League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Shirley A. Smith Answers Questions Candidate for Mayor; Village of North Bend

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 a small piece of property on an old lake bed. I would like to see ball fields and a WMCA with a pool. At this time there isn't a place for the youth. To keep your future Mayor and counsil you need to keep your youth.

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 attend these meetings. A mayor needs to be awawre of important decisions to bring back to the village and council. I also appoint a council person to serve on the attending of meeting to make sure there is representation at all events. Compass is very important.

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 support Recycling. I would promote this in our council meetings (which are on cable) and make handouts available at our post office.