Tax Watch: Your wallet will be getting lighter!

It just doesn't end, does it?  Remember when you were a kid and you looked forward to getting mail...then at some point opening the mail box became scary?  Now, its just bills...bills...bills...requests for documentation, and GLOSSY MAILERS OF STEVE LATOURETTE AND BOB AUFULDISH TELLING YOU TO VOTE FOR A LEVY WHICH WAS ALSO ENDORSED BY BOB WEGER AND DAVE ANDERSON (I.E. THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LEVY MAILER)?

We have told you about various money grabs around Lake County, like Taxn' Trustee Chris Galloway's and Trustee Chuck Klco's handout to the Lake County Sherrif to what the Sherriff is mandated to do (i.e. police townships).

We have more money grabs to talk about (later), but need to tell you what's coming down the pipe now.

DOUBLE DIPPN' SUPERINTENDENT KEITH "MONEY BAGS" MILLER and the Willoughby-Eastlake School Board are asking for more money.  "Money Bags" Keith Miller and Treasurer Cliff Reinhardt are getting good at asking for more money.

Case in point, "Money Bags" Miller likes to brag about the one year wage freeze he negotiated with WES' bargaining units...then wham! Months later "Money Bags" gets a levy passed will reward the unions.

Side note:  Is a similar trick being played in Willoughby Hills?  Wasn't there a wage freeze negotiated with safety forces?  Pay back should be coming due soon on that one!

Today we learned that the Lake County Commisioners will be placing a levy on the ballot to support Morely Library.

This is getting depressing...let's finish later.

The Taxes are Coming: Lakeland Levy, Township "Safety" Levy, and a Willoughby Hills Income Tax __________ (fill in the blank).

The hands getting ready to reach into your pockets are getting numerous in Lake County.

Let's see, to start we have the Lakeland levy that will increase by 400%, Taxn' Trustee Chris Galloway's (& Trustee Chuck Klco's and Trustee Jeanette Crislip's) "safety" levy, and...that's right...the Willoughby Hills income tax increase--no wait credit--no wait tax legislation reform--income tax decrease for some, but not others....

Here's what we will do for now.  When we talk about the Willoughby Hills income tax increase--no wait credit--no wait tax legislation reform--income tax decrease for some, but not others, we will refer to as

the Willoughby Hills Income Tax _______.

Lakeland wants to "replace" the $11 per $100, 000 of valuation they get with...get this...a $44 per $100, 000 levy.  Taxn' Trustee Chris Galloway, Trustee Chuck Klco and Trustee Crislip are trying to get Lake County Township residents to pay more for something they are legally entitled too: protection from The County Sherriff.

Last but not least, our friends in Willoughby Hills are at it again!  After swinging and missing this past spring/winter the Willoughby Hills City Council and Mayor have started their campaign for a Willoughby Hills Income Tax ________.

At least this time Mayor Weger and Willoughby Hills City Council heeded our advice: work with the News-Herald...get the News-Herald to do stories on how you cut everything you could...then go after the money!  Mayor Weger has not seen a tax increase he does not like.   Weger has supported every tax increase that could affect Willoughby Hills.

Will Weger and City Council get their Willoughby Hills Income Tax ________ this time?

So sad.

Here's something funny: on June 23rd we tried to get Candidate Dave Fiebig to realize that he needs to pound Liberal Lorraine Fende on taxes...then comes June 24th...a Willoughby Hills Income Tax ______ being considered.