “Subject to any… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College enrollment…falling fast..
Thanks to one of our many Kirtland lobbyists for this current information regarding enrollment at Lakeland Community College….. Enrollment 7.2.2019 and from their Dean of Arts and Sciences we have this email….. Hello, Arts and Sciences, Happy Independence Day (belated)! … Read More ›
Better Flip…foundation and sewer problems
In the News-Herald article, the Lake County Port Authority’s Executive Director, Mark Rantala, stated that the Better Flip project costs exceeded the expectations because of some bad foundation work. So how bad was it? We submitted a records request and… Read More ›
Manufacturing in Lake County…See RoboBots…the movie
Thanks to one of our Mentor Lobbyists for information about a local group known at AWT – Alliance for Working Together. Here is their website: https://thinkmfg.com/ They are community leaders working together to promote local manufacturing companies by ensuring rewarding careers… Read More ›
First Energy…transparency is foreign concept to them…duplicity is not
Thanks to one of our Lobbyists for this startlingly frank article about HB6. The Lobbyist makes a lot of sense, and LFC believes in total transparency. It sure looks like First Energy is trying to pull a fast one on… Read More ›
Lake County Port Authority Takes “Lack of Candor” to New Level
We read the article posted below, written by Chad Felton of the News-Herald, regarding the ‘Better Flip’ project. While we admire Chad’s writing style, this is more of a “puff piece” than hard core investigative reporting. We have previously offered… Read More ›
Concord residents…a temporary stay of execution..
We found this information on the Riverside School’s website: http://www.riversidelocalschools.com/protected/ArticleView.aspx?iid=6G2YP2Y&dasi=3U30 The Riverside Local School District’s Board of Education has decided not to place a Bond Levy on the ballot this November. The Board will continue discussion as to when to… Read More ›
Evil Abounds…and must be exposed
Thanks to one of our Concord lobbyist for making us aware of this very disturbing article. https://www.christianpost.com/amp/pastor-anthony-haynes-life-in-prison-trafficking-teenage-girl-begged-judge-for-mercy.html?__twitter_impression=true We must ensure that evil is not “swept under the rug”, and continue to shine light into the darkness.
Better Flip….Politicians “Circle the Wagons”
Gazette Article on the Better Flip When reading this article about the Better Flip project written by Glen Miller of the Gazette, we are left wondering about the competency and fiscal responsibility of Land Bank director and State Representative John… Read More ›
House Bill 6…..”now we are getting nowhere….”
Thanks to our patriotic friend Tom Z. for this article on House Bill 6 — {LFC Comment: Call us cynics..but with the amount of money being spent on advertising, someone is “feathering their own nest” with this issue. The deregulation… Read More ›