League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	John C. Connelly Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Cincinnati

The questions were prepared by the LWV Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.

Read the answers from all candidates.

Questions & Answers

1. How would you implement your top priority?

Remove implementation of economic development issues out of City Hall in order to cut red tape and bureaucracy. Right now, it is too difficult and frustrating for homeowners, developers, and business owners to get anything accomplished in the city. We need a separate department to deal with economic development issues to ensure the continued growth of our city and to create more jobs.

2. Numerous important issues including transportation, land use planning, housing and economic development for the Greater Hamilton County regions are being deliberated by OKI's Land Use Commission and Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission and Planning Partnership COMPASS; how engaged should local government be in these planning activities? If elected, how would you participate in these planning activities?

The future of Cincinnati is directly tied to the growth of our region. Local government needs to be directly involved in planning activities. I will serve as a voice for the people of Cincinnati in these planning activities to make sure that we are not left behind by the rest of the region.

3. Ohio Department of Natural Resources in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Recycling Coalition conducted a state-specific study and found recycling businesses in Ohio generated $650.6 million dollars in state government revenue. If elected how would you promote recycling and support recycling programs currently in place in your community to reduce solid waste generation?

Recycling is obviously important and I would encourage Cincinnatians to participate in recycling programs. It is important to note that even if our local government cannot afford to continue curbside recycling, people on their own can continue to recycle. If our city program is losing money, I don't want to waste taxpayer money. If the program can be run effectively at a good price, I'm all for continuing the program.