League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Glenn O. Givens, Sr. Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Cincinnati

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 believe that we can enhance the economic prosperity and the growth in businesses, by the City joining with the Hamilton County Planning Commission, and partnership with the Community Compass Group. Cincinnati is the largest City in the County and it should be working toward the 12 goals that the Community Compass is seeking for the region. As part of the City Council I will pursue our city being partnership with the Community Compass Group.

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?

This is an extremely important issue, especially as it relates to "land use", and very careful deliberation must be employed, however, I would be a strong advocate for a partnership with the Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission and Community Compass Planning Partnership. The City must always be a major part of the development in the County and Region.

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?

I would look for ways to provide an incentive to get the entire communities to take part in recycling. I would think that some revenue paid to the recyclers should increase the amount the state generates in dollars.