League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	John Eby 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 am a lifelong resident of the city of Cincinnati. I am involved in making Cincinnati a better place to live by volunteering my time to various neighborhood, city and county boards and agencies. I will bring Vision, Intentionality and Accountability to city government.

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

When young professionals are attracted to our city by the business community, they look for three things when making a decision on where to locate their family. Those three non-negotiables are Clean/Safe Streets, Market Rate Affordable Housing, and Great Schools. These three critical issues face Cincinnati today. To address the issue of crime we must embrace two concepts; community problem oriented policing and data mining technology. We must also embrace Smartgrowth Principles to help rebuild the urban core and our first ring suburbs. Finally, we must bring accountability and reform to our public school system.

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

Let's start with a question, "Do you think Northern Kentucky acts in a regional manner?" The answer is simple yes. I want a government that acts in a cooperative and regional fashion. We must imagine new dynamics for bringing business and development to our region that respects local authority while embracing a regional approach to growth. We must "Revitalize the core" by making the spokes on the wheel stronger. We need a seamless community approach to economic and community development. I will advocate for the creation of a Land Banking Authority with a regional focus and strategy that brings focus on not only housing development, but industrial development as well. I will advocate for tax incentives for those who build "LEED" certified (GREEN) homes within the county. I pledge that I will work cooperatively with our all elected officials to bring prosperity to our region.

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