League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund
Hamilton, Clermont, Warren Counties, OH November 8, 2005 Election
	Joe Schickel Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Loveland

Questions & Answers

1. What are your Qualifications for Office? (50 word limit)

Loveland Vice-Mayor for past two years and City Council for past four. Served on Finance And Planning and Zoning Commissions. Own and renovated historic building in Downtown Loveland. Owner of small business -- Loveland Scoop located on Bike Trail. First Vice-President Loveland Area Chamber. Co-founder of Loveland Music in the Park.

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

I will continue to implement City Council's master plan for the revitalization of Loveland Madeira Road. I will continue to support Shooters Supply's proposal for an indoor shooting range at the old Matthew 25 property. I will make every effort to put a proposal for the creation and funding of a Recreation Center with a Community Pool on the ballot in November 2006. I will seek out opportunities to grow our City in a manner that promotes economic vitality and quality or life.

3. What steps would you take to ensure that all public facilities are accessible to people with disabilities? (100 words limit)

Fortunately our two major public buildings -- City Hall and the Safety Center are fairly new one story buildings with good accessibility. However our neighborhood parks have many barriers. In the last year I have supported the creation of a special fund to make our neighborhood parks and playground equipment more accessible to persons with disabilities. I have always supported greater connectivity -- by biking and walking paths -- throughout Loveland.

5. What steps would you take to provide affordable housing for all residents of your community? (100 words limit)

Loveland currently has a good mix of new and old housing -- and housing that meets the needs of different income levels. Affordable housing can be found in our older neighborhoods -- and I support City efforts to make low interest loans available to fix up our older housing stock.