League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	Alfred "Al" Boehme Answers Questions Candidate for Mayor; City of Norwood

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office? (50 word limit)

Life time resident. Knowledge of the city and how the city works. Business owner for 40 years. Member of Norwood Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA).Former Real Estate Agent (10 years) specializing in Norwood.I have a feel for the citizens and what they want. I DESIRE to serve my community.

2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities? (100 word limit)

1. Financial Stability: Continue the policy of the current administration of watch dog spending. Evaluate expenditure requests and establishing priorities. Start a "forced savings" program.
2. Streets: Have a committee of three to evaluate the present condition of each street, block by block. Asign a priority list for repairs that will benefit the most residents first. Lesser used streets last.
3.Zoning: Zoning changes were made in 1985 that do not do justice to the property owners today. These need to be re-evaluated and corrected. The city is no longer an industrial giant and zoning must reflect the change in direction, not hinder it.

3. State three actions that you recommend to promote regional cooperation, and explain how you would implement each action? (150 word limit)

Regional Planning: Continue our relationship with the Hamilton County Regional Planning Authority and evaluating the changes going on around our community. Public Transit: Recognizing a need for controlled planning for an improved public transit system. Work with the agencies involved to help solve the problem of overcrowed roads with minumum disruptin to our city. Crime: Work with all local agencies including the FBI, DEA and ICE to attack crime in our city and county.

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