League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Thomas U. Todd Answers Questions Candidate for Mayor; Village of Glendale

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?

The Village Council and administration has started working on some of the goals and objectives of the long range plan. There is a village committee or organization that has as its mission one of the areas that the plan is concerned about. I have met with each of these organizations to give them an agenda to work on. In this way many village residents will become involved in working on the plan.

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 attended the area wide COMPASS meeting at Music Hall last spring. We have continued to receive the literature. Glendale has continued to develop our land in accordance with our Planning Commissions wishes. Glendale is now almost totally developed in accordance with our zoning ordinances. We will continue to participate in the COMPASS Program

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?

Glendale already promotes recycling at one location. We have been very successful. We have considered curbside recyling, but so far it had been too expensive for our limited budget. If funds could be found, I would certainly support curbside recycling. This would encourage more residents to recycle in their own home.