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For
more
information
about
us
and
to
join
in
our
efforts
to
educate
and
empower
voters
to
defend
our
democracy,
the
city
of
tarpon
springs
municipal
election
will
begin
will
be
held
march.
15Th
from
7
00
am
to
7
pm
in
the
city
of
tarpon
springs
election.
You
will
be
voting
for
one
mayoral,
sorry,
one
of
two
mayoral
candidates
and
you
will
be
voting
for
three
city
council
candidates
for
the
three
open
city
council
seats.
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A
A
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B
There
I'm
lisa
malamatis
benitez,
I'm
pretty
well
known
in
tarpon
springs,
I'm
a
fourth
generationer
and
I'm
have
background
in
psychiatric
admissions.
I
was
worked
at
the
old
anclote
manor
for
20
years
and
other
places
as
director
of
psychiatric
admissions,
and
I've
been
a
boy
scout
leader
for
15
years
and
have
been
very
active
in
tarpon
springs
in
the
community
that
I
love
dearly
and
my
family
has
also
been
very
active
in
this
community.
B
So
I'm
here
to
help,
as
they
say
here,
to
make
sure
that
we
preserve
our
heritage
and
I'm
very
happy
to
be
here
tonight.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
good
evening.
Citizens
of
tarpon
springs.
Thank
you
to
the
league
of
women
voters
for
sponsoring
this
event
tonight.
My
name
is
mike
eisner.
I'm
running
for
c3
on
board
of
commissioners.
Tarpon
springs
is
a
beautiful
town
that
we
chose
as
our
home
when
we
moved
here.
Eight
years
ago
I
became
a
member
of
the
rotary
club
of
tarpon
springs
enrolled
in
the
citizens
academy.
To
learn
more
about
our
city
functions.
I
met
department,
heads
first
responders,
support
personnel
and
found
out
what
each
did.
C
I
was
amazed
at
their
public
spirit
that
these
people
freely
gave
their
time
expertise
to
demonstrate
what
makes
tarpon
spring
so
special
I'll
bring
decades
of
business.
Experience
to
this
commission
I
owned.
Several
businesses
raised
two
wonderful
children.
One
of
them
was
about
to
make
me
a
grandfather.
C
I
know
what
it's
like
to
pay
bills,
taxes
and
I
own
my
own
home
here-
to
deal
with
the
joys
and
stresses
of
modern
life.
I
consider
talking
springs
my
paradise,
one
that
shouldn't
be
ruined.
Many
of
you
know
me
from
the
time
at
the
podium
during
public
comments
at
commission
meetings.
I
might
seem
like
as
a
tough
guy,
but
I'm
hoping
what
comes
through
is
how
much
I
care
about
this
town.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
I
offer
you
substance,
not
style.
I
offer
concrete
thoughtful
solutions,
not
platitudes.
C
C
The
board
of
commissioner
has
to
make
decisions
for
that
corporation
and
how
it
drips
down
to
you
in
taxes,
service
and
quality
of
life.
If
you
were
a
corporate
ceo,
you
check
resumes
references
and
past
experience.
That's
what
tells
you
what
kind
of
job
your
candidate
will
do
it's
hard
to
get
up
to
that
podium,
knowing
that
the
camera's
on
you
and
speak
out,
but
I
do
it
because
I
have
something
to
contribute.
I
made
a
crystal
clear:
I
stand
on
all
issues
of
public
concern
and
I've
listened
and
researched
all
sides
of
an
issue.
C
D
Thank
you
very
much.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
being
here
tonight,
anytime.
You
get
involved
in
public
service
and
any
kind
of
activism.
It's
always
an
eventful
time
as
we've
seen
before
in
the
past,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
league
of
women
voters
for
sponsoring
and
moderating
this
event
and
for
all
of
our
city
staff
and
city
workers
for
making
this
happen.
I
know
with
only
chrome
and
everything
going
on
that
it
hasn't
been
the
easiest
time
for
people
I
was
born
and
raised
in
tarpon
springs
and
have
lived
here.
D
My
entire
life,
I'm
fifth
generation
tarponite
seeking
to
serve
the
city
that
has
given
me
so
much.
I've
been
very
blessed
with
many
great
opportunities
in
my
25
years
of
life,
including
working
up
in
washington
dc
and
on
two
congressional
campaigns
with
congressman
bilarakis.
I've
also
been
able
to
work
for
the
vice
president
of
the
united
states.
Back
in
2019,
I've
been
able
to
work
with
other
high-level
state
officials
and
state
legislators
in
policy
concerns
and
high
policy
discussions.
Currently
I
work
for
a
company
called
smi
consultancy,
we're
a
private
defense
contractor.
D
That's
focused
on
getting
results
and
getting
jobs
done,
and
we
use
an
analytical
and
methodical
process
to
everything
we
do.
I
was
actually
taught
by
retired
cia
when
it
came
to
threat
level,
analysis
and
vulnerability
assessment.
So
say
we
would
take
a
city
hall
like
this
and
we
would
be
able
to
use
an
algorithm
to
take
the
weak
spots
and
say:
okay,
these
are
the
most
likely
attacks
versus
the
most
devastating
attacks.
D
D
E
Good
evening,
everyone
I'm
happy
to
see
everyone
here
tonight
to
listen
to
the
candidates.
I
truly
believe
this
is
one
of
the
most
critical
elections
there
is
in
tarpon
springs
history,
in
which
we
do
turn
the
corner
into
our
unique
government
history
I
go
by
paniyati's
class,
but
also
you'll,
see
on
my
marketing
material.
I
go
by
peter.
That
is
my
name
in
english,
and
I
want
you
to
be
able
to
approach
me.
E
If
you
see
me
in
public
and
say
hey,
there's,
commissioner,
or
there's
peter
and
now
I
know
I
can
call
him
peter
without
butchering
his
name
just
a
little
bit
about
me.
I'm
born
and
raised
in
tarpon
springs,
and
I'm
absolutely
proud
of
that.
I
plan
on
protecting
the
tarpon
springs
way
of
life,
preserving
our
small
town
charm
for
future
generations,
and
I
will
always
be
a
strong
voice
to
represent
the
citizens
of
tarpon
springs.
E
E
We
have
to
protect
tarpon
springs
from
bad
development
right
now.
Tarp
florida
is
a
ripe
spot
for
people
to
take
advantage
of
our
small
towns
with
land
use
development
codes,
and
I
promise
to
protect
single-family
home
zoning.
E
Make
sure
that
vertical
density
is
put
to
a
limit
as
well
as
population
density,
and
I'm
always
going
to
be
there
for
tarpon
springs
20
30
years
from
now.
You
will
see
me
here
and
I'm
always
going
to
be
there
to
support
your
ideas
and
the
best
interests
of
the
city
and
I'm
excited
for
the
opportunity
to
be
running
for
commissioner
c4.
Thank
you.
F
Good
evening,
I'd
like
to
thank
the
league
of
women
voters
in
the
city
of
tarpon
springs
for
allowing
us
to
address
you
this
evening.
I
hope
you
find
it
both
informative
and
somewhat
entertaining
as
you
listen
to
each
candidate's
responses
to
the
questions.
F
My
name
is
craig
lundt,
I'm
running
for
tarpon
city,
commissioner
c2
a
single
year
position
replacing
costa
vada
kiotis,
who
is
running
for
mayor
I've
been
a
florida
resident
for
the
better
part
of
38
years.
A
resident
of
tarpon
springs
for
the
last
11..
I've
been
married
to
my
wife
of
38
years
thea
who's
sitting
down
here.
She's,
an
active
volunteer
in
the
tarpon
springs
community
center
she's.
Actually,
the
pickleball
coach.
F
We
have
two
adult
children,
a
son,
who's,
a
marine
and
currently
the
ceo
of
a
recycling
company
and
a
daughter
who's,
a
fashion
stylist
for
television
professionally,
I'm
an
independent
consultant
in
cyber
security
and
network
security.
I've
been
working
in
network
security
since
1977,
which
is
a
pretty
long
career.
F
During
this
career,
though,
I've
worked
mostly
with
many
government
agencies,
both
large
and
small.
As
such,
I'm
used
to
the
rigor
and
the
detail
that
public
agencies
demand
in
2014
relaxing
into
the
life
of
tarpon
springs.
I
semi
retired
and
decided
to
focus
on
florida,
universities,
schools
and
local
governments,
primarily
as
a
way
to
give
back
to
florida,
because
it's
become
my
home
over
the
last
38
years.
G
G
I've
been
a
resident
and
business
owner
here
for
over
35
years,
I've
seen
this
town
evolve
and
grow,
but
still
retain
that
special
quality
that
draws
people
here
and
brings
them
back.
I've
had
the
privilege
of
serving
our
community
for
two
full
terms
as
city
commissioner
and
vice
mayor
now
I
ask
to
serve
you
again
during
my
time
in
office.
I
successfully
championed
initiatives
which
led
to
ordinances
that
made
tarpon
springs
better,
including
our
tree
ordinance,
without
which
there
would
be
no
funds
to
plant
trees.
G
Our
public
art
ordinance,
without
which
we
would
not
have
public
art,
and
I
championed
our
walkable
community
serving
our
community,
is
my
passion.
I
have
a
history
of
effective
leadership.
I
have
served
on
many
boards,
including
the
tarpon
springs
housing
authority,
the
lieber
ratner,
museum
of
art,
tarpon
springs,
historical
society,
public
art
committee,
county,
wide
transportation,
planning
organization,
tampa
bay,
regional
planning,
council,
and
I
currently
am
a
member
of
the
sustainability
committee.
G
I'm
the
founder
and
volunteer
director
of
peace
for
tarpon,
which
was
formed
during
my
first
term
as
vice
mayor
and
the
city,
is
our
founding
partner.
Through
the
work
of
peace
for
tarpon,
we
became
the
city's
first
trauma
informed
community
and,
under
my
leadership,
peace
for
tarpon
has
gained
state
national
and
global
recognition.
G
My
history
proves:
I
combine
vision
with
action,
but
effective
leadership
is
never
accomplished
by
one
person
alone.
I
believe
in
collaboration
over
competition
as
mayor,
I
will
work
with
each
commissioner
city
staff
and
our
residents
to
solve
problems.
