League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	Justin Jeffre Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Cincinnati

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'm qualified to serve on City Council because I strive to be a well-informed citizen watchdog, concerned with protecting the interests of our people and not the interests of the favored few. I understand the needs of our people and I believe putting people first will lead to a Cincinnati Renaissance.

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

All three priorities are about putting people first. The self-interested serving in public office for the benefit of campaign contributors and family have created distrust of government and polarized our community. More cells to lock up citizens is the wrong approach. Our people are our greatest resource and need to be developed into a qualified work force that attracts business to our city and region. Politicians are public servants and have conveniently forgotten who they work for. Government was created for the public good but now serves special interests seeking favors to the public detriment.

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

Regional cooperation is needed to compete in the global economy. Mass transit moves people efficiently in other cities and needs to be implemented in our region. Regional transit will reduce congestion on our main arteries while reducing pollution, commute time and costs.

Efficiencies are realized when local governments work together when purchasing and contracting. Larger volume can reduce costs of supplies and operations. Through online coordination many manual steps can be eliminated to decrease duplication of effort. Communication is the key to all relationships.

A citizen driven regional public relations campaign to promote what is great about Greater Cincinnati is needed.

The digital revolution and new media creates new opportunities for improved communication. This allows more citizen input and participation in media and government. We can create new networks to deal with the challenges we face more efficiently.

Let's sell Cincinnati back to Cincinnatians, and then, to the World.

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