The Center for Community Solutions has generated a detailed, comprehensive report on property taxes funding social services. https://www.communitysolutions.com/research/haves-nots-county-property-taxes-provided-2-5-billion-local-health-social-service-funding-unevenly-distributed/?mc_cid=db8237bd2a&mc_eid=8d430e97ba Here is an excerpt from the article that we found informative: “While all 50 states have property taxes, Ohio is unique in… Read More ›
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Public Education…shining light into the darkness
Here is the contact information for the leader of Ohio’s schools. Paolo A. DeMaria State Superintendent of Public Instruction 25 South Front Street, 7th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183 (614) 995-1985 | (877) 644-6338 paolo.demaria@education.ohio.gov education.ohio.gov You may be interested in… Read More ›
Schools Hiring Pros to Pass Levies…we will expose them
(LFC Comments: The following is a reply we received from a Lorain Lobbyist to the article on Campaigning rules. https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/11/22/w-e-schools-and-campaigning-rules/ It is such a powerful message, we wanted to be sure that everyone saw it.) *********************1776 Dear LFC, Thank you… Read More ›
Stealth Jihad…know what is happening
(LFC Comment: Thanks to Tabitha Korol for sending us this article. We want to expose ALL of the deceptions being played on the citizens of the U.S.) US Supreme Court: Teacher who forced student to say Islamic conversion prayer did… Read More ›
Dumbing Down of Students…this will shock you
While researching articles about our public education system, we came across this disturbing article about American education: https://drrichswier.com/2018/09/17/it-does-not-take-a-village-it-takes-an-adult/ Here is an excerpt from the article written by Linda Goudsmit. “What is the motive for deliberately insisting upon systems that are… Read More ›
Ohio Sunshine Law Update
The Ohio Auditor of State, Keith Faber, recently published a Bulletin (2019-003) that announces a new star rating system for all public officials to follow. Here is the bulletin for your review: Auditor of State’s Bulletin on Ohio Sunshine Laws… Read More ›
W-E Schools and Campaigning Rules
We were asked to weigh in on issues dealing with the Willoughby-Eastlake schools and what is permitted under the Ohio Revised Code dealing with campaigning for property tax levies. We would like to pass along what we have learned. Issues… Read More ›
State Thinking of Increasing Their Power Over Schools
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for this article. The State is thinking about collecting the property taxes and redistributing it as they see fit…..Hmmm, if they give the money to the parents (vouchers) so that the schools would have to… Read More ›
Cleveland Heights…their property tax reaching new “heights”.
(LFC Comment: We received an email from our friend in Cleveland Heights, and we thought our response might help everyone understand the calculation of property taxes and better understand the Housing Affordability Threshold concept.) *********************1776 Brian, what is the formula… Read More ›
Citizen replies to Steve Thompson
Note to the Willoughby-Eastlake School District Superintendent Steve Thompson: Here is an email that we received from a Willoughby resident. She read our article about you telling the senior citizens that they should have planned better for their retirement. You… Read More ›
The Uses of Children…Tabitha shinning light into the darkness
(LFC Comments: Another outstanding. thought provoking article by Tabitha Korol. Please read about the evil and corruption that is enveloping the world. We are not only in a cultural war, but a spiritual one as well. So when do we… Read More ›
Republican Party…the New Whig Party?
(LFC Comments: Thanks to our Knox County contributor for this article on political parties. We will evaluate the parties on their actions, not their words.) Why a third party makes sense How does the system work? To put things in… Read More ›
Beverage vs Thompson…mano a mano, but taxpayers get bruised
Lakeland Community College spent $68 million on a Health Technology Center. They have a state of the art training facility for nurses of all disciplines. We just discovered that the Willoughby – Eastlake school district has a LPN nursing program… Read More ›
Death of a Nation…one illegal at a time
Democrats and Republicans are equally guilty of turning their backs on the loss of our nation state. It is all about power, money and greed. Democrats want new voters and the Republicans and their Chamber of Commerce want cheap labor…. Read More ›
Distribution Methodology…devil is in the details
“Distribution Methodology”…chapter 2 Representatives Cupp and Patterson are still trying to convince lawmakers in Columbus that they have the “magic formula” for equitable funding of State resources to be allocated to the 600+ Ohio school districts. It will basically be… Read More ›
Summit County…people are taxed out
Thanks to a Kirtland lobbyist for this article on school funding in Coventry Township (Summit County). It looks like what we have been preaching is felt in other Ohio counties. Excerpt from the article: “Continuing to rely on property taxes… Read More ›
Republicans…can’t live with them, can we live without them?
(LFC Comments: Thanks to our Knox County contributor for this article. Emphasis in the article were added by LFC. In our opinion, this article also applies to Lake County politics. The average citizen thinks they get to select their representatives,… Read More ›
Lakeland’s Good News…the economy is too good
Lakeland Community College is spinning the “good news”….blaming a good economy for their drop in enrollment. We wonder if the passengers rearranging the chairs on the deck of the Titanic said: “At least the music was good”? https://www.news-herald.com/news/cuyahoga-county/college-enrollment-numbers-from-tri-c-lakeland-lake-erie-largely/article_05386a68-018f-11ea-a10b-47009707ac75.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share Just in… Read More ›
An Uncomfortable Truth…
“It’s a Matter of Life…” Written by Anonymous One An Uncomfortable Truth Daily on the Internet, in news broadcasts, or newspapers we hear of acts of barbarism inflicted upon innocent victims targeted by terrorists. So frequent and so heinous are… Read More ›
When Justice Isn’t…deceptions in public education
(LFC Comments: Here is another brilliant essay by Tabitha Korol. LFC’s research into today’s public education indicates that while they preach equality of opportunity, what they really want is equality of outcome. We were told by State of Ohio school… Read More ›
W-E School District…resident speaks out
(LFC Comment: We are happy to provide a forum for Willoughby -Eastlake residents to express their views on the property tax levy.) Written by a very unhappy Willoughby resident: A survey is being passed via Facebook indicating it is from… Read More ›
Agenda 21…comprehensive blueprint for human society
Thanks to the patriots at Auburntownship.org for this great article about Agenda 21. If you have not heard about Agenda 21 [now Agenda 2030], and how it is all about literally totally changing our world, you need to read this… Read More ›
Local Leaders Need to Step Up…do their jobs or step aside
LFC sent letters via email to Kim Fraser of the Lake County ADAMHS Board, a government agency, and Melaine Blatsko of the Lake Geauga Recovery Center, a non-profit making $500,000 a year, asking them to be more proactive in curtailing… Read More ›
A History on American Education System…it may shock you
(LFC Comments: Here is another great article on the history of American educators and the American education system. No doubt, this article will have current educators around the State of Ohio in a tizzy. However, we are committed to getting… Read More ›
Veteran’s Day Should be Every Day
(City of Amherst’s awesome mural) Lobbyists for Citizens did not post anything about Veteran’s Day yesterday. We attended services and quietly thanked the vets we know in our lives. Everybody else wrote the obligatory articles and posts on social media. And most will… Read More ›