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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
We fervently believe that if you destroy the family, babies and morality a society will collapse. We are on that path, and picking up speed. Thanks to the patriots at Auburntownship.org for finding this article. WHY MANY AMERICANS ARE PRAYING… Read More ›
THE BETTER FLIP PROJECT…WAS THERE EVER A BUDGET? As we told you in our article Marketing the Better Flip…was there ever really a plan, the Port Authority FINALLY produced our request for a detailed accounting of the Better Flip Project… Read More ›
MARKETING THE BETTER FLIP…WAS THERE EVER REALLY A PLAN? Lobbyists for Citizens would like Mark Rantala and Commissioner (Blank) to remember that to the average taxpayer nearly $300,000 is a LOT of money. Let’s put it another way…IT IS OVER… Read More ›
We thought you might be interested in this article from the Columbus Dispatch. Please take note of the section we highlighted regarding the looming shortfall in public pensions, and the Kaisch rainy day fund. *********************1776 The Columbus Dispatch By Rea… Read More ›
Thanks to our Lobbyist Mac for the “heads up” on this absolute waste of taxpayers’ money. Congressman Dave Joyce expressed his pleasure in announcing the grant of $45,339 from the federal government to RSVP. (Retired Service Volunteer Program). We are… Read More ›
Thanks to our Painesville Lobbyist for this information. We will try to contact Mr. Brian Ames, community activist par excellence, to see if he can give us more details as he goes “toe to toe” with the Portage County Board… Read More ›
We would like to inform everyone that we see a real movement forming against the ever-increasing taxation in Northeast Ohio, and, no doubt, the rest of the State of Ohio. Here is a link to a Facebook page created by… Read More ›
We met with our State Representative Jamie Callendar (District 61) last Friday (3/1), to discuss our concerns about the ever-increasing property taxes, and the impact on seniors not only in Lake County, but in the entire State. We also discussed… Read More ›
THE BETTER FLIP PROJECT – STOP THE INSANITY……3-3-19 We are trying to ascertain whether we have gone through a wormhole and entered an alternative universe. One where spending nearly $300,000 to date on the Better Flop disaster seems sane somehow…. Read More ›
While reviewing the Ohio Revised Code (yes, community activists have no life and read the ORC for entertainment), we found this interesting tidbit regarding the need for public bids on construction contracts by a port authority. Oh, by the way,… Read More ›
This is a follow up to our original post about our experiences with the Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities, also known as Deepwood. We cannot praise them enough for the wonderful job that they are doing for the children… Read More ›
You just cannot make this stuff up……Lakeland Community College staff are purchasing meals and paying for tips on the taxpayers’ dime while traveling or for local business meals. Ah, the expense account is a wonderful perk….. They just realized that… Read More ›
Thanks to our friends at Auburntownship.org for this information: U.S. Court_ Bloggers Are Journalists Nice to know that we have first amendment protection as permitted by the U.S. Constitution. “As the Supreme Court has accurately warned, a First Amendment distinction… Read More ›