League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 7, 2000 Election
	Paul Naberhaus Answers Questions Candidate for Commissioner; County of Hamilton; 4 Year Term Starting 1/2/01

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Questions & Answers

1. What role should Hamilton County Commissioners play in establishing a regional transportation system?

Encourage buses on interstates like the existing 7 roundtrips from Harrison Krogers to 5th and Walnut. This trip takes about 35 minutes. It frees 400 patrons from parking and long walks - buses move as fast as automobiles and can change routes and schedules to meet demand. Buses can have competition, too. Buses are for now; not 10 years out. Buses are inexpensive; about 10% of lite rail cost. Buses don't need new land or construction.

2. How would a county comprehensive long-range plan benefit county citizens?

I'm disappointed with so called "Planning. Planning seems to start with conclusions like "we need light rail" or "Downtown Revitalization. Planning sets about to sell their pre-ordained solutions through massive public relations advertisement campaigns under guise of Town Meetings. Questionnaires etc All This Planning seems designed to generate support for new taxes. Libertarians avoid planning other people lives, prefer limited government solutions to real existing problems that government can deal with.

3. How would you expand the role/funding of the Tax Levy review Committee in include more careful monitoring of levy funds?

Remove special issue levies such as Drake Hospital, Mental Health, Urban Forestry, Art Council etc from the ballot. These programs should operate from General County Funds where responsibility is on the elected commissioners. Special Levies can be a cop-out allowing commissioners to duck responsibility to examine the needs for programs and funding. As it is, public funds are being used to advertise the need for more public funds all at taxpayer expense.