I
will
be
your
advocate
for
fiscal
responsibility
and
build
a
sound
infrastructure.
As
your
mayor,
we
will
have
a
strong,
effective
leadership.
H
Thank
you
to
the
league
women
voters
bringing
us
here
tonight
and
for
the
residents
for
coming
out
and
taking
the
time
to
learn
about
the
these
races,
I'm
jackie
turner
and
I'm
a
candidate
for
seat
four,
I'm
a
native
floridian
and
was
raised
by
my
grandparents
in
the
jacksonville
area.
But
I've
lived
in
the
tampa
bay
area
for
more
than
20
years
in
various
communities
from
dade
city
brandon,
wesley
chapel,
clearwater
and
dunedin.
H
I
was
drawn
to
turpin
springs
and
planted
my
roots
here
about
seven
years
ago
I
earned
a
bachelor's
degree
in
journalism
from
the
university
of
florida
and
a
master's
degree
in
adult
education
from
the
university
of
south
florida.
My
career
focus
has
been
a
non-profit
administration
with
most
of
my
service
in
higher
education
at
st
leo
university
usf
and
st
petersburg
college
at
the
clearwater
and
tarpon
springs
campuses
for
the
past
five
years.
H
I've
worked
for
baycare
behavioral
health
in
a
leadership
role
where
I
help
connect
organizations
with
mental
health
care
services
and
educational
programming
to
help
us
demystify
and
bust
the
stigma
of
mental
health
and
mental
illness.
I
work
closely
with
many
non-profit
organizations
and
businesses,
municipalities,
first
responders
churches
and
colleges
throughout
the
bay
area
in
these
endeavors.
H
My
service
to
our
community
includes
graduating
from
the
inaugural
class
of
the
city
of
tarpon
springs
city,
citizens,
academy.
I've
been
a
member
of
the
city's
board
of
adjustments
for
five
years
and
I'm
currently
the
vice
chair,
I'm
also
a
charter
member
of
the
tarpon
sunset
rotary
club.
As
a
candidate,
I
have
earned
the
endorsement
of
the
suncoast
police
police,
benevolent
association.
H
I
chose
to
run
for
office
because
I
care
about
our
city
and
I'm
concerned
about
the
lack
of
civility
that's
been
displayed
as
of
late.
We
can
and
should
do
better.
The
board
of
commissioners
is
here
to
represent
our
citizens
and
not
forward
any
personal
agendas.
If
I'm
elected,
I
will
take
the
position
of
city
over
citizens
of
city
and
citizens
over
self.
I
I
I
will
start
this
evening
by
saying
that
my
focus
as
mayor
will
be
strengthening
key
elements
of
good
government,
specifically
long-range
planning,
community
outreach
and
administrative
management.
In
fact,
long-range
planning
with
resident
participation
was
non-existent
until
I
brought
the
need
forward
to
the
commission.
Every
year
the
city
commission
has
been
deciding
its
annual
budget.
Now
it's
70
million
dollars
without
a
long-range
plan
or
priorities.
I
We
are
at
a
critical
stage
in
the
city's
development.
We
are
nearly
built
out
with
tremendous
development
pressure
to
squeeze
more
in.
We
cannot
continue
year
to
year,
as
we
have
been.
We
are
finally
working
on
a
long-range
strategic
plan
that
will
include
priorities
and
a
vision
of
the
city's
future.
It
will
be
integrated
with
the
city's
comprehensive
growth
management
plan,
but
a
plan
is
just
a
plan
unless
it's
implemented
properly.
So
we
need
a
commission
that
understands
the
value
of
these
first
two
areas,
planning
and
community
outreach.
I
We
also
need
a
community
commission.
That's
understands
the
third,
that
is
administrative
management.
Each
election
season.
You
hear
a
list
of
topics
discussed
infrastructure,
roads,
parks,
senior
citizens
so
forth.
The
list
does
not
grow
shorter
without
a
plan
and
priorities.
It
should
be
no
surprise
that
new
projects
and
initiatives
frequently
pop
up
bumping
others
before
being
completed.
I
Not
only
do
I
hope
you
choose
me
as
your
mayor,
but
I
also
hope
you
choose
a
good
commission
that
has
the
experience
to
work
with
the
concepts
I
just
described:
long-range
planning,
community
outreach
and
administrative
management.
Lastly,
I
wish
to
thank
the
league
of
women.
Voters
in
the
city
of
tarpon
springs
for
sponsoring
tonight's
forum.
Thank
you
all.
A
C
So
when
you're
saying
the
dredge,
that
is
the
economic
heartbeat
of
this
area,
so
I've
I've
been
wanting
to
see
that
go
into
play
for
the
longest
of
times.
I
believe
that
we
have
most
of
the
funds
for
the
dredge.
What
we're
looking
for
is
the
funds
on
the
outside
to
get
larger
boats
in
here,
but
that
is
our
shoreline
is
our
staple
it's.
What
makes
tarpon
tarpon.
C
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
get
it
done
and
we
get
it
done
well
and
we
have
a
place
to
put
the
dredge
materials
as
well.
My
specialty
is,
in
you
know,
getting
engineering
things
like
this
done,
but
I'm
all
for
it.
I
we
have
a
shipping
and
a
ship
building
area
here
and
it's
for
commerce
that
would
make
money
for
what's
what
the
tourists
come
here
for
so.
D
Yeah
when
it
comes
to
dredging,
I
do
agree
as
well
that
we
need
to
get
this
project
done.
We've
actually
had
the
anchor
river
dredged
four
times
once
in
1899,
once
in
1948,
the
other
time
in
1973
and
then
the
last
time
in
1999..
D
So
it's
obviously
been
23
years
since
we've
had
this
last
dredging
and
it's
very
important
for
us
to
move
forward
with
this
project
for
our
commercial
vessels
and
for
our
big
ships.
So
that
way
it
can
not
only
help
our
local
economy,
but
because
it
is
a
staple
in
our
community.
It
is
something
to
be
proud
of
and
something
that
is
beautiful.
We
actually
got
a
862
000
issued
to
us
from,
or
we
have
860
000
that
have
been
raised
so
far,
724
000
of
that
coming
from
florida
grants.
D
E
Well,
dredging
the
anclote
river
is
one
of
the
most
important
things
for
our
city.
It's
actually
falls
in
line
with
my
platform
and
preserving
small
town
charm.
Preserving
and
it's
restoring
and
enhancing
what
makes
our
small
town
unique,
and
that
is
the
river.
The
river
is
our
lifeline
to
our
community.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
we
can
keep
it
a
working
waterfront
as
much
as
possible,
increase
that
basis
and
drive
in
the
economy
that
it
brings
in.
F
So
we
have
an
active
marine
community
that
is
being
impacted
by
not
having
the
river
dredged
right
now,
dollars
have
been
assigned
and
granted,
and
this
needs
to
be
accomplished
as
soon
as
possible.
The
city
by
charter
is
also
responsible
to
ensure
that
all
waterways
in
the
city
are
navigable.
F
Several
of
our
waterways
have
been
shown
to
be
lacking
in
this
area
and
need
to
be
dredged
in
order
to
comply.
They
did
a
bathysphere
survey
in
august
and
it
showed
several
areas
lacking.
F
I
think
not
only
did
we
have
to
pay
attention
to
our
main
river
marine
area,
but
we
also
need
to
pay
attention
to
our
bayous
and
other
areas
off
the
river
leading
up
to
spring
bayou
and
so
forth
that
are
starting
to
become
less
and
less
navigable
and
I'm
sure,
as
a
as
a
pretty
marine
oriented
boating
community,
you
can
all
agree.
A
G
Sanger,
thank
you.
This
dredge
project
has
been
quite
extensive
and
has
taken
quite
a
bit
of
collaboration
between
not
only
city
staff.
The
army
corps
of
engineers,
the
state
and
federal
level,
has
been,
as
has
been
mentioned.
Luckily,
we've
received
quite
significant
grant
funding
to
move
this
forward,
but
tarpon
springs
might
surprise.
You
to
know
is
one
of
the
few
working
waterfronts
in
the
entire
state,
even
though
we're
surrounded
on
three
on
all
of
our
all
of
our
sides
by
water.
G
So
this
is
particularly
significant
to
us
having
our
river
dredged
having
it
be
navigable,
not
only
for
sports
and
commercial
fishing,
but
to
look
for
the
health
of
our
river
for
the
health.
The
rivers
also
connect
to
the
other
waterways
to
our
bayous.
Everything
is
interconnected,
and
the
impact
of
that
will
also
influence
the
the
rest
of
our
waterways
in
our
city.
It's
extremely
important
and
I'm
very
pleased
that
it's
moving
along.
G
It
seems
to
be
past
the
snags
that
have
been
hit
over
the
past
several
years
and
which,
if
some
of
them
have
been
very
significant,
and
I'm
very,
very
pleased
that
we're
in
the
position
with
the
dredging
that
we
are
now.
I
appreciate
all
of
the
work,
the
collaborative
efforts
that
have
gone
towards
this.
Thank
you
thank.
A
H
H
I
It's
my
turn.
Yes,
oh
thank
you.
The
45
of
our
town
is
water.
There
isn't
any
part
that
you
can't
get
to
it
by
boat.
I
enjoyed
that
when
I
was
a.
I
was
a
child
and
I
still
do
a
lot
of
boating.
The
ankle
river
using
military
parlance
is
our
line
of
communication.
I
It's
as
important
to
us
as
us,
19
and
any
airport
nearby
it
it's
a
basically
a
thoroughfare
for
commercial
vessels
as
much
as
recreational
vessels.
If
the
channel
goes
away,
we
lose
our
large
boats,
our
large
fishing
boats
and
any
other
draft
boats
that
will,
in
turn
change
the
entire
character
of
the
sponge
stocks.
We
will
lose
our
working
waterfront
in
1999,
we
dredged
it,
but
it
took
three
years
to
do
it.
Now,
it's
taken
over
six,
which
I
find
unacceptable.
I
So
in
the
future.
Yes,
our
charter
has
changed,
but
we
still
need
to
be
more
effective
in
how
we
dredge
and
recognize
the
importance
of
this
one
thing
is:
it
would
be
good
if
we
had
more
voters
on
the
commission.
Thank
you.
