League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Terry Deters Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Cincinnati

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?

There is no substitute for a high visibility police presence. Cincinnati City Council must once again give full support to its Police Dept. As a council member, I would insist on the expulsion of sub-standard police officers and work toward adding increased numbers of qualified recruits.

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?

The various local governments in Hamilton County and surrounding counties must work together to develop a plan to show or prevent urban sprawl. Only when government restrictions are in place will existing neighborhoods become attractive again to developers.

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 would propose a deposit fee on all glass, plastic and metal containers