League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Raymond MacNab Answers Questions Candidate for Member Council; City of Blue Ash

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?

Blue Ash, like most communities, is being impacted by a slow economy. The earnings tax is down because of businesses downs or being forced out of business. The city will renew its focus on marketing the attributes of our community to attract new business and reduce the amount of office space. This will in turn boost our earnings tax and allow the city the resources to address various isssues.

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?

The City of Blue Ash is currently supporting OKI. A member of our city council sits on the board.

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?

The City of Blue Ash is and has been heavily involved and supports the recycling programs.