There's a third party in the contest for Bob Bedinghaus' Hamilton County Commission seat.

        Paul Naberhaus, a Libertarian Party candidate who is running a campaign with very little financing, is getting his message out to county voters primarily through yard signs.

        That message: Naberhaus not Bedinghaus.

        Mr. Naberhaus said the redevelopment of the riverfront has been mismanaged and the county is facing unprecedented debt that jeopardizes its financial future.

        If elected in the Nov. 7 election, the 63-year-old Hyde Park resident would propose giving the new sports stadiums to the teams, so that they assume responsibility for the debt and maintenance.

        "If you make a bad investment, you have to get out from under it,” Mr. Naberhaus said. “This (stadium) deal we made is a loser.

        "I'm a person who doesn't like overbearing government. We've taken on this massive expenditure, massive debt and all for the sake of what? Civic pride?”

        Mr. Naberhaus said he wants to see more people living downtown, although he rejects the idea of planning communities. He doesn't approve of the Western Hamilton County Collaborative Plan, which is a long-term plan to bring sewers and water to rural areas in the county.

        He would not support the notion of an expanded Port Authority building the development proposal called The Banks, which would bring housing, shops, restaurants and a park to the central riverfront.

        "I do not believe in planning. I believe in allowing people to do what they want,” Mr. Naberhaus said. "The Port Authority will be made up of political appointees.

        "That's just a way for the politicians to avoid taking responsibility for asking taxpayers for more money.”

        Commission President Mr. Bedinghaus also is being challenged by Democrat Cincinnati Councilman Todd Portune. Combined, the two candidates are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in the election.

        When asked whether he had a chance of winning, Mr. Naberhaus said he's not sure.

        "But I'm unique in that I am beholden to no one,” Mr. Naberhaus said. "And if I'm elected, the strong signal would be no more taxes and no more big spending on projects.”

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