More questions for the candidates

Public safety and maintaining the quality of the city’s neighborhoods are much on the minds of readers posing question and discussion topics on our online message board for Cincinnati City Council candidates. Below are two recent contributions, which we have posted to our Today at the Forum blog for response by the candidates.

All 25 of the candidates have agreed to discuss their positions and answer questions on the blog. Our goal with this project is to give all of the council candidates equal access to The Enquirer’s reach and to provide access for our readers to all of the candidates. So far 19 of the 25 candidates have joined in these discussions. We urge the other six to get involved as well.

From the readers:
I like the targeted policing idea. I think there are areas that just need a nudge to help them drive out lawless occupants resulting in seeding and establish viable “new” neighborhoods in the years which follow. The low-crime areas need targeted attention too, so as to ward off crime that tries to take a place after being driven out from other areas. The city needs to identify these areas which can be shot out of the economic cannon I envision. Finally the police need to engage those of us trying to achieve the same thing as them – lower crime. When given a plate number, they need to respond by saying they looked it up and do or do not see previous illegal activity tied to the registered owner, not become oblivious by saying they can’t divulge any info on plate numbers out of hand.
Kent Evans, Hartwell

Do you plan to engage the voters in the process of clearing litter? This involves appealing to their pride, not just doing for them.
Dorothy Weil, East Walnut Hills