League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Patty L Hausfeld Howell Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Saint Bernard

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?

First of all, we need not only a council but also an administration that can work together to get things done. I believe I can work with the men and women who are elected to council, and I can also be an integral part of council. I will listen to the taxpayers of St. Bernard and their concerns. With their help, we as a community, can achieve our goals together.

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 will work with these regional boards to protect the interests of the City of St. Bernard.

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?

In St. Bernard, we have a great recycling program already in place, but I would do my part to maintain what we already have and hopefully improve the overall participation in our recycling efforts.