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fees reduced, we have to pay for roads and infrastructure, and we do not have enough money." Other questions were more nuanced. Snyder was asked how the community could create higher-paying jobs that might keep graduating students in Sarasota. "Create super-high-speed Internet," he replied. "Demand infrastructure ahead of development. And make sure our schools maintain their dominance in the State of Florida." Should Sarasota County move beyond political parties and make some offices non-partisan? Steve McAllister said, "Politics is a wasteful use of our time. We want real human beings in there. We have issues we need to deal with. We need to refocus our attention." Because he has run three times in the past for the City Commission, Theisen was asked how best to encourage the creation of affordable housing. "Tell them they can't develop any more until we have sufficient affordable hous- ing. Put down a moratorium," he responded. "Of course, then the existing buildings get old. So they can tear them down to make new developments." Caragiulo showed he had done some South County homework. "What are three problems with River Road?" he was asked. He shot back, "Capacity, capacity, capacity. It's an evacua- tion route for hurricanes. It's an arterial." Because the qualification period ended in mid-June and the first election is at the end of August, only a 10-week window exists to gather all the candidates into one place at a time for a forum. CONA's event marked the official start of the campaign. % 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 Sarasota News Leader June 27, 2014 Page 31