League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	P.G. Sittenfeld 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)

As a lifelong Cincinnatian who earned a full scholarship to graduate school, worked at Google, and decided to return home, my commitment to Cincinnati is deep. Through my job turning schools into community learning centers, I understand the needs of the whole community.

2. How would you balance the City Budget? (100 word limit)

To bring city expenses and city revenue into balance, we must get our fiscal house in order by finding efficiencies in the delivery of services while also generating new revenue, which is best achieved by growing our tax base. I am proud of my track record of helping develop cost-saving public-private partnerships through my work with community learning centers. This approach of being creative with the resources that we have needs to be better internalized at City Hall.

3. What services do you believe should be considered basic and essential for the City? (100 word limit)

The City's foremost obligation is to focus on "safe and clean." That means police on the streets, a responsive fire department, as well as picking up the trash and fixing the potholes. The next layer of basic services pertain to quality of life: pools, recreation centers, health clinics, and parks that maintain a healthy, vibrant, productively engaged population.

4. What actions will you take to support clean air?

I have already endorsed and supported the Clean Air Promise, and I am a supporter of the city's Office of Environmental Quality. We must improve our public transportation system as we move toward greater "walkable urbanism" and less car use and traffic congestion. And I am a dedicated proponent of implementing bike-friendly policies for the city.

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