B
I
can't
imagine
anybody
here
in
tarpon
springs
would
be
against
the
dredging.
So
of
course,
I'm
for
it,
and
especially
knowing
that
at
this
we're
going
to
get
it
done,
I
do
understand
that
and
it
will,
it
will
get
done.
It
is
something
that's
necessary.
B
You
know
we
have.
I
think
it's
the
last
the
only
place
that
actually
repairs
ships,
boats
in
tarpon
other
otherwise
people
have
to
go
up
to,
I
think,
maybe
new
orleans
or
on
the
other
coast.
I
don't
think
there's
any
other
place
on
this
coast,
so
we've
got
one
place
left
here
in
tarpon
springs
for
that
it
needs
to
be
dredged.
A
D
Well,
tarpon
springs
is
the
oldest
town
in
pinellas
county
and,
to
me
it
is
historic
preservation.
What
makes
this
town
so
special
is
our
unique
small
town,
charm
and
the
history
that
we
have
in
this
city
and
we
need
to
do
whatever
it
takes
to
preserve
that
history.
Now
development
is
good,
but
we
need
to
have
smart
development.
We
actually
need
to
look
to
the
comprehensive
plan
because
it
hasn't
been
updated.
I
think
about
25
years.
D
We
need
to
start
looking
on
how
we
can
update
the
comprehensive
plan
to
start
focusing
more
on
redevelopment,
finding
old,
dilapidated
sites
that
should
be
renovated
and
should
be
developed
on,
but
our
historic
preservation
is
important
in
this
city,
because
that
is
our
identity.
People
don't
come
to
tarpon
springs
to
go,
look
at
apartment,
complex,
they
come
to
tarpon
springs
to
go,
look
at
the
sponge
docks,
they
go
to
look
at
the
safford
house.
D
E
Historic
preservation
is
our
number
one
thing
in
tarpon
springs.
You
know
my
family
moved
here
in
the
in
the
60s,
and
I
am
a
second
generation
tarponite
and
we
were
able
to
come
here
because
of
the
historic
preservation
and
culture
that
was
tarpon
springs.
I
don't
want
to
lose
that.
E
I
don't
want
that
to
go
away
because
we
start
over
developing
the
city.
Developing
the
city
needs
to
be
in
a
smart,
slow
growth
approach,
because
smart
is
slow
and
slow
is
smart
when
it
comes
to
development
and
restoring
our
historic
values.
What
makes
us
who
we
are?
People
come
to.
Tarpon
springs
to
see
the
history,
our
culture,
and
we
need
to
work
together
to
invite
a
historic,
tourism-based
group
of
people
as
well
as
economic
development,
but
historic
preservation.
Historic
preservation
is
number
one.
F
I
think
we
need
both.
I
think
we
keep
historic
preservation,
because
this
is
what
makes
tarpon
springs.
Tarpon
springs.
It's
a
wonderful
city
to
visit.
It's
got
a
lot
of
history
behind
it,
a
lot
of
interesting
facts
and
figures
that
you
can
discover
when
you're
wandering
around,
but
we
also
need
commercial
development
and
to
grow.
F
G
We
need
both.
We
need
our
historical
presence
to
remain
as
it
is,
and
to
strengthen
and
preserve
that.
That
is
our
essence.
That
is
who
we
are.
We
are
the
oldest
community
in
pinellas
county
and,
as
I
served
on
the
tarpon
springs
historical
society
board.
I
learned
more
and
more
about
how
valuable
that
is.
People
come
to
tarpon.
Of
course
we
need
amenities.
We
need
different
types
of
businesses
for
people
to
go
to
to,
for
whatever
their
needs
may
be,
but
I
think
a
robust,
downtown,
locally
owned
small
business
is
vital
to
us.
G
As
far
as
new
development,
I
would
be
very
interested
in
pursuing
redevelopment
of
brownfields
and
gray
fields.
The
outdated
shopping
malls,
with
the
huge
parking
lots
that
no
longer
are
how
people
basically
live
and
and
shop
anymore.
So
I
think
that
we
have
some
updating
to
do
with
our
development
and,
of
course,
I
do
believe
in
development
that
is
thoughtful.
That
is
smart.
That
makes
sense,
and
that
is
very
high.
Quality
lead
silver
is
excellent.
Lead
gold
is
even
better.
Thank
you.
H
We
have
so
many
new
businesses
who
have
come
to
downtown
that
are
bringing
in
new
economic
development
and
revitalization
and
they've
chosen
those
buildings
because
they
want
to
protect
and
preserve
the
historic
character
of
those
structures,
and
they
take
pride
in
that
I've
met
with
a
lot
of
these
business
owners
and
they
do
take
pride
in
this
and
they're
so
happy
to
show
you
around
and
say
this
was
the
original.
You
know
theater
and
let
me
show
you
this
detail.
Look
at
my
ceiling.
They
love
this.
H
They
could
have
gone
to
a
strip
mall,
but
they
chose
to
to
put
their
love
and
care
and
finances
into
preserving
our
heritage,
while
also
increasing
the
economic
opportunities
for
the
city,
so
it
certainly
can
be
done.
I
think
another
area
to
look
at
is
along
the
pinellas
trail,
because
that
can
also
help
us
make
a
more
walkable
walkable
community.
I
You,
the
city,
is
nearly
built
out
it's
at
90
percent.
There
isn't
a
whole
lot
of
room
for
any
new
development,
so
basically,
we've
got
to
transition
our
economy
to
a
need
to
an
asset
based
in
other
words,
we
attract
visitors
rather
than
you
industry
and
and
people
and
and
so
forth,
and
if
that's
the
case,
then
the
historic
district
is
extremely
important
to
that.
As
far
as
attracting
visitors,
I
think
redevelopment
is
the
larger
part
of
any
kind
of
development
in
the
historic
district.
I
I
don't
think
you're
going
to
have
any
buildings
being
taken
down
to
put
new
buildings
in
their
place.
We've
made
a
mistake
downtown
with
that
big
hole.
You
see
down
there
of
tearing
down
a
historic
building
in
2008
and
basically,
we
haven't
been
able
to
replace
it.
We
need
to
protect
these
buildings
they're
protected
by
ordinance,
and
we
need
to
stick
with
historic
prison
preservation
and
focus
on
redevelopment
rather
than
development.
B
B
B
C
Yes,
thank
you.
I
agree
with
most
of
what
I've
heard
earlier,
I'm
for
historic
preservation,
as
well
as
having
some
smart
development,
but,
along
with
those
two
things
it
all
comes
on
the
cost
of
a
taxpayer
which
we
all
are.
So
what
I'd
like
to
see
is
that
we
do
smart
development
when
it's
very
easy
to
spend
money.
We
don't
have
I'd
like
to
see
us
go
and
get
a
full-time
grant
writer
to
help
us
with
some
of
these
historical
items.
I
was
in
the
mlk
march.
C
The
other
day
I
was
with
miss,
annie
debs,
and
she
was
showing
me
a
historical
house
that
she
grew
up
in
and
lived
in,
and
it
was
just
very
interesting
to
see
the
history
of
what
goes
on
here
in
this
town.
But,
like
I
said,
everything
comes
with
a
price
tag.
We
all
have
wishful
thinking,
but
you
need
to
have
somebody
in
a
position
that
knows
how
to
spend
taxpayer
money.
It's
very
easy
to
overspend.
So
that's
what
I
would
say
to
do
it
correctly.
A
E
You
know
not
only
with
the
comp
plan
in
which
it
didn't
fall
in
line
with
the
comp
plan,
in
which
I
could
pick
up
30
different
reasons.
Why,
but,
but
also
fair
and
open
government,
and
that's
one
of
my
platforms
in
which
I
tie
it
together-
we're
going
to
have
a
government,
that's
inclusive
of
the
people,
and
that
was
another
reason
why
I
ran
seat
four.
So
I
could
push
out
special
interest
development,
commissioner,
related
to
realtor
businesses,
and
that
way
we
could
push
it
out.
E
It's
it's
not
right
that
there's
recusals
on
the
board
when
it
comes
to
these
type
of
big
projects.
This
project
right
right
now
is
going
to
increase
our
population
by
a
thousand
people.
That's
almost
five
percent,
and
if
you
think
this
is
the
only
project,
that's
left
think
again.
There
are
other
plans
and
it's
important.
You
have
a
group,
a
board
up
here,
who's
going
to
be
tough,
look
at
the
comp
plan
and
interpret
it
in
favor
of
the
residents
and
not
special
interests
or
self-serving
people.
F
If
you've
attended
or
viewed
my
participation
of
the
past
city
commission
meetings
pertaining
to
the
subject,
you're,
probably
familiar
with
my
position-
responsible
development,
responsible
developers
approved
by
responsible
city
commission,
my
overall
purpose
position
is,
while
I
feel
that
the
morgan
group
on
the
surface
to
make
every
effort
they
failed
in
several
respects,
outside
of
the
somewhat
offhand
approach
to
respecting
the
ecological
impacts
of
the
property,
they
didn't
meet
anything
safety.
They
were
turned
down
by
the
planning
and
zoning
board
six
to
one
vote
because
of
safety
concerns.
F
It
was
somewhat
offensive
to
me
that
we
approached
this,
that
our
comprehensive
plan
should
be
on
balance.
The
developers
fell
short
on
several
of
the
requirements
and
they
need
to
be
met.
They
need
to
be
strictly
adhered
to
and
most
notably,
the
ones
regarding
safety
and
directing
development
away
from
coastal
high
hazard
areas
need
to
be
respected.
Thank
you.
G
Thank
you
as
a
bit
of
history
and
perspective
when
I
served
previously
on
the
commission.
Walmart
wanted
to
develop
that
same
property,
although,
when
iran,
the
development
was
supposedly
a
done
deal
that
turned
out
not
to
be
the
case,
it
came
before
the
boc
after
I
was
elected
and
my
motion
to
deny
an
extension
to
them,
caused
that
vote
to
stop
walmart
and
blocked
that
development
which
preserved
that
property.
For
the
past
16
years,
I
was
asked
to
recuse
myself
from
that
vote
by
walmart
because
of
my
vocal
opposition.
I
won't
risk
that
compromise
again.
G
What
we
have
before
us
is
a
proposal
that
has
reduced
the
size
of
development
and
significantly
minimized
the
impact
of
that
property.
