League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Tom Jones 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?

The witness protection plan is currently being implemented by a motion that I submitted to city council and introduced by Councilman Chris Monzel. The program asked the city to partner with the county lead by Commissioner Phil Heimlich, who will solicit funds to match monies hopefully matched by the city. The program will be administered by the prosecutor's office. This will assure the protection of persons who have witnessed murder or violent crime. This could lead to the closure of at least 60 of the 94 unsolved homicides on the books of Cincinnati.

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 monitor closely any activity that affects the neighborhoods. If elected I would want to attend and make should I'm in a position that is always aware of the affects and concerns of the community. This has concerned so many residence and businesses in past and the overall concerned was the community was not well informed as to what was occurring.

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?

If elected to city council I would continue as I have involving myself with organizations that are very conscious of the importance and benefits of recycling to continue their efforts. Supporting creating source that will provide information to the communities.