League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	E. Richard Ceaser Answers Questions Candidate for Member Council; Village of Lincoln Heights

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?

Everything I named is a top priority. If elected I will donate my salary (whole term) from council back to the Lincoln Heights General Fund. I will designate a portion to man the fire station for 12 hour shifts and also a portion for repair of the pool in our community, and also fund raisers and different creative ways to raise revenue for these fiscal matters.

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?

As an elected council member I strongly support new housing and definitely more expanded public transportation to enhance new employment opportunities.

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?

Since recycling was discontinued about 6-7 years ago in our village, its hard to answer however I would support it.