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

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 Michael T. Donohue: - fire & police, public works, recreation 2. How would you balance the Village Budget? Answer from Michael T. Donohue: Our population more than doubles each work day. Manufacturing & service sector employers provide most of our revenues. We need to closely monitor and manage those funds. I am a social liberal and a fiscal conservative. 3. Citizen engagement is important to the health of local government. In what ways do you support citizen engagement? Answer from Michael T. Donohue: Our council and committee meetings are open to the public. Council meetings are broadcast via cable t.v. I support diverse citizen boards & committees - am an independent listener and believe in citizen activism. 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.