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Sarasota News Leader February 22, 2013 Page 22 Do you support Paul Caragiulo���s efforts myself, but I do want to see people go there to re-evaluate the noise ordinance? and do that, God bless ���em. Dorfman: Yes I do. Attended any of the meetings? Dorfman: All of them. ��������� Do you support Paul Caragiulo���s efforts to reevaluate the noise ordinance? It���s a juggling act. I listened to Commissioner Caragiulo and I went to one of his meetings, and it appeared to me he tried to consider everybody���s point of view. Finding that middle ground is going to be tough, but I think clearly we have to re-evaluate it. ��������� Lumpkin: I do, yes. That���s a balancing act. You have some who want a more vibrant downtown, which I do as well. Part of that [is] re-evaluating the sound ordinance to allow for live music, maybe a little louder or for a longer time. Maybe an entertainment overlay district is the answer. Do you support Paul Caragiulo���s efforts to re-evaluate the noise ordinance? I believe there���s a middle ground that is going to help everybody. ��������� Theisen: You can re-evaluate it if you like, but I can���t imagine any other determination than saying you are going to have to cut it back at 10 o���clock. So you support the current noise ordiBut then I think you have people who live nance? downtown. Some say, if you���re going to live there you should have known that. But we Theisen: Well it���s 65 decibels, and if they hold have to consider those who live there and pay it at 65 decibels outside, in some of these distaxes there. We don���t want to run them out cussions I���ve offered a compromise. If peoof downtown because we want them to live ple just can���t hear it for some reason, look at there and work there and eat there. the Van Wezel [Performing Arts Hall] with the Sennheizer [headphone] sound system. Let And then we want to draw not just restaurants to Main Street. We want retail as well. them have individual earphones and let them Now we have a Brooks Brothers, a great place have 130 decibels, if that pleases them, as long like that. But if you have a loud bar across as it doesn���t spill out to the other people. You the street, would they want to remain there? should see the outcry: ���You can���t do that!��� Expand the Domestic Partnership RegI like seeing downtown alive. I remember, and istry? you do as well, when Main Street was a ghost town. Now me and my wife are doing our Dorfman: Would I support Sarasota or city best to get down to Main Street at least once government lobbying other cities? I don���t see a week, and not just for the Farmers��� Market. where it is appropriate. I���m not sure that���s the I like a lively downtown. I���m not a clubber city���s job.