UPDATE 5/16/24: There was an important and lively meeting of the Geauga County Planning Commission on Tuesday, May 14th.  Senator Sandra O’Brien was in attendance and fielded several questions from the Planning Commission and the audience on the Ohio Senate’s plans to usurp township zoning authority.  Her message was straightforward:  NOW is the time for residents to let the Ohio Senate know where we stand on this issue.  Please read Local Senator: Act NOW to Preserve Township Zoning Rights for details on her comments and exactly who should be contacted.  Your voice is needed!  

The Ohio Senate formed a Select Committee on Housing to investigate Ohio’s housing needs and determine whether and how the state can meet current and future housing demand.  The committee held hearings throughout the state, collected testimony from residents, industry members, and developers, and has now issued a final report, “Housing Reimagined:  Building a Solid Foundation for Ohio’s Future.” (You can download the report here.)

That report will be used as the basis for legislation which will be introduced soon in the Senate, and will aim to abolish the barriers to housing development in Ohio.  Among those barriers, according to the committee, are township zoning rights that limit high-density housing. 

For more: WATCH: Will the Ohio Senate Move to Usurp Township Zoning Authority? (Interview with Chris Alusheff)

Please see our Zoning page for the latest updates and calls to action.

For decades, the prevailing “science” has been an alarmist drumbeat of doom, painting Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as a planet-killing poison to be feared and curtailed at all costs. But is CO2 really the monster it’s made out to be? Or is it just an easy scapegoat, used as an excuse to tax and control everything from agriculture to industry to transportation and housing? Are the methods used to measure and evaluate this “problem” sober and reasonable? Are the dire predictions and radical solutions justified?

Watch this fact-filled presentation to finally hear a scientific explanation of the issue that is not influenced by government, the main stream media, or anyone with a financial interest in furthering the climate panic narrative we have all been fed and discouraged from questioning.

Part of “Don’t Cuyahoga our Geauga” is keeping urban expansion from changing the rural character of our county. Unfortunately, Geauga County is currently tethered to the urban planning interests of Cuyahoga County through our membership in NOACA. This agency has been diverted from its original purpose into a clearinghouse of rural tax dollars being used to fund Cuyahoga-centered projects. (Please start here if you are not already familiar with this problem.)

NOACA has expanded its own mandate into a regional “Climate Action Plan” which they are using as a justification for funneling our tax money into Cuyahoga-focused urban development projects. Part of fighting this influence in our county is knowing the facts on climate science.

NOACA (Northeastern Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency)

Many citizens in Northeast Ohio are alarmed by a movement underway to usurp the authority of our duly elected local officials.  This usurpation is happening at the hands of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (“NOACA” for short).  NOACA is the federally-mandated Metropolitan Planning Organization (“MPO”) in effect across five Northeastern Ohio Counties (Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, and Cuyahoga)…. Click here to learn more.

Did you know there is an elected representative in our County GOP who is supposed to be representing you? Every voting precinct in our county has a Central Committee representative who is elected by the people. These representatives should be making decisions that put YOUR values into practice at the local level in the GOP Central Committee. How can they do that if they’ve never met or spoken with you?

Sadly, very few people understand the structure of the party at the state and county levels. An effective, well-run Central Committee can be a very powerful body. But while we are distracted by national races in which our individual votes have little sway, the local party that is supposed to be representing us, where members are often elected by only a few hundred votes, sits mainly idle and woefully mismanaged.

It’s time for us to get on the ball. Conservatives in Geauga County deserve an effective, active party that represents our core values. Please join Fortify Geauga as we explore the purpose and promise of our Central Committee. This Spring, we will begin a series of community education sessions designed to put YOU in a position to take hold of YOUR party.

Sign up here to join our Mailing List and we will send you dates and details for future programs.

Visit our Republican Party page to find out who represents you at the county level.

Are you a conservative in Geauga County or nearby areas? Do you value spending time with other conservatives and learning about local and state issues that affect us? We are growing our group and we’d love to have new members who can help us:

• Research local issues
• Research state issues & legislation
• Help us understand and write about our county governing boards
• Add to our growing network of active patriots
• Reach our Geauga neighbors with important information
• Help our elected county GOP officials connect with constituents
• or just spend time together being unapologetically constitutionally conservative at our monthly events.

Click here to learn more about becoming a member. Make sure to join our Mailing List so we can let you know about upcoming events.