Thanks to Lobbyist Kim for following the “Whisper” issue in Willoughby Hills. Here is a 12 page report that details the “Whisper” program. 1WHISPERreport The Lake County Prosecutor, Charles Coulson, referred the issue to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal… Read More ›
It appears that I have been given the dubious title of “most hated person” in Lake County. At our last ‘Lobbyists For Citizens’ meeting, I was told that both the Democrats and Republicans hate me. My light-hearted response was: “What… Read More ›
Commissioner Dan Troy responded to a question asked by a Lobbyist member in the audience regarding holding a meeting where campaign signage is displayed. Please note Troy’s sarcasm regarding recall petitions for Commissioner Cirino. The first commissioner to speak is… Read More ›
Updated 11/1/18 – with response from Lake Metropark Director. Based on the troubles in Geauga County between their Park Commission and their Budget Commission, we decided to review the Ohio Revised Code section 1545 to see what is written about… Read More ›
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim for sending us these articles from the News-Herald…..Taxpayers are not very happy with the ever increasing property taxes.
We have been asked who we are, what motivates us, and why do we exist? We thought it might be appropriate to document, for those that do not know us, why we freely spend countless hours attending meetings, speaking to… Read More ›
We met with a very affable Mr. Mark Rantala of the Lake County Port Authority today. We requested the meeting to try to understand the focus of the Port Authority. We explained our concern for seniors being priced out of… Read More ›
We take no joy in reporting this. We always try to be kind, tolerant and patient, but we will never be silent. We have been posting at various times about our misgivings with Commissioner Troy’s current conduct as Lake County… Read More ›
For anyone interested in what it takes to “pull back the curtain” on the conduct of our elected officials, join us on our journey to find the answers on who got the $42,618.91 from the ‘Citizens for Troy’ campaign committee … Read More ›
We were asked for our opinion on the Lakeland Community College proposed levy. For an entity that is supposed operate in the best interests of the community, they have not impressed us with their decision making, nor are the trustees… Read More ›
Upon reviewing the Commissioners’ finance reports, we noticed an “anomaly” in Commissioner Troy’s 2012 reporting so we just had to go down that “rabbit hole” to see where it leads us. We have been curious about a Non-Profit created by… Read More ›
Today’s post is a bit of a departure…..it is our opinion, based on our latest research….it is a forewarning message I remember watching the great Willie Mays (ok, I admit that I am old) on television when he played one… Read More ›
We discussed the County Budget Commission with the Commissioners at the 10/2/18 meeting. Here is the CCAO Handbook that outlines the duties of the County Budget Commission: CCAO Handbook Chapter 14 Local Property Taxes We sent the following email to… Read More ›
We thank one of our Lobbyists for permission to publish the response received from Commissioner John Hamercheck on the question of Commissioner Troy’s appointment to the Board of Revisions. Here is his response: ********************* Thank you for reaching out to… Read More ›
Updated: 9/30/18 1:16 pm We were made aware of another issue dealing with Commissioner Dan Troy that interested us enough to spend our time doing some research so that we could inform Lake County taxpayers. Rather than being judgmental, we… Read More ›
Our latest foray into the Lake County politics started when we attended a Commissioners meeting and Commissioner Cirino introduced a resolution prohibiting Commissioners from accepting campaign contributions from employees that are under the direction of the Commissioners. Cirino resolution on… Read More ›
Updated 9/27/18 4:40 am…to include legal ruling from the United States Supreme Court case decided on 6/28/96. Thanks to Lobbyists Arzella and John for the heads up on this issue. This is the first of a three part expose on… Read More ›
We attended a Geauga County Tea Party meeting last week, and discovered some real patriots that were interested in helping the Amish community, although they are not part of the community. Following their Christian principles of being kind, tolerant, patient… Read More ›
We have a few questions for the citizens of Lake County: 1. Are there absolute truths, or is it acceptable to think that all truth is relative? That is, you have your truths, and your neighbors have their truths. 2. … Read More ›
Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for this News-Herald article on Lakeland Community College’s desire to once again dip into the pockets of Lake County taxpayers. One could say that this is a “bitter pill to swallow’, but we think of it… Read More ›
Thanks to Lobbyist John M. for getting us the final ballot issues that will appear on the November 6th ballot. November 6th ballot issues final Once again, we wanted to provide a service to Lake County taxpayers by providing the… Read More ›
Thanks to Lobbyist Ryan for this article on how Governor Kasich’s created a $2.7 Billion cash surplus in the State’s budget by reducing funds distributed to local governments. https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2018/08/gov_kasich_should_share_ohios.html https://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2018/07/ohios_rainy_day_fund_grows_to.html (LFC Comment: It is now incumbent on taxpayers to ensure… Read More ›
At the risk of being considered a “bit of a nerd’ on the property tax issue, here are some facts that probably very few – check that- no one been wondering about…..many thanks to Mr. Zupanicic, and Mr. Ron Young… Read More ›
Thanks to Lobbyist Arzella for her research on the school funding issues….It seems that the unfairness of the use of property taxes has been discussed by citizens and politicians for quite some time. Here is a letter to the editor… Read More ›
Did you know that a public school district could request an income tax be placed on the ballot versus a property tax? Here is a link to an April 8, 2018 article by Ashtabula’s Star Beacon detailing Geneva’s request for… Read More ›