League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	Eric Minamyer Answers Questions Candidate for Trustee; Township of Symmes

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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office? (50 word limit)

Seeking fourth term. Former member of school board and Great Oaks for six years. Attorney for 29 years. Former member County Board of Zoning Appeals and Juvenile Court Referee. Senior Naval Officer served in the Middle East during Desert Storm and Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. Special Deputy Sheriff; Rescue Diver.

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

1. Low Tax Rate - lower effective tax rate today than 1995, with increased services and facilities. I pledge to continue our conservative fiscal policies.

2. Parks - added Hopewell Meadows, the Meade House, Rozzi's, Blong Memorial Park and dozens of smaller purchases. A Veterans Memorial will be built in the expanded Symmes Park. I pledge to continue to develop parks.

3. Roads and Traffic - road resurfacing program started by voters' support of a .9 mill levy was reinstituted last year. We have worked with County Engineer and ODOT on improvements to Montgomery Road, Loveland-Madeira, Lebanon, and many others.

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

1. Control of Polk Run + we cooperate with other townships and cities to control Polk Run. In Symmes we purchased Blong Memorial Park in part to retain and slow down water flowing into Polk Run. There are underground tanks beneath the parking lot. We also plan to use the deep ravine next to the park to detain water.

2. Traffic concerns + The Montgomery Road Project was a joint venture by Loveland, Symmes, Deerfield, Montgomery, and Sycamore. A study of Fields Ertel Road can be reviewed by the public at the township hall. We worked with Loveland on improvements to Loveland-Madeira Road. Lebanon Road is scheduled to be done in the near future.

3. Public Safety + Symmes has Hamilton County Sheriff's patrol and Loveland has its own force, but we share a communication center. Loveland Symmes Fire Department is a joint effort. We have mutual support agreements with all neighboring communities.

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