Advocacy
The advocacy part of League seeks to influence public policy. Advocacy is the means by which League members educate themselves and prepare for action. At local annual meetings, state or national conventions, members can approve topics for study appropriate for that level of League. After thorough study, the topics are presented to the general membership for consensus. If common agreement is reached, a topic item is translated into a Position that the League can then support and upon which it can take action. Action may take several forms: letter writing, testifying at public hearings, serving on a variety of commissions, committees, etc. and lobbying at the local, state or national level for legislation.
LWV HUDSON LOCAL PROGRAM 2011—2012
EDUCATION:
Continue support of adequate financing to maintain or improve the Hudson School System.
PLANNING AND ZONING:
Support the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Hudson.
RECREATION AND PARKS:
LWVH supports a public recreation program that meets the needs of both the youth and adults of Hudson. An adequate public recreational program should encompass both active and passive recreational options, and would benefit from centralized, professional planning/administration.
LWVH supports a comprehensive plan for public parks and school sites in the City of Hudson.
ENVIRONMENTAL:
- Support of the Lake Erie Basin Committee and of measures to preserve and restore Lake Erie and its tributaries.
- Support of continued development of the Cuyahoga Valley Park and its restoration and preservation of an open green area.
- Support of policies to ensure adequate funding, necessary land acquisition, preservation of green space, coordination and citizen involvement in the Metropolitan Park system serving Summit County.
- Support of those segments of the Ohio and Erie Canal which are in our area which would be included in the proposed Ohio and Erie Canal Corridor as a National Heritage Corridor.
- Support county-wide planning and cooperation with adjacent counties.
- Support of long-range land use planning for all areas within Summit County which provides for efficient transportation, efficient delivery of services and protection of environmentally fragile areas such as steep slopes, flood plains, scenic areas, and wetlands.
- Support of appropriate economic incentives for adaptive reuse and rehabilitation of existing structures.
- Support of county-wide zoning patterns that create and conserve open space and preserve historic, scenic and cultural resources.
- Support of the use of buffer zones, preferably native vegetation, between commercial developments, residential and/or scenic areas.
- Support resolutions and ordinances requiring the retention of desirable species of trees and other vegetation which might otherwise be cleared for development.
- Support of the provision of incentives for use of hardy native vegetation in buffer zones, developments, and general landscaping, in order to reduce maintenance and minimize the use of fertilizers and pesticides.
- Support methods which improve the fiscal management and operation of Summit County government through the Summit County Charter.
- Modern and appropriate accounting system with timely capital and operational annual budget adoptions.
- An executive - council form of government.
- Election of department heads who make policy and appointment of those who administer policy.
- Appointment of an independent auditor.
- A personnel system based on merit.
- Review of possible changes in the Summit County Charter.
- Support of programs for the aged in Summit County, including housing assistance, financial assistance and social services.
- Support for increased funding to help the mentally retarded meet their basic human needs.
- Support for an effective planning process for quality services and funding of residential services and other options for the seriously mentally disabled.
- Support of a mass transit system in Summit County and coordination of all land use planning with transportation.
