Our Positions

What is a Position?

The League of Women Voters takes action on an issue only when we have a position addressing that particular issue. Members must study and come to consensus on an issue, in order to form a position. This thorough grassroots process ensures that our advocacy is well considered by a broad range of people, understood by our members, and we have a sense of the political environment.

Dearborn-Dearborn Heights Positions

Dearborn City Planning

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in April 2022.

Position

A Master Plan is essential and should have citizen participation with clearly designed goals and areas with delimited zoning.
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Dearborn Heights City Planning

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in May 2021.

Position

A balanced budget that supports recreation is essential as is careful planning and zoning for land use.
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Dearborn Heights Police Community Relations

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in May 2021.

Position

An adequately staffed and trained police force, assisted by auxiliary police, shall continually strive to develop good public relations.
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Housing

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in May 2021.

Position

LWVDDH supports equal rights for all to provide equal access to housing.
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Local Public Schools

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in May 2021.

Position

Local public schools’ organization contributes to equality of educational opportunity for a quality of educational programming. This is accomplished through local financial control and fiscal responsibility.
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Measures to Implement the League Goals in the Rouge River Basin

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in May 2021.

Position

LWVDDH supports coordinated long-range planning by state, county, and local authorities for the entire River Rouge Basin in both flood control and pollution abatement, with special attention to environmental factors.
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Transportation

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in May 2021.

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LWVDDH supports a Detroit Metropolitan Area Regional Transit System.
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Wastewater Treatment

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in August 2021.

Position

Clear goals should be set for a wastewater management system with measurable outcomes and enforcement of local ordinances and resolutions.
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Wastewater Treatment / River Basins

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in April 2022.

Position

LWVDDH supports treatment of a river basin in its entirety.
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Climate Change

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2019.

Position

State and local Leagues, and individual League members, have a critical role to play in helping to limit future climate change and protect the planet.
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2018.

Position

Promote peace in an interdependent world by working cooperatively with other nations and strengthening international organizations.
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Meeting Basic Human Needs

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2019.

Position

The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that one of the goals of social policy in the United States should be to promote self-sufficiency for individuals and families and that the most effective social programs are those designed to prevent or reduce poverty.
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NATURAL RESOURCES

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2018.

Position

Promote an environment beneficial to life through the protection and wise management of natural resources in the public interest.
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REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2018.

Position

Promote an open governmental system that is representative, accountable and responsive.
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SOCIAL POLICY

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2018.

Position

Secure equal rights and equal opportunity for all. Promote social and economic justice, and the health and safety of all Americans.
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United Nations

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2019.

Position

The League of Women Voters supports a strong, effective United Nations and endorses the full and active participation of the United States in the UN system.
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