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Sarasota News Leader March 1, 2013 From a safety issue, I do believe sidewalks are necessary in neighborhoods. At least on one side, preferably on both sides. And I do believe the city needs to give attention to other neighborhoods. ��� ��� ��� Page 29 Growth management: Chapman: One, if growth management means planning. Sometimes growth management is mistaken for no growth. I���m for planned growth. ��� ��� ��� On a 1-10 scale with 1 being of highest importance, how would you rate the fol- I���m going to rattle off some planning lowing? Concurrency? buzzwords. On a 1-10 scale with 1 being Atwell: State law says we can relax concur- of highest importance, how would you rate them? rency, so I���d say about five. Impact Fees? Concurrency? Atwell: It depends; it has to be in the middle. People are up in arms that we���ve relieved developers from it. I would favor doing a mobility fee. I want to look at a progressive fee to mitigate impact, so a five. Holland: It���s gotta be up there, certainly a one or two. Growth Management? Atwell: Everybody wants to manage growth, but how do we do it in this day and age? Who wouldn���t be for growth management? I���m looking at alternative ways to bring progressive growth to increase our tax base and sales tax receipts. I tend to like Benderson [Development Co.] and what they���ve done for the community. A lot of people despise it. I have to vacillate on these by putting down five. ��� ��� ��� Impact fees? Holland: That���s probably two or three, in that range. Growth management as a tool. Holland: As a tool, I���d have to say two or three. It has to be up there. ��� ��� ��� Final question: should you succeed and win a seat on the Sarasota City Commission, is there a tangible goal you want to achieve? On a 1-10 scale with 1 being of highest Atwell: There���s so many. I could be narrow or importance, how would you rate them? big. I have a few things. I���ve begun with Payne Park and the sports festival to make it one Concurrency: of the best parks in the county. Get a soccer school going. We have the disc golf there now. Chapman: One. It���s a gorgeous 29-acre park in Alta Vista, and Impact Fees: not enough is going on there now. I want more Chapman: One people downtown living over the stores.