Thanks to one of our Kirtland lobbyists for this article on the downsizing of the University of Akron. This is more than trimming around the edges as Lakeland Community College did recently by cutting back a couple secretaries and the… Read More ›
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American Education…..what has happened?
Thanks to a Tax Working Group lobbyist for the following information regarding a book dealing with the history of American Education…..I will be reading this soon… *********************1776 Would STRONGLY recommend reading The Messianic Character of American Education By Dr. R.J…. Read More ›
Property Taxes….how does Lake County stack up?
We have to admit we were shocked to when we compared the Lake County average property taxes against the State of Ohio averages. Let us first define the word “median” since it is different than average. Median Definition:… Read More ›
2018 Cupp Reports For Lake County Schools
We have been working with the 2018 Cupp Reports, and have prepared the following schedules for all nine school districts in Lake County. The Cupp Reports compares 61 different metrics, and compares each school to a similar district in the… Read More ›
Kirtland Meeting Scheduled
Lobbyists for Citizens has reserved the meeting room at the Kirtland Library on Tuesday, April 16th, from 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm. We will be discussing property taxes in general, the housing affordability factor, funding for Lake County schools, and… Read More ›
Lake County’s Revenue and Expenditures 2018 vs 2010…..
We received some questions regarding the Lake County sales tax and the impact it has had on the County’s finances. With help obtaining the raw data from a member of LFC, we did compile the following schedules from statistics provided… Read More ›
Better Flip….pick your “feasance”, enough to go around!
THE BETTER FLIP PROJECT – WILLOWICK CONFIRMS NOT ALL CONTRACTORS REGISTERED As we told you in our article, Port Authority…it appears budgeting not their strong suit, the Port Authority FINALLY produced our request for a detailed accounting of the Better… Read More ›
Property Tax Statistics….read them and weep
We found an interesting website that provides some statistics about property taxes. https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-highest-and-lowest-property-taxes/11585/ Here is the ranking of all 50 States in relationship to the average amount spent on property taxes from lowest to highest. Ohio is ranked 39th out… Read More ›
Heartbeat Bill….looks who voted against it…shame on him!
Thanks to the Geauga patriots for this article on the passage of the heartbeat bill: https://www.auburntownship.org/news/2019default.html#OHIO_SENATE_DELIVERS_THE_BEATING_HEART (LFC Comment: Please note the our State Senator John Eklund voted AGAINST the bill that would prohibit an abortion after the detection of… Read More ›
Living Under the Dark Cloud of Luciferianism…the warning signs are here
As we attend meeting after meeting on illegal immigration in Lake County, we cannot help but wonder about the critical thinking skills of many of our fellow Lake County residents. We have been unable to arrive at the answer why… Read More ›
Who Should Be The Next Lake County Auditor? Results are in 3/27/19
We thought we would help out the Republican Central Committee members by conducting an informal poll. Will you please take the time to vote? [polldaddy poll=10263153] Updated: 3/27/19…….the final results are in….and the winner is: Blienda Grassi with 7… Read More ›
Lake County Auditor auditions starting….
We have followed this story for several months now, and it has really turned into an “Odd Job”…hey, just saying…..let the best man or woman win, just do not lose your “head” or principles over it……what are the chances it… Read More ›
Victory for Freedom of Speech and the Unborn
Thanks to Lobbyist HB for this article on the protection of Free Speech……we do not take that right for granted. http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/10718 Here is an excerpt from the article: “It’s a scientific fact that unborn babies are just as human as… Read More ›
Meeting with Representative John Patterson….
Several patriots met with State Representative John Patterson (District 99) at the Chardon Library today to discuss the unsustainable funding of public schools in the State of Ohio with property taxes. Representative Patterson was well aware of the looming… Read More ›
Music & Memory Initiative……$50,000 of your money
In 2017, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging requested and received $50,000 from the Lake County Commissioners for a project to determine if there is a link between music and those with dementia…. Read More ›
Lake County Property Tax Rates
Thanks to Ms. Barbara Hogya, a tremendous talent in the Lake County Auditor’s office, for sending us all of the following property tax information. (She gets our vote for the new Auditor’s position, if she wants it) These schedules will… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College……pulling out of Madison
Thanks to our Lake County lobbyists for this information about the closure of Lakeland East. At least the administration recognizes the need to cut expenses. The only question is will some expensive administrators be given their walking papers, or is… Read More ›
Title XX and the Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Thank you to Ms. Jodi Travers, Community Outreach Director of Lake County Board of DD/Deepwood for their timely response to our questions on their Title XX funding. *********************1776 “Each year the Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities/Deepwood invests Title XX… Read More ›
Federal Funding Title XX and the ADAMHS Board
Thanks to Kim Fraser, Executive Director of the Lake County ADAMHS Board, for a prompt and complete reply to our question on how their Title XX funding is used. “Each year the Lake County ADAMHS Board invests Title XX funds… Read More ›
Thanks to Commissioner Cirino….he is solid on this issue…
Since we call out our elected officials when they, in our opinion, do not follow the Ohio Revised Code, we think that it is very important to compliment them when we believe that they have had a stand-out performance or… Read More ›
Better Flip Project….wonder what the professionals think about it?
As we have said in prior posts, we believe that the Port Authority’s Director and Board “struck out” on the implementation of the Better Flip initiative. They are going to have to learn to “hit the curve ball”, and stop… Read More ›
Title XX….update on our research..part 1
A big “thumbs up” to Lake County’s Job and Family Services Director, Matt Battiato, for taking the time to educate us on the Federal welfare program known as Title XX. (Title 20 for those not into Roman numerals). He said… Read More ›
Better Flip….a contractor’s viewpoint
When we posted this article https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/03/05/port-authority-it-appears-budgeting-not-their-strong-suit/ we received the following response from a Lake County taxpayer and contractor. “I was looking at the expenses for the Flop. They are crazy expensive. For example, the going rate for foundation replacement is $225… Read More ›
Visitors’ Bureau & Commissioners ….holding public meeting in private
Here is the email that we just sent to the Lake County Commissioners requesting records of the meeting between the Visitors’ Bureau and the Lake County Commissioners. Good Morning, Lobbyists for Citizens takes the position that the meeting held on… Read More ›
DeWine’s Regressive Gas Tax….here is the real story…call to action!
TEA PARTY LEADER SAYS INCREASE IN GAS TAX BILL IS SIMPLY PAY-TO-PLAY Akron, OH: Tom Zawistowski, President of the TEA Party-affiliated We the People Convention, today challenged the integrity of the proposed 18¢ per gallon increase in Ohio’s gasoline tax. The proposal put forward by Republican… Read More ›