Scott V. Seidewitz Answers Questions

Candidate for
Council Member; City of Cincinnati

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Hamilton County and asked of all candidates for this office.

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Questions & Answers

1. Detail policies/proposals you would advance and support to increase and improve the city's housing stock, as well as the rate of home ownership in the city of Cincinnati?

he first cause of Cincinnati's low homeownership is that twenty-four percent (24%) of our citizens live below the poverty line and cannot afford a home. To address this, we must invest in giving people skills to lift themselves out of poverty. The second cause of low homeownership is families with children moving to suburban school districts. Thus, a second priority should be to work with business and government to find funding to rebuild our crumbling school buildings

2. Would you move to advance or halt regional approaches to the following: public transportation, Arts council(s), management of snow removal, air quality, and water quality?

I strongly support regional cooperation on area wide issues. A good place to start would be to eliminate redundancy and save costs by combining county and city departments where possible. The administrative savings could be used to invest in regional priorities such as public transportation, promoting the region as a cultural center, or rebuilding the public schools.

3. Should the Cincinnati Convention Center be expanded? If so, how should the expansion be funded?

I support the expansion of the Convention Center. The economic benefit will pay for the expansion in just a few years. However, the economic benefits of additional tax revenues produced by the expansion will not be limited to the city. Hamilton County, the State of Ohio, even Northern Kentucky will experience significant benefits from the expansion. Thus it is absolutely essential that the expansion be funded on a regional basis, with contributions from all beneficiaries.