Pat Dewine Answers Questions

Candidate for
Council Member; City of Cincinnati

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Hamilton County and asked of all candidates for this office.

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Questions & Answers

1. Detail policies/proposals you would advance and support to increase and improve the city's housing stock, as well as the rate of home ownership in the city of Cincinnati?

The best thing Council can do is provide good basic services and lower property taxes. I favor gradually abolishing the city portion of the property tax by holding increases in spending to the rate of inflation. I support programs that create a critical mass of homeownership to spur private investment. I am a director of the Over-the-Rhine Foundation and a member of the Community Land Cooperative, two organizations that foster homeownership.

2. Would you move to advance or halt regional approaches to the following: public transportation, Arts council(s), management of snow removal, air quality, and water quality?

Regional problems obviously require regional cooperation. On council I will work to increase cooperation on regional issues

3. Should the Cincinnati Convention Center be expanded? If so, how should the expansion be funded?

Yes, an expanded convention center would be a useful asset to our city. We need to proceed carefully to make sure the interests of the taxpayers are protected.