League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 3, 2009 Election
	Cortney Scheeser Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; Village of Mariemont

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)

1)14 years of Business experience can help the Village operate more efficiently. 2)Fresh Perspective. The Village is facing difficulty + fresh ideas are needed! 3)Plugged in, thanks to my kids. Allows me to sense what's going on. 4)I am passionate about Mariemont and will work tirelessly for its Citizens.

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

Budget: Enroll Citizens to help make the right, tough choices. We've begun this work at Scheeser.blogspot.com Zoning: Leave all provisions of current `Residence D' but limit height to 40' to the roof line, resulting in 3 storeys required by Developers while being sensitive to much smaller single family homes. Transparency: Retool Village communications to 1)more clearly educate the Citizens on Village matters and 2)add avenues of communication from Citizens to the Village.

3. What two actions would you promote to enhance city revenue or decrease city expenditures in order to balance the city budget, given the current economic conditions? (100 word limit)

1)As Village Employee Salaries and Benefits account for over 80% of the General Fund, review $1000 Council Salaries and the 2% Village Employee raises in a year where cost of living/inflation will be below 0%. 2)Pass through Rumpke's rate hike (August 2009) to Citizens via Garbage Sticker program, paired with Recycling/Composting education.

4. What steps should the local government take to ensure that the quality of rental property meets minimum legal standards? (100 word limit)

I would implement a Carrot and Stick approach. Carrot: We should review the 2-4 Family Income Tax "hurt" Mariemont landlords feel. Stick: we should then demand more from these landlords and aggressively issue citations for poor property conditions.

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