We sent this email to Commissioner Cirino today. We will make you aware of his responses. Commissioner Cirino, At the last Commissioners’ meeting, you mentioned about the impact of the closure of the Perry Nuclear Plant on the real estate… Read More ›
FT
Unfunded Pension Liabilities……what a tangled mess
We have done some more research on the issue of unfunded pension liabilities, and at the risk of ‘getting too deep into the weeds’, we will offer some explanations of what we have discovered on the Lake County Auditor’s website…. Read More ›
Video of Commissioners’ Meeting…we will let the citizens decide
As promised, here is a video of the Lake County Commissioners’ meeting held on Wednesday, April 4th. We informed the Commissioners about the taxpayers’ investment in Ohio and Lake County schools, and the grades received for that investment. We also… Read More ›
RSVP…….They need to cover up, their lack of candor is showing
We have spent quite a bit of time researching and debating this entity with the Lake County Commissioners. It is a long convoluted story, but we will try to be brief.. First, here is a schedule showing the Senior Levy… Read More ›
Election Workers Needed
At today’s Lake County Commissioners’ meeting, a Ross McDonald, Director of the Board of Elections, spoke about the need for additional help for the May 8th election. They will accept individuals 17 years old, if they are high school seniors. … Read More ›
May 8th Tax Levies….do you know what they will cost you?
We are starting to see lots of advertising for the upcoming May 8th election. We are always curious why not one elected official, or any bureaucrat, will take the time to summarize for the citizens of Lake County what it… Read More ›
The Dirty World of Politics…you may need a shower after this post
Thanks again to our Painesville Township Lobbyist Chuck for a “heads up” on the dirty world of politics. We enjoy “pulling back” the curtain for citizens of Lake County. Oh, where has our morals and ethics gone. Brian, Perhaps you… Read More ›
Some tough real estate tax questions for Mr. Plecnik…..updated 4/10
Here is another email to Mr. Plecnik from our Painesville Township Lobbyist Chuck Laughlin…. If we receive a reply from Mr. Plecnik, we will update the post. John, I received your flyer in the mail recently. In it you identified… Read More ›
Pulling back the curtain on our politicians….once again
Thanks to our Painesville Township Lobbyist, Chuck Laughlin, for this insight on our politicians. We do not endorse any particular candidate, but we do not mind “pulling back the curtain” on things that politicians tell us. Brian, I received the… Read More ›
State of Ohio’s Education Funding for 2018…..amazing numbers…
We thought it would be interesting to see what the State of Ohio’s Education budget was for 2018. Here is the link to the State’s website for their entire budget. http://obm.ohio.gov/Budget/operating/doc/fy-18-19/enacted/budgetindetail-hb49-en.pdf We separated the Department of Education budget. Here is… Read More ›
Sheriff Dunlap’s response…..to ‘one of you’…
Here is Sheriff Dunlap’s response…..his ‘one of you’ comments seems a bit condescending, don’t you think? Dear Mr. Massie, I have made my position clear on numerous occasions. We have and will continue to cooperate with I.C.E. especially when an… Read More ›
Auburn Career Center….a few questions answered
A big thank you to Sherry Williamson, Treasurer and CFO, of the Auburn Career Center for her honesty and transparency in answering our questions. They are a very community minded organization, and graciously allow the use of their tremendous meeting… Read More ›
Each Child=Our Future….meeting in Jefferson
We will be attending another meeting on Tuesday in Jefferson, Ohio. It is billed as the “Ashtabula County Regional Stakeholder Meeting”. They will be discussing future plans for Ohio’s education system. Here is their final draft of “Each Child=Our Future”… Read More ›
Ohio’s Public Education System…..it is out of control….
We just attended a 2 hour meeting in Mentor on State Education Policy. The moderators were State Board Representatives. They wanted us to contact our State legislators and ask them not to support HB 512. It gives control of our… Read More ›
Ohio Schools’ 2016-2017 Report Cards….let’s pull back the curtain
On previous posts, we disclosed that 68% of Lake County real estate taxes are spent on our public schools. We have been constantly reminded by school officials and real estate agents that we must mindlessly continue to support our public… Read More ›
ADAMHS Board vs. Forbes House…the business “golden rule” wins again
Ms. Kim Fraser, Executive Director of the ADAMHS Board, graciously met with me to discuss the breakdown in communication between the ADAMHS Board and the Forbes House. Here is my re-cap of the meeting: ADAMHS Board meeting-summary-3
Lake County Schools’ 2017 Report Card….a solid D..at a cost of ~$412 million
Thanks to a fellow Lobbyists for this great find…. Here is a link to website that deals with issue of protecting Ohio’s children. http://www.ohiovaluevoters.org/protect-ohio-children.html Here is a link to the State of Ohio’s website providing report cards for all of… Read More ›
Lake County Sheriff Dan A. Dunlap is M.I.A.
Updated: 3/30/18 Thanks to a lobbyists for this bit of disturbing news. Here is a letter from the National Sheriff’s Association to Congress demanding better border security. National Sheriff’s Association Letter 3-21-18 Here are the names of the Ohio Sheriffs… Read More ›
Kirtland Library discrimination…..no conservatives allowed….
One of our Kirtland lobbyists told me that he put my ‘Lobbyists for Citizens’ business card on the Kirtland Library bulletin board. He was informed that they checked me out and found out that I am a conservative. They removed… Read More ›
State of Ohio Budget 2019-2020…LCC comes up big
Thanks to one of our Lobbyists for this information…. Here is a page from the State of Ohio Capital Appropriations budget for 2019 – 2020. Lakeland Community College has been awarded $4,000,000 for Renovations to their Engineering Building and $379,265… Read More ›
Lakeland’s Response to our Records Request
As we strive for complete honesty and transparency, here is the cover letter that we received from a Lakeland official. In addition, we received 5 years worth of financial statements. Cover Letter to Mr. Massie 3_27_18 We will endeavor to… Read More ›
Lakeland Community College……proposed levy in the works?
We have not heard from Lakeland Community College yet regarding our requests for financial information. However, we received from a reliable, knowledgeable source that Lakeland is planning on putting a levy on the ballot. They are trying to determine the… Read More ›
RSVP….We hope they do not have “lack of candor”again.
We were very disappointed that the Lake County Commissioners have given RSVP, and employment agencies for volunteers that are willing to help non-profits, $744,000 in the last six years. We had asked the Commissioners to give the funds to the… Read More ›
Crossroads…a wealthy “non-profit”
We are trying to make Lake County taxpayers aware of the “lack of candor” in Lake County issues. We have been reviewing the Internal Revenue Form 990’s required to be filed by Lake County “non-profits”. We are reporting the balance… Read More ›
ADAMHS Board vs Forbes House….round two…the debate continues
This is a follow-up to our correspondence with Kim Fraser, Executive Director of the ADAMHS Board. We are trying to understand why an non-profit agency that has been serving Lake County residents for over 40 years is now pushed to… Read More ›