It's
interesting
to
note
that
pre-walmart,
another
group
abr
proposed
a
development
supported
by
my
opponent,
who
was
then
city
manager,
which
would
have
paved
over
even
more
of
that
property
than
the
walmart
of
the
three
developments.
The
morgan
group's
proposal
has
been
the
least
has
the
least
impact
on
our
on
the
property.
Do
I
have
concerns
with
safety
issues
and
traffic?
G
H
So
many
citizens
did
come
out
to
express
their
concerns
with
the
project,
primarily
from
the
environmental
standpoint,
as
it
is
in
a
coastal
high
hazard
area,
which
is
quite
concerning,
given,
as
we
discussed
earlier,
that
we
are
a
a
water-based
community.
So
we
do
need
to
take
that
environmental
impact
into
serious
consideration
and
it
was
important
to
have
their
voices
heard.
So
I
was
glad
that
that
was
able
to
happen,
albeit
there
were
some
challenges
in
that
process.
H
I
do
have
some
safety
and
some
concerns
with
traffic
and
safety
about
this
project,
putting
more
traffic
onto
to
19
and
those
questionable.
You
know
tricky
u-turns
if
anyone's
trying
to
make
a
u-turn
around
there.
We
know
what
we're
talking
about.
We
do
need
additional
rental
housing
in
the
city,
but
is
this
the
property
and
the
project
for
those
it's
in
the
courts
now?
So
it's
going
to
be
an
interesting
process
to
see
as
it
plays
out.
I
I
Else
that
we
do
up
at
the
podium
at
at
the
deos
every
two
weeks,
they
voted
61
against
it.
That
ought
to
say
something.
Yet
we
have
three
commissioners
that
think
that
they
had
more
wisdom
than
these
professionals,
whose
only
role
is
to
look
at
the
land
development
code.
I
I
take
issue
with
that,
no
matter
whether
the
project
is,
I
believe,
people
believe
it's
it's
good
for
the
land
or
it's
not
you're,
not
going
to
wave
away
the
safety
problems
that
we've
got
with
putting
2
000
more
vehicles
a
day
on
u.s
19
at
the
capacity
right
now,
70
thousand
people
are
going
to
be
injured.
I
can't
tell
you
what
this
percentage
is,
but
it's
not
a
small
percentage.
Thank
you.
B
Look
I'm
an
old-time
tarponite.
I
don't
want
to
see
one
more
piece
of
tarpon
developed
period.
I
don't
want
somebody
to
put
a
new
shed
on
their
yard.
That's
how
I
feel.
Realistically,
that's
not
going
to
happen.
I
do
believe
in
property
rights.
I
do
believe
in
the
u.s
constitution,
this
as
a
candidate
and
as
a
just
a
citizen
of
tarpon.
I
didn't
have
all
the
information
that
the
commissioners
had
and
the
the
planning
and
zoning
board
had.
So
I
felt
like
to
make
a
decision
I
feel
like
to
make
a
decision
about.
B
C
C
I
was
extremely
offended
that
the
school
buses
will
be
dropping
kids
off
and
picking
them
up.
I've
devoted
my
life
to
saving
kids
and
helping
kids,
and
I
can't
believe
that
we,
as
a
city
went
to
put
this
up
as
a
as
a
viable
way
that
that
kids
will
be
dropped
off.
I
know
what
kids
do
this
is
just
to
me.
It
was
horrific
to
even
go
through
with
this.
I
also
agree
very
strongly
with
what
commission
of
vaticular
said
about
a
six
to
one
vote.
C
D
Yes,
thank
you
well
so
now
the
other
candidates
brought
it
up.
I
will
be
the
one
to
bring
it
up
that
there
were
actually
two
plain
and
zoning
board
votes
on
it.
The
first
one
was
actually
six
to
one
in
favor
of
approval
of
the
project
and
then
the
second
one
was
six
to
one
against
the
project,
and
then
we
had
staff
recommendation
to
approve.
I
believe
this
is
a
terrible
project.
Don't
get
me
wrong,
but
when
you're
going
into
a
quasi-judicial
vote,
you
have
to
base
it
off
the
comprehensive
plan.
D
You
have
to
interpret
the
comprehensive
plan
your
own
specific
way,
so
I
don't
think
the
problem
is
with
the
commissioners
or
the
plan
and
zoning
board
interpreting
it
their
specific
way.
I
believe
the
problem
is
with
the
comprehensive
plan.
Let's
start
moving
forward
to
low
density,
single
family
homes,
let's
start
making
it
where
this
cannot
happen
again.
It
was
commissioner
vaticordos
who's
put
up
many
times
that
we
haven't
done
a
review
of
the
comprehensive
plan
in
about
25
years.
So,
let's
start
looking
forward
to
the
future
of
tarpon
springs.
D
F
Okay,
well,
that's
that's
a
pretty
easy
one.
I
know
in
the
past
that
we've
looked
at
this
property
waiting
for
it
to
become
somewhat
unencumbered
by
all
the
pollution
there,
and
it's
been
addressed
before
that.
It
would
probably
make
a
pretty
good
place
to
launch
boats,
because
it's
a
large
enough
area
to
do
that.
However,
currently
the
epa
has
it
grounded
and
their
next
audit
is
going
to
be
in
2025
and
actually
until
then
we
can't
do
anything.
We
don't
know
where
it's
going
to
sit.
F
G
The
staffer
side
is,
it
was
really
troubling.
It
was
a
super
fun
site
for
those
of
you
who
did
not
know
that
which
meant
that
it
was
one
of
the
most
toxic
places
in
the
united
states.
It
was
an
extremely
dangerous
toxic
site
and
I've
known
many
residents
whose
loved
ones
were
impacted
by
that
site
and
some
of
them
even
died.
What's
happened
to
it
now
is.
It
has
been
capped
to
keep
the
flammable
phosphates
under
under
wraps,
basically
because,
when
they're
exposed
to
air
they
burst
into
flames,
while
they
were
mitigating
that
site.
G
I
remember
hearing
that
if
you
hear
sirens
go
off,
if
you
see
smoke
over
there,
you
need
to
go
inside
and
and
all
these
types
of
things,
because
in
my
mind
it
has
not
been
successfully
dealt
with.
It
will
be
eventually
and
now
federal
dollars
are
being
released
in
order
to
address
some
of
these
superfund
sites.
So
maybe
that
will
be
looked
at
again.
G
H
H
I
I
It's
not
really
part
of
the
superfund
site,
but
it
is
owned
by
the
parent
company
seneca.
It
doesn't
have
a
seawall,
so
that
would
make
a
very
wonderful
boat
ramp,
which
is
something
I'd
like
to
explore
as
mayor
the
rest
of
it
could
certainly
be
pursued
as
from
an
engineering
perspective
is
open
space.
I
think
it'd
speak
a
wonderful
park.
If
that
would
be
allowed.
I
The
only
problem
is,
I
don't
think
seneca
would
be
willing
to
sell
that
property
until
unless
the
entire
site
is
sold,
and
then
you
would
wind
up
inheriting
whatever
responsibility
goes
with
that
site,
but
at
least
the
western
port,
most
portion
of
the
six
to
eight
acres
should
be
pursued
and
looked
at
for
a
boat
ramp.
It's
something
that's
badly
needed
for
target
springs.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
B
It's
nice,
you
know
until
it's
cleared
where
I
don't,
I
wouldn't
want
to
mess
with
anything
in
that
area.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
C
Thank
you,
as
conversations
been
said
about
having
a
boat
ramp.
The
only
thing
I
could
really
think
to
utilize.
This
fall
would
be
trailer
parking
for
now,
and
that
would
be
a
good
combination
to
work
with
a
a
boat
ramp.
C
I
would
love
to
speak
with
the
epa
and
get
more
facts
and
figures
of
what
you're
able
to
do
or
not
do
on
that
prior
to
moving
forward,
otherwise,
for
the
most
part,
most
of
these
locations
that
have
been
sealed,
like
that,
they
just
don't
want
you
to
do
anything
on
it
that
could
penetrate
that
seal.
So
you
know,
I
don't
even
know
if
it
does
give
off
fumes
or
not
I'd
love
to
have
that
air
air
sampled
prior
to
anybody
going
on
it.
So
that's
my
take
on
it.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
D
D
We
are
talking
to
these
people
and
making
sure
that
we're
fiscally
responsible
with
whatever
gets
on
it,
but
that's
even
if
we
can
build
on
it.
The
most
important
thing
is
the
safety
of
the
citizens
and
the
residents
here
in
tarpon
springs,
and
it's
important
moving
forward
that
any
project
that
we
undertake
puts
the
interest
in
the
safety
of
the
people.
First,
that
is,
the
basic
function
of
government,
is
to
protect
the
people
of
our
city
and
it's
important
moving
forward
that
we
make
sure
that
we
do
that.
Thank
you
very
much.
E
E
Do
I
know
exactly
where
it
needs
to
be
put,
I'm
not
sure,
but
if
that
is
a
spot
for
a
boat
ramp,
it
needs
to
be
put
there,
because
the
residents
have
been
waiting
a
long
time
for
the
past
two
candidates
of
prior
officials
claiming
to
want
to
get
a
third
boat
ramp,
but
yet
the
action
hasn't
taken
place.
So
we
need
to
be
sensitive
to
the
sites
that
are
hazardous
but
still
see
if
we
can
find
a
way
around
it
to
take
care
of
the
residents
and
provide
a
better
quality
of
life.
Okay,.
A
G
First
of
all,
to
mitigate
flooding
in
our
town,
we
need
to
understand
that
sea
level
rise
is
affecting
the
entire
planet.
It's
affecting
the
state
of
florida
most
significantly
because
we're
mainly
a
coastal
state,
but
even
so
with
the
most
shoreline
in
the
state
in
the
county,
tarpon
springs,
is
especially
vulnerable.
We've
all
seen
streets
flooded
that
we
didn't
see
flooded
before,
and
we
know
that
that's
due
to
sea
level
rise
our
city
staff.
G
We
have
a
lot
of
things
working
in
our
favor
one
is
our
city
staff
is
real,
really
working
hard
to
reduce
flooding
on
our
streets
and
right
now,
they're
pursuing
a
grant
to
prioritize
our
most
vulnerable
areas
to
find
a
solution.
