League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	David C. Crowley Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Cincinnati

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 believe I bring a distinctive mix of common sense and real life experiences, which give me unique perspective. I have never shied away from standing up for those who need representation. I am a committed public servant who is in this race because I want to see Cincinnati succeed.

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

A. I worked with other members of Council to establish the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV), a comprehensive approach to fighting violent crime. It is underway and must succeed.

B. I am eager to continue recent efforts to protect the environment such as establishing the Office of Environmental Quality, promoting "green" building, re-establishing the clean air law, and preserving and hopefully expanding curbside recycling.

C. Everyone should have a fair shot at the economic pie. This includes new businesses, maintaining businesses and encouraging major development projects such as the Banks, Fountain Square and neighborhood business district projects.

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

With the election of David Pepper, the selection of Todd Portune as the President of the County Commissioners and the election of Governor Strickland presents an unprecedented opportunity for collaboration.

Specifically, the completion of the Banks project, transportation, development and health care are areas effecting the City, State and County.

There are no limits to what we can accomplish when working together. One area of interest is transportation. For the last several months I've been working with a group of Council Members and Commissioner Portune to review and make recommendations about how to best restructure the Southern Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA). This restructuring will make it easier to work on the many issues facing the needs of our region including the City, Hamilton, Butler, Warren and Clermont Counties.

I, especially in my new capacity as Vice Mayor, am committed to reaching out to leadership at all levels of government.

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