League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	Cassandra N. Brown Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; 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)

I served as Norwood's Ward 5 council representative for two terms. I am currently employed with Horizon Certified Development Company in Norwood, administering the SBA 504 loan program to help business owners. My experience in banking and business development uniquely qualifies me to assist in the development of small businesses.

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

We need to better manage our city finances. We need to use our available resources to make sure all eligible taxpayers pay their fair share and implement a tax amnesty program. We need to offer business incentives and improve Montgomery Road to encourage business development. We need to be proactive in our business development, constantly working to retain our current businesses, as well as working to re-use older facilities where possible. We need to offer incentives for home improvement and keep crime out of our neighborhoods. We need to encourage and control potential development to keep property taxes low.

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

If elected, I would insure that Norwood is fully represented in the various regional organizations that exist right now. Representation of Norwood within OKI is critical, as we saw with the previous fiasco with light rail. I feel we need the county commissioner's elected positions to be expanded to more elected seats. Additional representation would allow for more input from the county's citizens, including Norwood. I would ask our elected state representatives to be more involved in this goal of regional cooperation. I would insure that cooperation within the health and safety services is progressing, and investigate unique means of funding to this end, such as asking our state officials for grants to accomplish this.

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