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Sarasota News Leader February 22, 2013 gy and reduce the violence in the whole city and maybe [more so] in Newtown ��� just like High Point, North Carolina did: They saw a clear drop in the incidents of violent crime. I would love that to be part of my legacy. And I would love to help find a solution to the homeless population in Sarasota ��� to help be a part of the team to help people transition their lives. Jesus said the poor you���ll always have with you. There are some who are mentally ill, and that���s a challenge. But I think there are enough in our homeless population who can get their lives turned around. Page 31 ordinances that I would like to redo that are very grossly outdated. I think I would like to find a way to make Sarasota more attractive to young people and lower our age demographics. We���re still the No. 1 county for 85-plus, and No. 3 for 65-plus. Lumpkin: I would love to clear up some of the toxicity in our city, to be a bridge between neighborhood and business and maybe even [the] races. I���m running at large for a reason. There���s the automatic assumption we live in District One. We don���t. I really believe ��� I���m confident an African-America can win cityIf I could help accomplish those things, pro- wide. I think there are some who don���t give the white citizens of this community enough vide leadership on those things, then I���ll feel I credit. I���m not crazy to say there���s no racism have done my city well. here in this city. Theisen: I started with an intangible ��� the One of the things a commissioner has to do spitting decision. Anybody can spit; it���s coloris lead by example and be above the fray. blind. Somebody said the spitting ordinance When we start getting down and dirty, the city is racist and there was a stampede to repeal doesn���t have a chance. We have to serve evit. It���s things like that where you look and say, erybody. What? That���s intangible. I���m not saying it���s not a fight. It���s pressure, I suppose I don���t have a tangible. even now [even though] I haven���t gotten elected, I���ve got people ��� maybe they���re counting ��������� on my having not run for election before: ���We What do you want to accomplish? can use you; you can be our ventriloquist���s dummy.��� Whatever. They���ll be in for a surprise. Dorfman: I would definitely like to change, redo our zoning. I think there are a lot of city Theisen: That would be concurrency. % SARASOTA���S HAIR COLOR SPECIALIST John-Norman Tuck (941) 928-1203 John-Norman Tuck is Sarasota and Bradenton���s premier hairstylist and hair color artist. Getting his customer���s hair to look and feel it���s best is his passion. John-Norman started fulfilling his customers��� hair dreams in his Pasadena, CA salon and now has brought his talents to Sarasota. Full Service Salon 3 6 9 S t . A r m a n d s C i r c l e ��� S a r a s o t a ��� J o h n - N o r m a n Tu c k . c o m