We have heard from an Eastlake Lobbyist that Mayor Dennis Morley wants to eliminate the current economic development program called ECDC. LFC is trying to understand why the Mayor believes it is not working as it was intended. Perhaps he… Read More ›
We heard some “whispers” about the Legal Aid Society, so we thought that we would start with their website to determine who they are, and what they do. The following is from their website: “Legal Aid’s mission is to secure… Read More ›
We have been trying to better understand the various pension systems in the State: STRS, SERS, PERS. When reviewing the State of Ohio’s annual financial statement report, we noticed some interesting statistics, and we wanted to be sure that we… Read More ›
Well, this is a huge surprise. We have been waiting for a basic statistic that we thought was tracked by each school system and the State of Ohio on their Cupp Reports. They track virtually every other statistic, but for… Read More ›
We were reviewing the State of Ohio’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, and saw this interesting statistic…….well interesting to me, but I have no life…. Did you know that the State is obligated to pay… Read More ›
Thanks to our Kirtland Lobbyist for sending this article to us….. Jack Thompson is superintendent of the Perry Local School District in Lake County. By Guest Columnist, cleveland.com PERRY, Ohio — I was recently reminded by a student about Newton’s Third… Read More ›
Congratulations to our friends at www.auburntownship.org for spreading the truth in Geauga County. Geauga County citizens continue to question their elected officials…. https://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2018default.html#WHY_SO_MUCH_MONEY_FOR_INVESTIGATORS_FOR_FLAIZ
They are having a Blizzard Bag Food Drive December 10th – December 14th.
There was some discussion at the last commissioners’ meeting regarding a waste hauling company charging, what was deemed by a concerned citizen, as excessive fees for “contaminating” the recycled product in their dumpsters. The Commissioners asked for help trying to… Read More ›
Updated: 12/5/18 4:40 am The Green revolution is coming to Lake County. We got “wind” of the Lake County Commissioners discussing the possibility of allowing wind farms in Lake Erie. Here are some websites that discuss the use of giant,… Read More ›
We received the following internal memo from Commissioner Jerry Cirino’s office. It refutes outgoing Commissioner Dan Troy’s public comments to the Lake County Department heads that their 2019 budget will be cut because there obviously will be a planned reduction… Read More ›
Updated: 12/3/18 8:50 pm Thanks to our Lobbyist from Portage County for letting us know about these important financial metrics made easy for the average taxpayer to understand. The Ohio Auditor, Dave Yost, has developed a financial tool for taxpayers… Read More ›
We had never heard of the Lake County Development Council, so we thought that we should ask some questions. We asked if they received any local, State or federal funds. We received the following prompt, very detailed reply. Hi Brian,… Read More ›
We received a telephone call, from an affable Dale Fellows, addressing our previous post about the Board of Elections. He is the current leader of the Lake County Republican Party and one of four appointees to the Board of Elections. … Read More ›
We have been asked to get the details of Lake County’s investment portfolio. For those that like to read this type of data, we are only too happy to provide it for you. Lake County Investment Portfolio – Details 10-31-18… Read More ›
Thanks to our Kirtland Lobbyist for sharing this article on school funding. We will be reaching out to our State Representative on the School Board to try to get more information. Our preference is to give choice and control back… Read More ›
Thanks to our Kirtland Lobbyists for this article on Lakeland Community College and their “double dippers”. It is interesting to note that the other community colleges did not entertain the idea of double dipping. Questions: Did they do this for… Read More ›
We found this recent article (September 14, 2018) prepared by Greg Lawson of the Buckeye Institute that we think is worthwhile reading. It deals with alternative school funding in the State of Ohio. The basic idea is giving more control… Read More ›
We have starting researching Ohio teachers’ compensation packages. We discovered the following website that provides the details on the individual teacher’s and administrator’s annual compensation. We started with the Riverside Local school district. http://www.tos.ohio.gov/Teacher_Salary/-any-/-any-/-any-/-any-/-any-/-any-/-any- Here is what the website showed us… Read More ›
At a recent Commissioners’ meeting, Commissioner Troy took a “verbal swipe” at incoming Commissioner Ron Young and existing Commissioner Jerry Cirino. Troy was incensed that Young, supported by Cirino, hammered Troy for supporting the large sales tax increase in 2012. … Read More ›
We thought that we would review the results of the recent November 6th elections as it pertained to the property and income tax issues. Quite frankly, looking at the results we can see we did not fare too well in… Read More ›
Thanks to our Kirtland Lobbyist for the head’s up on this story of corruption at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio…….cost them $1 million in fines, and who knows how much in damaged reputation. What an absolute terrible example to… Read More ›
We have heard from a leading Ohio patriot about a subject that very few people know about. Did you know that the Democrat and Republican parties are private corporations and not government agencies? When we vote in the primary elections,… Read More ›
Our friends in Geauga County mentioned that their Parks Division is going to buy a golf course for $1.8 million. We thought that we would help them out by providing information that we gathered from the Lake County Metroparks 2019… Read More ›
We received this tip from a Lake County source.. “Lakeland is now prepared to start on student housing on campus. They say it will allow students to finish and get a degree. That’s all they are interested in is degrees,… Read More ›