League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Richard C. "Dick" Kent Answers Questions Candidate for Trustee; Township of Sycamore

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?

Working as a team, we provide the best environment for efficient service to the residents.

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?

Sycamore Township has it's own zoning & board of zoning appeals. The advice of the HCRPC is helpfull in land use changes.

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?

Sycamore Township supports recycling and urges all residents to recycle with their solid waste hauler.