League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	John R. Estep Answers Questions Candidate for Mayor; City of Saint Bernard

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?

We need to recruit a person to operate our city in a professional manner that shows our commitment to our citizens. We must develop industry that will produce new revenue to allow our city to grow and be fically responsible to all of our reside

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?

Our leaders should be more involved and aware of what is going on outside of our city so we can develop and take advantage of all possibilities available. Attending workshops and networking with other agencies can be vital in the progress of our c

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?

We do recycle and I am sure there are ways to improve by learning from the agencies mentioned. I believe it is our responsibility to set the example in keeping our environment clean for us and the generations who will foll