League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Nicholas J. LaScalea Answers Questions Candidate for Trustee; Township of Delhi; 4 Year Term

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?

1. (Parks) Consolidate all parks headed by Road and Bridge purchase 6 acres for lollipop soccer ($200,000.00). Continue more at Storywood Park consolidated with Rapid Run School. Acquire more green space & add to Western Wildlife Corridor.
2. (Roads) Aggressively pursue grants for road construction and repaving.
3. (Firehouses) 2 new ones + Need & Rapid Run to establish new and innovative programs and training.

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?

Delhi Township is and has been, since its inception, very actively engaged in COMPASS. I have been to many sessions and zoning board members also participate actively in COMPASS planning activities.

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?

We have Delhi clean up days. Recycling is common in playground equipment, park benches, picnic tables, streetscapes, paper and office supplies. Aluminum collection stations.