League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Henry E. Menninger, Jr. Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Harrison

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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office?

As an experienced Attorney, with my prior service on the Harrison Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Juvenile Referee, and with service as a Board Member of the Harrison Main Street Organization (a non-profit whose role was the preservation and revitalization of Historic Downtown Harrison), I am uniquely qualified to help see our Community through the inevitable growth and economic development heading our way.

2. What services do you believe should be considered basic and essential for the City?

High quality police, fire and EMT Services, staffed with personnel who are compensated commensurate with the high level of responsibility they undertake; high quality infrastructure, including streets, sewer and water; along with appropriate aesthetic and recreational amenities that make Harrison a Community we can be proud of, and which are designed to make Harrison an attractive place for businesses to relocate, and for residents to live, work and play.

3. How would you balance the City Budget?

Based upon my review of the last two annual Financial Reports, Harrison is currently operating with a balanced budget. Part of that has been due to a successful effort by the existing administration in eliminating waste, and closely monitoring expenses. I believe in continuing along that path, along with making certain that we maintain proper reserves for repair and replacement of capital items. We also need to look for increased revenue through strategic planning for future growth and development. Raising taxes is not an option.

4. What actions will you take to support clean air?

We do not really have an air quality problem in Harrison. While supporting green technologies that can save our citizens money, I am generally opposed to undue regulation and restrictions on businesses that are not cost-justfied by a significant, meaningful, and documentable improvement in air quality.

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