League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	William E. De Luca Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Norwood; Ward 6

The questions were prepared by the LWV Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.

Read the answers from all candidates.

Questions & Answers

1. How would you implement your top priority?

Continue to hold weekly committee meetings that encourage large and small business developments, respond to all phone calls and continue to hold Ward Six Town Meetings as needed.

2. Numerous important issues including transportation, land use planning, housing and economic development for the Greater Hamilton County regions are being deliberated by OKI's Land Use Commission and Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission and Planning Partnership COMPASS; how engaged should local government be in these planning activities? If elected, how would you participate in these planning activities?

Local government should be very involved in the planning of these activities, especially in Norwood due to the geographical location of Norwood. We are a city surrounded by a much larger city. Decisions the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County make could adversely affect our way of life in Norwood. For example, the County proposed a new light rail system that would run through the "heart" of Norwood, isolate and diminish a residential neighborhood and cost over a billion dollars that we the tax payers would have to pay. Of all communities proposed to have the light rail system, Norwood faced to lose the most. Fortunately, I proposed a Resolution that was supported by council unanimously, that spoke out against this proposed plan. Light rail transit indeed may be our future but, as city leaders we have to make sure the rail line makes sense and does not affect our residential neighborhoods.

3. Ohio Department of Natural Resources in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Recycling Coalition conducted a state-specific study and found recycling businesses in Ohio generated $650.6 million dollars in state government revenue. If elected how would you promote recycling and support recycling programs currently in place in your community to reduce solid waste generation?

I encourge all Norwood residents to recycle. Our current trash removal contract which I voted "Yes" for allows Norwood residents to participate in our recycling program if they choose to.