League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Monica L. Alles-White Answers Questions Candidate for Mayor; Village of Glendale

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?

I will develop a positive working relationship with our local real estate agents, by having monthly breakfast meetings to develop strategies to attract young families as home buyers.

Be a strong advocate for supporting the wishes of the taxpayers that approved the school building levy last spring, and work directly with school representatives and residents to address ways to increase enrollment at Glendale Elementary, and be actively involved with any redistricting plans for the school.

Hold monthly "Mayor's Night Out" meetings to provide residents an informal convenient forum to express their view and ask questions.

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?

Our latest village plan does address many of these issues. Village administration needs to be present at meetings so that our village's views are represented and addressed. Networking on solutions to transportation problems is a must. In fact, coordinated efforts with neighboring communities can increase the likelihood of real solutions to traffic issues that effect our community.

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?

Currently, the village has bins near the sewer treatment plant that residents can take their items to be recycled. Future contracts with waste and refuse providers can explore more convenient door-to-door recycling for our residents. Also, administration could offer regular columns reminding our residents of our recycling program in the village.