League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Barry Phillips Answers Questions Candidate for Member Council; Village of Newtown

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?

Implementing my top priority will actually begin during my campaign launch. I intend to visit the village businesses and develop a list of concerns and ideas that will help to solidify a mutual working relationship between local government and corporate Newtown.

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?

Newtown should especially be engaged in such activities in light of the fact that the village is a major thoroughfare for commuters. I would participate by becoming involved or a member of one or more of the committees mentioned.

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?

While our village currently has a recycling program in place, I would, of course, support it 100%. However, I would also suggest a village-wide "recyclables collection day" for unusual/larger items that might not be collected under normal circumstances.