League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Jim Tarbell 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?

Establishment of ground-based public/private partnership for development, economic development. This is now undergoing (I recommended it 5 years ago). Strong emphasis on market housing, middle and upper income, and improvements to low-income housing. Amenities (greenspance, etc) for residents.

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 am a member (by choice) of the city and county Planning Commissions and the executive committee of the Planning Partnership (charter member) and the Board of the OKI Regional Planning Authority. I am active and play a leadership role.

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've been recycling at home and in my business for over 25 years and helped form downtown business recycling initiatives. Will continue to promote curbside recycling program and new and more efficient efforts for commercial recycling. Education, education, education.