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Sarasota News Leader November 30, 2012 Page 44 ATWELL ANNOUNCES FOR RE-ELECTION TO CITY COMMISSION Sarasota Mayor Suzanne Atwell kicked off her re-election campaign Tuesday, Nov. 27, with a reception at a local restaurant. This will be her third bid for an atlarge commission seat. She ran and lost in 2005, then ran and won in 2009. "I can't imagine not running," she told the crowd of supporters. "Four years is not enough. I want four more years." She suggested this is a good time "to start the revitalization of City Hall," because a number of senior staff positions in city government will turn over in a short time. New City Manager Tom Barwin has been in place about 90 days, and a new police chief –— Bernadette DiPino — starts work Jan. 1. Also coming are a new finance director, human resources director and public works director. "The community is tired of fractured leadership. We need consistency and I'm willing to look at that," she said. Atwell is the only incumbent in the race. She joins Linda Holland, Richard Dorfman, Kevin Lumpkin, Pete Thiesen and Susan Chapman in the competition for two at-large seats on the Sarasota City Commission. Stan Zimmerman Sarasota Mayor Suzanne Atwell cuts the ribbon at the opening of the Season of Sculpture in November 2011. Photo by Norman Schimmel