League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
	Hamilton County, OH November 5, 2013 Election
	Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues Trustee; Township of Green

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.     See below for questions on Basic Services, Budget, Citizen Engagement Click on a name for candidate information.   See also more information about this contest. 1. What services do you believe should be considered basic and essential for the Township? Answer from Steven P. Schinkal: Fire and EMS, Police, public works - street maintenance, snow removal, parks,senior center. Answer from David Linnenberg: Police, Fire, EMS, Roads, Parks, and Zoning. If these six services are handled correctly, everything else will fall into place. 2. How would you balance the Township Budget? Answer from Steven P. Schinkal: A review of all Township departments to provide maximum levels of service within the constraints of available revenues. 3. Citizen engagement is important to the health of local government. In what ways do you support citizen engagement? Answer from Steven P. Schinkal: The citizens are the voters and taxpayers that we as elected officials represent and serve; their input should always be welcome. Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. Word limits may apply. See individual questions for specific word limits. Direct references to opponents are not permitted. Please edit your work before submitting. We are unable to provide spell-check at this time. The order of the candidates is random and changes daily. Candidates who did not respond are not listed on this page.