League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH September 13, 2005 Election
	Charlie Winburn Answers Questions Candidate for Mayor; City of Cincinnati

Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office?

As a lifelong Cincinnatian, I am proud of my accomplishments. My experience as a member of Cincinnati City Council for eight years has prepared me to be the next Mayor. I have a proven track record of fighting for safe neighborhoods, lower taxes, and family values. As Mayor, I will continue to send a clear message to drug dealers and gangs that they are not welcome in Cincinnati. I am the only candidate who is dedicated to take action and demand results. It is my goal to bring energetic, responsive leadership back to Cincinnati. ONE CINCINNATI- ONE TEAM!

2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities?

1) I will fight for safer neighborhoods by implementing my comprehensive Violent Crime Reduction Strategy. Under the plan, 200 additional police officers will be hired in four years and a new jail will be constructed to prevent the early release of violent criminals.

2) I will work to reduce taxes and create a fairer system that would reward loyal Cincinnati residents with lower property tax rates.

3) As Mayor, I will implement the Fast Track Development Model that will make it easier for builders and contractors to build in Cincinnati. Developers have found the City of Cincinnati's process of development a bureaucratic nightmare that is cumbersome at best. As Mayor, I will develop a process that is efficient, effective, and user friendly for all residential and commercial developers.

3. What steps would you take to ensure that all public facilities are accessible to people with disabilities?

The voices of the disabled community in Cincinnati will be heard under the Winburn Administration. All public facilities will be easily accessible to the disabled. Additionally, I will establish the Mayor's Roundtable that will listen to the concerns and suggestions of the disabled community.

4. What specific steps will you take to expand recycling services in your community?

I support recycling programs that are effective and improve the well-being of the local environment. I will make certain that the city provides sufficient monitoring and quality assurance measures to such programs.

5. What steps would you take to provide affordable housing for all residents of your community?

I support quality affordable housing that is not concentrated in one neighborhood. As Mayor, I will impose quality standards to abide by. If certain affordable housing developments do not follow such quality standards, I will not support it.