League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	Steven L. Braun Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Cheviot

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

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

I was born and raised in Cheviot and am looking forward to raising my family here. I have served on Council the past two years, and, along with my educational background and work experience, I believe I am well qualified to continue serving the people of Cheviot as their representative.

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

We have already been proactive with things like our own property maintenance code and our continuing work with the county on economic and community development through the Project Impact program. We must continue to be fiscally conservative in our budget. As a member of Council's Finance Committee, I believe a tax should be a last resort. The priorities should be eliminating unnecessary spending and developing new sources of revenue. Our ability to generate new revenue sources goes hand-in-hand with having a well maintained housing stock and a thriving business district.

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

Regional cooperation is vitally important, especially to a small city like Cheviot. The concerns of your neighboring communities can quickly become your own. Cheviot has a good track record of regional cooperation. We have worked with Green Township in creating a Joint Economic Development District(JEDD). Working with Hamitlon County through Project Impact, we are in the process of creating a comprehensive economic and community development plan for Cheviot. In doing so, we have been in contact with many government and civic leaders from our neighboring communities providing ideas and feedback to one another on how to tackle important issues. We are hoping to foster this spirit of cooperation into other areas as well, including improving government services for our citizens while reducing costs.

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