We
have
an
abundance
of
salt
marshes
that
help
mitigate
flooding
and
our
city
tree.
The
red
mangrove
not
only
stops
shoreline
erosion,
but
actually
rebuilds
it
and
as
a
community
at
risk,
we
can
lobby
our
state
and
federal
governments
to
increase
and
enhance
our
intertidal
salt
marsh
and
mangrove
zones.
H
H
H
I
I
Vaulted
pumping
system
that's
going
to
be
going
into
dota,
canis
boulevard,
I'm
hoping
from
these
we'll
have
some
solutions
and
I'm
hoping
we
can
put
them
to
work
and
I'm
hoping
that
we've
got
the
funding
at
least
enough
funding
to
start
resolving
these
streets
and
not
the
problem
isn't
going
to
go
away
just
ignoring
and
talking
about
it
isn't
going
to
help
either.
We
need
to
do
something
about
it
now.
Thank
you,
okay,
ms.
A
B
Well,
I
think
that
we've
been
working
on
this
for
many
many
years.
I
would
say
at
least
20
30
years
that
I
know
of
with
flooding
in
tarpon
in
certain
areas.
B
B
It
is
something
that
we'll
eventually
get
thank
you.
C
You
so
this
particular
topic
is
something
that
I
have
a
great
deal
of
knowledge
in
I'm
a
retired
flood
restoration
company
and
what
I
would
say
is
I've
dealt
with
quite
a
bit
of
flood
problems
with
people
getting
water
coming
into
their
people's
homes,
and
you
try
to
deal
in
a
french
drain
system
and
have
a
small
pump
that
pumps
that
back
out
and
people
for
many
years
have
lived
like
that.
When
the
tide
comes
up,
the
water
gets
drained
when
tide
goes
down.
C
D
D
Flooding
in
the
city
needs
to
be
a
top
priority
and
we
need
to
work
with
our
state
and
federal
officials
now
I'm
very
blessed
to
have
many
relationships
with
a
lot
of
these
federal
and
state
officials,
and
I
would
seek
us
to
get
grant
money
to
be
able
to
take
on
projects
that
will
help
reduce
flooding
and,
ultimately,
hopefully,
try
to
end
it
that
might
be
advantageous
but
to
end
flooding
in
tarpon
springs.
It's
very
difficult
because
we
are
a
coastal
city
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
draw
people
into
tarpon
springs.
D
That's
what
draws
business
owners
into
tarpon
springs
is
because
of
our
position
because
of
where
we
are
in
florida.
But
if
this
continues
to
get
worse,
I
mean
most
of
the
people
can
attest
how
about
this.
Last
weekend
we
had
a
storm,
I
mean
it
was
one
storm
and
there
were
a
lot
of
places
that
were
flooded
around
the
bayou
and
at
the
sponge
docks.
D
A
E
Well,
I
would
like
to
say
this
is
all
about
long-range
planning
and
how
it
ties
into
the
strategic
plan
that's
being
implemented
for
us
come
april,
2022
to
september
2022.
We
need
to
identify
all
the
medium
substance
and
our
objectives
regarding
our
sustainability
and
the
flooding
in
town.
I
do
believe
it
starts
at
the
top.
E
I
do
believe
it's
time
to
look
towards
new
city
management
to
turn
the
page
in
our
city,
enthusiastic
motivated
people
who
want
to
use
tarpon
springs
as
a
great
stepping
stone
to
do
great
for
our
city
and
maybe
find
the
next
city
manager
down
the
road,
but
we
need
to
educate
the
people
concerning
their
choices
which
impact
our
environment.
Secondly,
we
need
to
be
more
vocal
in
the
federal
level
where
these
regulations
are
implemented.
E
We
did
form
a
sustainability
committee
which
helped
push
a
sustainability
coordinator,
but
we
don't
seem
to
listen
to
their
recommendations
too
much.
We
also
need
to
hire
a
full-time
grant
writer
that
will
that
will
assist,
requesting
federal
funds
for
upcoming
projects
and
cover
all
aspect
aspects
of
the
project,
including
sustainability,.
F
For
the
most
part,
tarpon
springs
is
a
low-lying
coastal
town
as
such.
Dealing
with
storm
water
is
a
major
concern
and
as
such
as
the
city's
third
largest
utility
operation
right
behind
water
and
sewer
and
solid
waste
and
recycling,
the
city
developed
a
stormwater
action
plan
back
in
september
of
2020,
and
currently
we
have
a
storm
water
capital
improvement
program
that
is
funded
by
the
stormwater
portion
of
your
utility
bill,
which
is
currently
9.15
a
month
with
an
expected
50
increase
per
year
through
2025..
F
Now
the
2022
budget
includes
1.9
million
dollars
to
address
and
remediate
several
areas,
most
notably
mango
street.
The
pinellas
trail,
roosevelt
culvert,
roosevelt
boulevard
and
canal
street
grand
view
drive
a
new
sea
wall
for
roosevelt
drive.
As
towards
the
sponge
docks,
we
have
1.8
million
dollars
for
flood
abatement
from
a
state
grant.
I
do
not
believe
that
we're
doing
enough.
We
need
to
do
more.
We
need
to
apply
for
more
grants,
but
we're
doing
what
we
can.
A
H
H
So
I'm
very
familiar
with
this.
We
do
have
again
some
amazing
talent
throughout
this
community
that
can
help
us
bridge
that
gap
to
provide
translation
services
there's
also
some
really
accessible
translation
technology
services
that
can
help
us
with
this
as
well.
So
this
is
something
I
do
have
experience
with,
and
I
would
love
to
take
this
on
again
with
our
community
partners
who
have
the
expertise
in
this
area.
I
I
I
B
There,
yes,
I
am,
as
I
said,
a
fourth
generation
tarponite
and
I
am
a
greek
heritage,
but
I
do
speak
spanish
fluent.
So
it's
a
long
story,
but
I
have
certainly
connected
with
the
hispanic
community,
even
here
in
tarpon,
so
I'm
there
to
help.
If
anyone
needs
help,
I
can
I'm
right
there.
B
It
is,
as
with
a
lot
of
groups,
there
are
cultural
differences
and
that's
that's
the
fun
part
and
that's
what
we
have
to
maybe
work
with
a
little
bit,
but.
B
A
C
C
C
C
I
like
to
be
more
diverse
and
get
a
cross-section
of
different
people
in
so
that
you
can
get
different
ideas.
That's
that's
what
I
encourage
in
my
rotary
club
as
well
that
we
are
diverse,
so
that
would
be
my
idea.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
D
Yes,
thank
you
for
the
question.
In
our
declaration
of
independence,
it
stated
that
we
hold
these
truths
to
be
self-evident,
that
all
men
are
created
equal
and
in
2022.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
live
to
these
principles
and
we
have
to
apply
it
every
day.
I
would
like
to
work
with
local
non-profits
on
how
we
can
support
our
hispanic
community
and
to
see
what
we
can
do
to
help
them
as
they
continue
to
move
to.
Tarpon
springs.
D
It's
important
that
every
community,
every
minority
community,
whoever
they
are,
has
equal
representation
and
that
they
hear
from
their
commissioners
and
they
hear
from
their
elected
officials.
I
don't
know
if
I'm
going
to
be
sitting
on
up
here.
I
don't
know
who's
going
to
win
this
election,
but
to
me
it's
very
important
that
we
do
hear
and
represent
all
the
citizens
of
tarpon
springs
and
that
we
are
going
out
of
our
way
to
ensure
that
we
hear
them.
So
I
would
like
to
thank
you
again
for
the
question.
Thank
you.
Thank.
E
I
did
have
the
pleasure
of
speaking
with
diana
roman
with
the
hispanic
outreach
community
over
in
spc,
and
she
was
very
straightforward
on
what
the
community
needs.
She
was
actually
very
happy
that
I
reached
out
to
her
because
she
said
not
too
many
people
communicate
with
them
and
trying
to
bridge
the
gap,
and
that's
something
I
can
do.
I
can
bridge
the
gap
between
all
neighborhoods
and
communities
in
tarpon
springs.
I've
been
there
and
I
understand
the
community
and
they
need
affordable
housing.
E
They
need
activities
for
their
kids
and,
as
other
candidates
have
said,
they
need
translation
services,
but
we
as
a
board
have
to
work
together
to
make
sure
that
we
can
implement
and
reach
out
to
the
hispanic
community
and
get
things
done.
We
always
seem
to
talk
about
affordable
housing,
but
yet
we
don't
we
don't
implement
it.
We
really
don't
try
to
do
anything
to
put
it
in
certain
areas
where
the
residents
need
it.
So
I
was
happy.
E
F
Yes,
I
I
tend
to
agree
with
both
jackie
and
panayotis
regarding
the
spanish
community,
even
though
it
is
only
10,
it's
a
growing
percentage
of
our
population
in
general.
Our
population
is
growing
and
diverse,
and
we
need
to
address
these
things
as
they
arise.
F
A
G
G
The
hispanic
outreach
center
has
been
engaged
with
peace
for
tarpon
for
many
years.
I
work
closely
with
diana
roman
and
with
the
rest
of
her
staff
and
when
she
and
I
have
had
conversations,
she
said
that
the
hispanic
community
does
not
feel
wanted,
does
not
feel
included
and
doesn't
feel
like
they
want
that
anybody
wants
them
to
be
part
of
the
community.
That's
a
problem!
That's
a
problem!
G
If
we're
here
to
represent
our
whole
community,
whether
it's
10
percent
20
percent,
it
doesn't
matter,
we
need
to
be
able
to
bring
them
to
the
table,
but
we
do
that
by
building
relationships.
We
can't
just
say
there
are
no
hispanic
people
here.
Let's
invite
some
those
have
to
be
genuine
relationships
that
are
built
over
time
through
building
trust
and
through
communication.
G
A
I
Yes,
the
answer
is
yes
to
that
and
we
need
to
transition
from
a
needs-based
economy
to
a
place-based,
and
I
think
we
need
to
help
that
and
pursue
that,
because
that's
the
city's
future
we're
nearly
built
out
the
only
available
land
other
than
infill
lots
within
the
city
is
north
of
the
anclote
river,
which
means
we
need
to
make
the
town
attractive
to
visitors.
