League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Tom Adamec Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Blue Ash

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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office?

I have 3 years experience as Blue Ash City Council Representative-at-Large and eight years on local government commissions including the Blue Ash Planning, Zoning and Civil Service commissions. As a P&G manager for 26 years, I successfully led others to develop and achieve strategic goals, eliminate waste and cost, and improve operations in multimillion dollar manufacturing plants. I have served my community both as a leader and member through the local Rotary Club, church outreach activities on Lincoln Heights and other volunteer activities within the community.

2. What services do you believe should be considered basic and essential for the City?

Public Safety (both police and fire), Public Works, Economic & Community Development, Parks and Recreation, and Finance/Tax.

3. How would you balance the City Budget?

The City of Blue Ash has balanced it's budget and built reserves while maintaining a very high level of service to our community. Through continuous improvement and doing the right things effectively our operational costs have been reduced in many areas. We have also grown revenue through economic development and by attracting new businesses to Blue Ash. Our city has been able to earn and maintain for years an envious Aa1 municipal bond rating, even during the current difficult economic period affecting our country!

4. What actions will you take to support clean air?

Preserving natural landscaping, trees and vegetation is good for the environment and air quality. Our city incorporates a land use plan that encourages a healthy one-third of land to parks, one-third to residential and one third to business development. To support this plan we recently acquired and began plans towards development of a 130 acre park which will include natural vegetation and landscaping as well as walking paths and other nature based activities for the community to enjoy. In addition, the City of Blue Ash encourages property owners to plant trees by supplementing the cost of the tree.

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