League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 5, 2013 Election
	Joshua S. "Josh" Gerth Answers Questions Candidate for Trustee; Township of Anderson

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Questions & Answers

1. What services do you believe should be considered basic and essential for the Township?

Basic and essential services are providing fire and police protection and township road, facility and property maintenance.

2. How would you balance the Township Budget?

Fortunately we live in a township that has not had to operate in a deficit and has had leadership that have carefully planned for cuts in revenue that we are experiencing now. So, I would certainly follow the examples of past leadership to make sure we continue the tradition of being fiscally conservative in all matters pertaining to our budget as well as be mindful about planning for future expenditures and contracts that could impact our budget. I would also explore new ideas such as trying to get a hotel in the township which not only fills a void, but also generates an occupancy tax.

3. Citizen engagement is important to the health of local government. In what ways do you support citizen engagement?

I completely support citizen engagement. That is how we operate the Anderson Park District. From our open meetings with two chances for public input at every meeting to our resident surveys that ask for specific feedback on things people want to see in the Parks, we are a model for citizen engagement and I hope to continue that tradition as a Trustee.

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