We
need
to
provide
the
services
that
residents
need
grocery
stores,
doctors,
dentists,
so
forth,
so
they
don't
have
to
get
on
us.
I
I
B
B
Restaurants
destination
attractions,
something
to
bring
people
here.
I
keep
saying
even
a
columbia.
Cafe
restaurant.
We
need
a
mini
like
a
convention
center.
I
know
we
can't
do
a
big
one,
but
a
mini
convention
center
things
like
that.
We
need
hotels,
we
need
to
work
on
parking.
I
can't
believe
I'm
saying
this,
that's
something
I
always
was
against,
but
now
that
I'm
older
parking
is
important.
I
think
all
that
will
bring
people
here
and.
C
You
thank
you.
One
of
the
things
that
I
found
interesting
when
I
came
down
here
was
that
this
is
probably
one
of
the
most
friendliest
town
I'd
ever
seen.
But
what
we
do
not
have-
and
everyone
comes
up
to
speak
to
me
about-
is
how
difficult
it
is
to
get
through
the
permit
department
permits
here
are
labor
intensive
it.
Almost
the
people
come
up
and
tell
me
it
seems
like
the
town
is
against
us
going
forward.
I
run
into
the
exact
same
thing
when
I'm
on
the
board
of
adjustments.
C
People
come
up
and
over
the
some
of
the
smallest
things
they
they
just
get
harassed
and
we
have
to
streamline
the
permit
department.
We
have
to
streamline
the
the
quasi-judicial
hearings
that
we
have
so
that
we're
not
deciding
on
stuff
that
is
is
meaningless.
The
other
thing
is,
we
do
need
overnight
facilities
here,
where
the
this
for
years
we've
been
a
one
and
done
you're
here
for
a
day
and
you're
gone.
We
need
people
to
stay
here
for
two
days
three
days
or
more.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you
for
the
question.
One
of
the
things
I've
been
working
on
with
local
business
leaders
in
this
community
is
called
the
invest
in
tarpon
plan,
and
basically
the
premise
of
this
plan
is
keeping
our
dollars
in
tarpon
springs,
trying
to
stop
them
from
going
to
say
done
needed
in
clearwater
safety,
harbor
and
bringing
in
new
businesses
in
2022.
It
is
very
important
to
self-promote
ourselves
and
we
need
to
really
focus
on
doing
that
and
to
pro
promote
our
city
as
to
why
you
should
come
and
bring
your
business
to
tarpon
springs.
D
One
of
the
issues
that
has
been
voted
on
in
the
past
as
well
is
about
food
trucks
on
private
property.
I
feel
that
it's
very
important
to
bring
food
trucks
into
the
city
on
people's
private
property
and
there's
no
reason.
The
government
should
be
able
to
tell
a
private
business
owner
whether
they
can
or
cannot
have
a
food
truck
on
their
business.
We
have
to
be
innovative,
go
innovative,
going
into
2022..
D
Other
cities
are
getting
ahead
of
us
in
economic
development
and
there
is
no
reason
for
me
to
believe
that
our
city
cannot
be
the
leader
in
economic
development,
but
we
have
to
make
the
effort,
and
I
know
the
citizens
of
tarpon
springs-
are
willing
to
do
it.
That's
the
best
thing
about
our
city.
Is
our
people
are
resilient
and
hard
working.
Thank
you
very
much.
E
So,
to
enhance
economic
development.
I
was
the
first
candidate
running
for
commissioner,
who
stated
multiple
times
publicly
on
the
record.
We
need
to
re-change
the
zoning
on
the
pinellas
trail.
There
are
some
spots
where
it's
considered
residential
certain
areas
of
the
community
between
lime,
going
back
to
mirrors
where
they
were
re-zoned
back
to
residential.
It
needs
to
come
back
to
commercial.
That
way
we
can
try
to
get
investors
off
the
trail
to
enhance
the
trail,
as
in
other
cities,
local
locally.
We
also
got
to
implement
the
strategic
plan.
It's
one
of
the
top
priorities.
E
When
you
address
when
you
address
infrastructure
in
our
town
and
you
do
a
methodical
approach,
you
will
encourage
businesses
to
come
and
invest
in
our
town
and
see
that
we
are
doing
what
we
can
to
sustain
ourselves
and
be
inviting
to
people
and
as
well
as
small,
boutique
hotel.
We
are
not
a
one-stop
destination.
We
have
a
couple
places
you
can
do
enjoy
yourselves
in
tarpon
springs
and
you
can
either
decide
you
want
a
couple
boutique
hotels,
or
do
you
want
a
checkerboard
full
of
tarpon
springs
of
airbnbs?
F
Okay,
so
as
far
as
being
business
friendly,
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
some
statistics.
In
2021
we
opened
50
5-0
new
businesses
in
tarpon
springs
on.
The
line
for
2022
are
another
16
that
I
know
of
so
far,
so
we
are
doing
things
as
far
as
being
business
friendly.
What
we
are
missing
and
what
and
what
lisa
referred
to
as
as
destination
stuff
is.
F
We
need
to
make
tarpon
spring
a
destination
where
people
stay
not
just
visit
for
the
day
and
to
do
that,
we
need
rooms,
transit
rooms
to
put
people
up
whether
they're
airbnb,
whether
they're,
whether
they're
bed
and
breakfast
outfits,
or
whether
they're
hotels.
We
just
do
not
have
those
facilities.
We
need
to
look
towards
that
end.
Otherwise,
we're
going
to
become
a
day
trip
and
we'll
stay
at
daytrip
forever.
G
Thank
you,
I'm
very
impressed
with
the
number
of
businesses
that
have
been
opened
here
over
the
past
few
years
and
particularly
the
number
of
women-owned
businesses.
I
recently
put
a
list
together
on
one
of
my
facebook
pages
and
it
was
an
incredibly
robust
list
of
simply
women-owned
owned
businesses,
which
is
very,
very
promising
to
me.
I
think
tarpon
springs
is
a
destination
for
people
to
come
and
shop.
When
I
first
came
to
tarpon
springs,
it
was
all
antique
shops
up
and
down
tarpon
avenue.
That
was
pretty
much
it
now.
G
There's
a
variety
of
shops,
restaurants,
different
types
of
entertainment
that
are
provided
by
the
city
that
bring
people
in
for
a
day
or
a
couple
of
days
to
shop
and
to
stay.
I
think
a
boutique
hotel
would
be
wonderful,
but
I
applaud
our
chamber
of
commerce,
our
business
development
person
for
with
the
city-
and
I
think
the
business
atmosphere
is
extremely
welcoming.
Here
I
find
staff
to
be
very
supportive
of
folks
who
have
tried
to
open
businesses,
and
I
applaud
the
city
for
the
job.
It's
doing.
G
H
Yes,
so,
as
was
mentioned,
we
are
have
identified
many
areas
where
people
are
successful.
Small
business
owners
such
as
engage
with
the
chamber
of
commerce,
our
city's
economic
development
coordinator
and
the
merchants
association.
But
what
about
engaging
people
who
have
experiences
outside
of
the
small
business
arena?
I
would
propose
that
we
establish
an
economic
development
advisory
council
that
is
comprised
of
residents
who
have
experience
in
a
variety
of
industries
of
varying
sizes.
H
That
may
not
necessarily
have
business
industry
in
tampa
or
excuse
me
in
tarpon,
but
have
maybe
come
from
other
areas
and
retired
here
in
in
tarpon.
They
have
a
wealth
of
knowledge.
The
tampa
bay
area
has
been
very
successful,
attracting
businesses
looking
to
relocate
to
the
area,
so
we
need
to
have
a
seat
at
that.
Region-Wide
table
to
pitch
tarpon
springs
as
a
place
for
businesses
that
they
can
come
and
establish
themselves
when
they
don't
necessarily
need
a
large
physical
footprint.
A
B
B
We
would
try
to
attract
builders
contractors
to
use
some
of
the
buildings
that
we
already
have
to
make
some
apartments
and
places
for
people
to
be
able
to
to
rent.
I
do
understand
that
we
have
a
lot
of
luxury
apartments
in
tarpon
and
that
we
do
have
some
affordable.
I
guess
what's
considered
affordable
housing
as
well,
so
I
think
we
just
need
to
work.
Keep
working
on
that
same
issue.
C
C
That
is
what
I
would
go
for
first,
but
we
do
have
a
housing
authority
that
is
in
charge
of
building.
You
know
lower
income
area,
but
in
order
to
have
lower
income
area,
you
also
have
to
have
a
need
for
people
to
have
jobs
there
as
well.
So
it
goes
it's
a
balance
between
developing
getting
business
to
come
in
here
stay
here,
because
we
have
businesses
that
come
in.
As
I've
heard,
we
have
a
lot
of
businesses.
I've
been
to
all
the
ribbon
cuttings,
but
they
don't
stay.
They
turn
over
too
quickly.
D
You
for
the
question.
I
think
it's
very
important
for
us
going
forward
that
we
work
with
non-profits
like
habitat,
for
humanity
and
reach
out
to
them
to
help
with
the
crisis
that
we
might
have
in
tarpon
springs
and
to
help
build
affordable
housing
for
the
people
of
tarpon
springs.
We
can
talk
about
how
you
know
we
want
our
businesses
to
stay.
We
do
we
can
talk
about
how
we
want
to
provide
jobs,
we
do,
but
the
government
doesn't
have
control
of
what
a
private
business
owner
does
and
who
they
hire.
D
So,
yes,
it
is
important
that
we
have
those
businesses
stay,
but
it's
important
that
we
also
go
out
and
we
look
for
people
who
their
expertise
is
in
affordable
housing
again
like
habitat
for
humanity.
This
is
one
of
the
most
important
issues
in
tarpon
springs,
because
there
may
be
a
lot
of
people,
including
myself,
that
live
in
west
hartman.
D
D
E
E
The
pinellas
county
trail
right
now
is
controlled
under
the
pinellas
county.
Housing
authority
in
tarpon
springs
right
off
the
trail,
and
my
main
goal
is
to
protect
all
the
neighborhoods
and
communities
in
tarpon
springs,
and
I
had
a
conversation
with
a
lady
when
I
was
canvassing
through
the
neighborhood
and
she
had
looked
at
me
stern
in
the
face
and
said
you
know
at
some
point.
