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Some think of the governance of our city as "by committee," but by committee is the way all governing boards in Sarasota operate … those of our county government, hospital board, School Board and other municipali- ties in Sarasota County, none with a strong all-powerful mayor. Representative govern- ment is the foundation of democracy! Proponents say, "It's time," but I say it is not time. It is never time for a charter created by a small group to further its unknown agenda. It is a hijacking of this wonderful city's gov- ernment. Do not sign the petition for this new charter! % LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Sarasota News Leader wel- comes letters to the editor from its readers. Letters should be no more than 300 words in length, and include the name, street address and telephone num- ber of the writer. Letters should be emailed to Letters@SarasotaNewsLeader.com, with "Letter to the Editor" in the subject line. Let- ters actually printed will be selected based on space available, subject matter and other fac- tors. We reserve the right to edit any letters submitted for length, grammar, spelling, etc. All letters submitted become the property of The Sarasota News Leader. Search for text in stories by clicking the icon in the menubar and entering a search term. Search the current edition or all editions. QUICK TIP Search Only The Issue You Are Viewing Search All Issues Your search term here Don't have your own subscription to The Sarasota News Leader? Subscribe for FREE and receive a weekly notification when the latest issue is available online. FREE SUBSCRIPTION OPINION Sarasota News Leader April 4, 2014 Page 82