League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	Leslie Ghiz 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 have been the one council member who has been willing to stand up for Cincinnati when others were not. I'm always willing to discuss issues that are not always comfortable, yet need to be discussed. I speak in plain language and treat citizens with the direct responses they deserve.

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

I would like to add more police officers and increase walking patrols in all districts. Police presence is the number one way to fight crime. I plan to introduce a loud car radio ordinance along with other "quality of life" ordinances to prohibit people from disrupting those around them. I will continue to speak up on issues of reckless spending and I will find alternative funding sources (not taxes) to pay for the programs I introduce.

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

City and County governments must continue to work together to find ways to share services. Cincinnati needs to also work with the smaller villages, cities and townships surrounding it to find way to consolidate services. I also believe we need to work with surrounding locations on crime initiatives.

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