This
neighborhood
is
going
to
be
gentrified.
E
It
might
be
slower
than
might
be
later
than
sooner,
and
you
know
I'm
here
to
protect
that.
That's
why
I
don't
want
dyson
to
go
through
it's
going
to
cause
more
development
down
the
road
that
people
aren't
aware
of,
and
I
looked
at
her
and
I
gave
her
the
book.
The
bookmark
and
I
said
ma'am
as
long
as
I'm
here
in
tarpon
springs
we're
going
to
get
affordable
housing
where
it
needs
to
and
we're
going
to
protect
our
communities
and
make
sure
they're
not
gentrified
out
of
here.
Thank
you.
F
F
We
have
to
decide,
as
mr
said,
that
what
is
affordable
in
this
town
and
can
you
obtain
it
with
the
money
you
can
make
and
still
live
in
this
town?
Now,
there's
a
multi-part
answer
to
how
do
we
do
that
we
raise
medium
density
housing
on
the
pinellas
trail.
Some
of
it
is
already
residential.
Medium
density.
Housing
would
go
in
there,
especially
if
it's
on
top
of
retail
establishments
that
could
service
the
pinel
pinellas
trail
patrons.
We
might
look
at
higher
density
housing
along
the
us-19
corridor.
F
G
Ms
sanger,
thank
you.
There
is
a
definite
difference
between
attainable
and
affordable
housing.
To
me,
one
of
the
issues
is
that
many
people
who
work
here
in
tarpon
springs
can
afford
to
live
here
which
also
increases
highway
traffic.
A
lot
of
people
who
work
here
live
in
trinity,
even
people
who
are
in
professions
fire,
firefighters,
fire
rescue
business
professionals.
G
To
me,
that's
an
issue
I
want
people
to
be
able
to
live
in,
tarpon
springs
to
work
in
tarpon
springs
and
enjoy
this
without
having
to
drive
up
and
down
19..
I
know
people
here
who
drive
to
sarasota
to
commute.
So
that's
a
it's
a
multi-complex
issue.
One
thing
we
can
do
and
that
I've
done
is
reach
out
to
other
communities
to
see
what
they're
doing.
As
far
as
innovations
for
housing,
I
spoke
with
carl
nurse
who's
in
st
petersburg.
Doing
some
very
innovative
things.
I
think
we
have
things
to
learn.
G
I
think
when
our
planning
department
allowed
some
accessory
units,
I
think
that
was
one
way
that
we
could
do
that.
I
think
keeping
people
in
rental
properties
by
having
grants
to
upgrade
their
insulation
and
and
make
those
more
to
where
their
utility
bills
aren't
as
much
as
their
rent.
I
think
there
are
a
lot
of
solutions
that
we
can
look
at
and
I
intend
to
do
it.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
miss
ms
turner.
H
How
we
can
start
about
doing
this
is
expanding
our
partnerships
with
habitat
for
humanity
and
the
pinellas
county
housing
authority
and
the
tarpon
springs
housing
authority.
I
know
we
had
a
couple
habitat
houses
that
were
approved
last
year.
We
have
a
lot
of
smaller
lots
throughout
the
community
that
could
be
ripe
for
bringing
about
some.
I
You,
I
think,
that's
going
to
be
a
very
big
policy
discussion
here
over
the
next
year.
There's
a
very
interesting
phenomenon
going
on
in
tarpon
springs,
probably
elsewhere
as
well.
There
is
housing,
that's
affordable.
There
is
housing,
that's
attainable,
however,
there's
a
lot
of
cash
buyers
in
town
too,
and
most
of
those
houses
that
are
smaller
ones
on
smaller
lots
that
are
certainly
attainable
and
affordable
are
going
to
people
that
are
investing
to
purchase
airbnbs.
I
The
development
and
airbnbs
airbnbs
are
sprouting
up
in
the
traditional
residential
neighborhoods,
the
r
zone
they're
allowed
in
special
area
district
by
conditional
use,
but
not
in
the
residential.
Yet
they
are
popping
up
and
they're
being
allowed
at
some
point
in
the
future.
We
need
to
have
a
policy
discussion
of
whether
we're
going
to
prohibit
that
and
make
these
houses
available
to
the
young
couple.
I
A
C
A
It
had
two
parts
to
it:
okay,
mr
coolianos,
and
I
can
repeat
it
for
each
of
you.
If
you
want
oh.
D
I
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
very
much.
I'm
good
yeah,
so
figuring
out
new
ways
to
bring
in
revenue
is
important.
I
think
mostly,
everyone
on
this
stage
will
agree
that
we
need
a
full-time
grant.
Writer
we
do
need
to
bring
one
in,
so
we
are
not
missing
out
on
opportunities.
D
Actually,
the
police
department
emailed,
I
think,
four
months
ago
about
how
they're
trying
to
hire
three
additional
officers
and
they
were
not
able
to
do
it
and
they
actually
missed
out
on
a
grant
that
they
tried
to
get
so
we
need
someone
who
is
experienced
in
handling
those
issues.
We
need
to
bring
someone
else
in
who
has
the
full-time
experience
doing
that.
That
being
said,
we
we
need
to
coordinate
with
our
federal
and
state
officials
as
well
and
talk
with
our
county
commissioners
as
well
about
other
unique
ways
to
bring
in
this
kind
of
revenue.
D
We
should
never
try
to
put
a
burden
on
the
people,
especially
with
inflation,
running
rampant
right
now
in
the
country,
the
price
of
everything
is
going
up:
food,
gas
lumber,
you
name
it.
We
got
to
start
looking
to
these
alternatives:
how
to
bring
it
in,
and
I've
been
very
blessed
to
have
a
good
relationship
with
many
of
our
federal
and
state
officials
and,
if
elected,
I
will
work
with
them
into
bringing
in
alternative
money.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
the
question.
Okay,.
E
I
will
say
the
same:
we
need
to
hire
a
full-time
grant.
Writer
who's
got
good
relationship
with
tallahassee.
They
can
get
things
done.
They
can
work
with
the
officials
over
there
to
get
grant
money
for
us
as
far
as
extra
revenue.
I
don't
have
the
exact
answer
for
it,
but
willing
to
work
with
this
board
to
make
sure
that
we
can
get
it
done
and
that's
what
it
comes
to
being
able
to
communicate
with
one
another,
coming
together
with
ideas
and
working
together
to
lead
the
city
forward
and
produce
economic
development.
F
We
have
been
discussing
vexing
over
a
grant
manager
position
for
this
city.
For
as
long
as
I
can
remember,
I'm
remembering
my
memory
is
pretty
short,
but
I
don't
think
it
is
that
short.
So
as
obvious
as
previous
candidates
have
made
the
comment,
we
need
a
grant
manager.
F
In
my
opinion,
we
need
to
pay
closer
attention
to
what
the
county
is
doing
and
to
what
our
county
representatives
think
along
these
lines,
because
a
lot
of
times
they
are
attuned
to
things
that
are
happening,
that
we're
not
because
we
don't
have
a
grant
writer
or
maybe
we're
not
sitting
on
the
board
or
maybe
we're
not
talking
to
pat
gerard
who's.
You
know
on
the
affordable
housing
committee
or-
or
you
know,
similar
things
so
grant
writer
first
keep
in
touch
with
the
county
and
what's
going
on
with
the
state
and
find
the
money?
G
Thank
you.
I
think
collaboration
with
our
county
is
extremely
important.
I
also
an
agreement
that
a
grant
writer
a
full-time
grant
writer
is
an
excellent
idea
and
would
be
a
full-time
position.
Writing
a
single
grant
takes
a
great
deal
of
effort,
let
alone
searching
out
the
hundreds
of
grants
that
are
available
for
so
many
different
in
so
many
different
areas,
but
I
think,
having
open
communication
to
see
what's
available
and
to
see
how
we
can
collaborate
to
bring
new
opportunities
for
tax
revenue
to
our
city
is
where
we
need
to
go
with
this.
G
I
think,
having
a
discussion
item
on
one
of
the
agendas
of
the
commission
agendas
would
be
excellent
to
have
or
a
workshop
to
just
discuss
this
type
of
effort
and
see
what
we
can
do
to
see
what
different
and
what
different
ideas
people
have
and
what
is
available,
I
would
say,
bring
in
the
wisdom
of
the
community
to
see
what's
needed
what,
where
the,
where
the
lack
is
and
then
figure
out
how
we
can
fill
that
gap.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
H
H
We
also
need
to
see
to
the
table
for
a
lot
of
these
county
and
regional
committees
that
can
help
position
us
for
identifying
and
applying
for
these
funding
opportunities
that
we're
missing
out
on
and
there's
a
lot
of
grants
too,
that
you
can
make
yourself
a
more
enticing
candidate
if
you
are
partnering
with
other
organizations.
So
it
is
that
collaboration,
so
it
might
not
be
just
the
city
applying
for,
but
it
could
be
the
city
in
coordination
with
say
the
shepherd
center,
for
example,.
I
Thank
you,
I
think
a
grant
writer's
given,
but
it's
not
the
end-all
solution,
we're
applying
for
a
great
deal
number
of
grants
right
now
and
we're
succeeding
as
well.
The
problem
I
have
with
grants
is
that
there's
no
coordination
in
the
sense
of
when
are
we
going
to
get
the
grants
we
keep
trying
for
the
same
money
over
and
over
again
and
ultimately
that
delays
projects
the
sponge
stocks,
drainage
problem,
the
flooding
around
wood
can
bayou
just
to
name
two.
The
dredging
is
another
one.
I
That's
gone
for
six
years,
so
I
think
grant
writing
is
good.
We
need
to
have
a
grant
writer
we're
doing
a
lot
of
grant
writing
right
now.
The
problem
I
have
is
oftentimes
pursuing
grants
is
an
excuse
for
not
getting
things
done
either,
and
I
think
that
there's
other
ways
of
funding
things
such
as
through
bonds
and
other
methods
that
we're
ignoring
as
well
so
grants
are
not
the
end-all
solution
to
everything.
I
think
we
need
to
be
smart
as
far
as
how
we
fund
these
projects.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
B
Thank
you.
