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Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues
Council Member; City of Saint Bernard; Ward 3

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.     See below for questions on Qualifications, Addressing priorities, Regionalism

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

Answer from Tony Nies:

Utilize my management background to help manage the revitalization of St. Bernard. I manage a multi-million dollar operation on a daily basis. This should allow me to help with the daily operations of the city.

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

Answer from Tony Nies:

We need to get everyone in city government to work together on the same agenda. And the agenda being we need to get this community revitalized. We need businesses to move in as well as families. We also need our city employees and city management to work together, so that everyone understands why decisions are made as well as make certain decisions together. We also need to stay firm on keeping our current houses in great shape.

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

Answer from Tony Nies:

1. The first action would be to share police and fire between smaller cities.
2. Have regions work together to bring in businesses and well as residents.
3. Instead of competing against each other for businesses find ways to benefit off of each other.

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.

The order of the candidates is random and changes daily. Candidates who did not respond are not listed on this page.

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