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Sarasota News Leader December 20, 2013 a schedule. "July Fourth: red, white and blue. Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You tell us," he told the group gathered near the tree that was the focus of the demonstration. "And you can decide when to shut them off and turn them on as the days get longer and shorter." The DID has a checkered history of success for Five Points Park lighting. It spent $80,000 for computer-controlled color-changing lights in the park, but virtually all of them failed as animals nibbled the wires and tree growth Page 51 broke the circuitry. The money was from a combination of sources. The new Five Points Park lighting plan also calls for the DID to seek money elsewhere. "We should try to get the two condos [facing the park], the opera and the city to participate," said DID member Dr. Mark Kauffman on Nov. 12. Candela representatives are aware of the past problems. The firm offers both maintenance and extended warranties for up to five years. All photos are by Rachel Hackney. % Members of the Downtown Improvement District board mingle with downtown condo residents to compare the color-changing lights and the less expensive all-white lights.