League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
	Hamilton County, OH November 5, 2013 Election
	Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues Member of Council; Village of Amberley

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 Village? Answer from Peg Conway: Our public safety department is essential for the Village. Dispatched directly from our Village Hall, officers respond quickly, investigate crimes rigorously, and regularly close cases. The combined police/fire department is uniquely efficient and includes cross-trained maintenance employees as firefighters. The service department provides the basic services of clearing and maintaining roads and right of ways, as well as collecting leaves and brush from residents, essential in a village with so many trees. 2. How would you balance the Village Budget? Answer from Peg Conway: The Village budget has been balanced through the the diligent efforts of staff and Council to reduce expenses and passage by residents of a five-year, 10-mill police levy in 2012. 3. Citizen engagement is important to the health of local government. In what ways do you support citizen engagement? Answer from Peg Conway: After my prior term on Council, the idea to facilitate others to become involved inspired the Amberley Women's Forum, which I co-founded in 2012. Such opportunities to meet and talk with neighbors encourage engagement. I am active on social media and as a Council member would regularly utilize these communication tools to engage with residents. I would support the creation of programs to educate residents about how local government works. I believe committee meetings should be announced well in advance and that executive session should be used infrequently. 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.