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LWV League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
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Gwen McFarlin
Answers Questions

Candidate for
Trustee; Township of Springfield

 
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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office? (50 word limit)

I am an elected Springfield Township Trustee. I have a strong business and management background. A proactive leader. I am an officer of the Talbert House Board, Serve on the Port of Authority Board of the Convention Center, and am involved in several other community boards.

2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities? (100 word limit)

1.Meet and Greet neigbors in all areas of the township to discuss the Strategic Neighborhood Action Plan. Discuss with them five main areas: Economic Development, Crime prevention, Infrastructure/Capital Improvements. Housing Revitalization, and Service Delivery Enhancement.
2.Involve the media
3. Continue working with state and local policy makers to develop initiaves and continue to develop smart growth principles in the township.

3. State three actions that you recommend to promote regional cooperation, and explain how you would implement each action? (150 word limit)

As the former chair person and now Vice Chair of the Planning Partnership I will continue developing relationships and partner with surrounding communties, local and state government, First Suburbs Consortium, local school districts, Center For Local Goverment and other regional systems to address opportunites challenges that are facing our region.


Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. Word limits apply for each question. Direct references to opponents are not permitted.

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