League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Clarence R. Behrens Answers Questions Candidate for Mayor; City of Deer Park

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?

There is very little any mayor can accomplish without support of council. I would make many new suggestions to accomplish my goals and hopefully they would be looked on with favor by council. This is a very small community and anything I can do to make the people happy is a goal I hope to achieve.

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?

I would be always available to discuss the current issues and let the powers that be my outlook on work and avcay program. When it comes to the light rail system I am thoroughly against it coming thru this 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?

Due to the community small size, I would make it known to all the people the importance of recycling and given them some statistics to prove my point.