I
yeah
I
was
under
the
impression
we
did
have
a
grant
writer
in
tarpon.
We
asked
for
grants,
but
apparently
not
full
time.
Then
I
guess,
but
that's
that
is
definitely
one
aspect.
Maybe
there
are
services
we
can
actually
cut.
Maybe
services
we
don't
need
to
make
our
expenses
a
little
bit
less
and
obviously
bringing
more
tourists.
B
Tourism
and
businesses
to
tarpon
would
help
us
with
revenue.
So
we
can
afford
whatever
projects
we
are
doing,
but
we
might
want
to
look
at
cutting
some
things
that
maybe
are
unnecessary
or
that
maybe
we
shouldn't
be
doing
that
should
go
to
private
companies.
A
D
B
D
Know,
but
I
actually
have
worked
in
a
church
and
within
ministry,
and
we,
I
believe
the
city
should
take
it
upon
ourselves
to
reach
out
to
say
the
shepherd
center
to
the
church.
Now
they
already
do
great
things.
Don't
get
me
wrong,
but
to
be
able
to
solve
this
crisis,
we
need
to
start
putting
in
a
long-term
plan,
and
we
need
to
start
talking
with
the
county
officials
and
the
state
officials
as
well.
We've
talked
about
everything
from
affordable
housing.
We've
talked
about
trying
to
bring
in
more
business
and
hiring
people.
D
D
Well,
this
is
a
very
important
issue
for
us
to
fix
and
we
need
to
do
it
in
a
way
that
is
sensitive
to
those
who
are
homeless,
and
I
do
believe
that
we
have
to
reach
out
to
higher
officials
as
well
to
help
partner
with
us
into
solving
this
problem
as
well
as
nonprofits.
So,
thank
you
very
much
for
the
question.
Thank.
F
Okay,
first
off
our
police
have
assisted
somewhere
in
the
neighborhood
of
200
homeless
people
in
various
ways
over
the
last
several
years,
mostly
with
temp
housing
and
other
support
services.
So
we
are
doing
something.
I
recognize
that
the
homeless
are
an
irritant,
maybe
to
some
of
our
cities
and
or
citizens
and
business
owners.
But
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
this
is
a
very
complex
issue.
F
One
phase
by
city
is
much
larger
than
us
throughout
pinellas
and
the
u.s,
and
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
it
is,
and
it
should
be
perfectly
legal
for
them
to
sit
on
benches
and
go
to
the
library
and
participate
in
the
various
outreach
programs
provided
by
charities
such
as
the
shepherd
center.
But
we
can't
adopt
a
non-in,
my
backyard
approach
to
this
issue
force
relocation
has
been
proven
just
not
to
work.
We
need
to
work
with
the
various
agencies
in
order
to
find
them
housings
the
one
that
don't
want
housing.
G
G
It's
never
that
simple,
no
one
as
a
child
has
a
dream
of
being
homeless
or
being
on
the
streets
or
being
unsheltered
or
being
hungry
or
being
at
risk,
no
one,
but
that's
how
people
can
often
end
up
peace
for
tarpon
sees
that
there's
reasons
behind
this
that
quite
often
it's
unaddressed
childhood
trauma
that
plays
out
over
the
course
of
a
lifetime
and
that
we
have
to
deal
with
those
results
as
citizens
we
worked
quite
peaceful.
Tarpon
worked
a
lot
with
our
former
homeless
outreach
officer,
jose
your
ghoulis,
and
this
was
his
particular
gift.
G
He
got
over
500
homeless,
individuals,
some
of
them
chronically
homeless,
into
services.
I
said
jose.
How
are
you
able
to
do
that?
He
said
I
know
how
to
talk
people
into
things.
I
used
to
be
a
recruiter
for
the
marines,
all
right,
that's
the
type
of
energy.
How
do
you
get
people
into
services?
Some
of
them
dropped
out,
but
quite
often
they
they
did
not.
G
H
Thank
you.
This
is
a
complex
problem
and
there's
no
single
solution.
As
often
is
misunderstood.
This
is
not
just
a
criminal
issue.
This
is
not
a
crime
issue,
it's
typically
a
mental
health
and
substance
abuse
issue.
So
we
need
to
have
some
compassion
for
our
fellow
man
and
woman
because
we
don't
want
to
see
anyone
suffer.
H
Organizations
like
catholic
charities,
which
I
know
has
a
very
deep
rooted
outreach
for
homelessness
and
other
charitable
organizations
and
mental
health
care
providers.
I've
worked
in
libraries
where
they
were
frequented
by
people
who
were
homeless,
and
I
gladly
assisted
them
with
accessing
the
computer
to
help
them
get
connected
to
resources.
I
Homelessness
in
tarpon
springs
is
one
of
the
most
challenging
issues.
Problems
that
we've
got
that
we
need
to
face
with
things
are
better
now
than
they
were
a
year
or
two
ago
we've
established
a
committee
led
by
the
police
department,
I'm
a
member
on
that.
I'm
also
a
member
of
the
homeless
leadership
award
for
pinellas
county
that
the
commission
representative.
I
B
B
You
know
looking
for
work,
it's
I
worked
many
years
with
the
homeless
and
it's
it
boils
down
to
mental
health
services,
which
are
definitely
needed
in
this
whole
country,
and
it
boils
down
to
if
the
services
are
there,
they
will
take
advantage
of
them
and
that's
what's
happening,
and
we
do
have
plenty
of
services
for.
C
Thank
you.
This
particular
situation
has
a
double-edged
sword.
We
do
need
to
feed
people
that
are
hungry.
They
have
the
right
to
eat,
but
at
the
same
time,
when
we
do
that,
we
also
bring
in
people
from
outside
our
area
that
we're
feeding
as
well.
So,
I
believe
in
a
policy
of
not
just
feeding
people
but
fish
teaching
them
how
to
fish.
So
you,
when
you
are
going
to
bring
in
people
here,
I
would
like
to
see
it
where
each
and
every
individual
with
their
particular
problem,
which
they
all
everybody,
has
a
problem.
C
Otherwise
they
wouldn't
be
homeless.
So,
if
it's
education,
we
should
be
teaching
them
that
if
it's
a
mental
issue,
it
should
be
that
if
it's
a
drug
issue,
we
should
be
dealing
with
that.
But
I
also
think
that
we
should
get
our
input
from
the
shepherd
center
who
deal
with
the
people
on
a
day-to-day
basis.
They
know
him
a
to
z,
backwards
and
forwards,
as
well
as
the
police.
C
I
don't
think
it's
a
city
only
project.
I
think
it's
a
project
that
has
to
be
done
from
multiple
levels.
Some
of
these
guys
are
vietnam,
vets
that
have
gone
with
ptsd.
So
I'm
sorry.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
okay,
thank
you
all.
We
have
one
more
question
and
it's
just
a
yes
or
no
answer,
and
then
we
will
go
to
your
closing
statements,
so
this
last
question
will
go
to
mr
coulius
and
the
closing
statement
will
begin
with
mr
lund.
Okay,
so
just
trying
to
give
you
a
little
heads
up
where,
where
we
are
okay,
the
question
goes
to
mr
coulius
and
it's
just
a
yes
or
no.
E
F
G
A
Mr
buddy
kiotis,
no,
ms
benitez,
yes,
mr
eisner,
no,
mr
kulianos,
yes,
okay,
we're
about
split!
Aren't
we
okay
all
right!
Well!
Thank
you
very
much.
At
this
point.
We
are
prepared
to
accept
our
closing
statements,
which
are
limited
to
one
minute.
Please,
and
we
will
begin
with
mr
lundt
and
after
all
the
closing
statements,
I
will
have
a
few
remarks
to
make
reminding
you
about
the
election
and
how
to
make
sure
that
you
can
vote
and
then
we'll
be
done.
So,
let's
begin
with
mr
lunt
with
your
closing
statement,
please
again.
F
I
want
to
thank
the
city
and
the
league
of
women
voters
for
hosting
us
tonight.
I
thank
the
audience
for
being
here
and
paying
attention.
I
hope
you
found
it
of
useful
information
and
making
your
selection
for
the
next
candidates
for
city
commissioners.
I
want
you
know
personally
that
a
vote
for
me
is
for
transparency,
inclusiveness,
accountability
and
thoroughness,
and
I
will
do
my
best
to
make
sure
that
the
rigors
of
normal
businesses
are
applied
to
tarpon
springs.
Thank
you.
G
Ms
sanger,
thank
you
and
thanks
everyone
for
being
here
for
everyone.
I
think
this
is
being
televised
everyone
watching
this
at
home
and
for
the
league
of
women
voters
in
the
city
for
making
this
opportunity
available
to
everyone.
It's
wonderful.
So
as
your
mayor,
I
will
work
hard
to
honor
our
rich
history
and
culture
as
we
grow
in
a
prosperous
and
sustainable
manner.
I
pledge
to
listen
to
all
your
voices
and
to
reach
out
to
those
in
our
community
who
are
not
typically
included.
G
Leadership
cannot
be
successful
without
having
the
skills
and
ability
to
work
with
diverse
individuals
to
build
consensus.
Only
together
can
we
accomplish
a
robust
future.
I
have
no
hidden
agenda.
I
I'm
not
influenced
by
any
special
interest,
but
I
will
bring
integrity,
sound
management
skills
and
a
great
passion
and
love
for
the
city
of
tarpon
springs.
I
respectfully
ask
for
your
support
vote
robin
sanger
on
march
15
2022
for
mayor.
Thank
you,
ms
turner,.
H
Thank
you
all
for
coming
out
tonight.
I
hope
it's
been
an
informative
session.
If
you
do
choose
me
as
commissioner
for
seat
four,
please
rest
assured
that
my
commitment
will
be
to
represent
the
citizens
and
make
your
voices
heard
we're
investing
in
a
critical
and
long
overdue
strategic
planning
process
which,
as
commissioner,
I
would
be
committed
to
ensuring
it's
not
just
simply
filed
away
on
a
shelf,
but
rather
is
a
guide
for
our
policy
and
budgeting
decision
making
on
a
daily
basis.
H
We
have
we
have
our
city
and
want
to
preserve
our
heritage
and
environmental
resources,
but
the
true
treasure
of
our
city
are
the
people,
our
residents,
our
city,
employees
and
our
volunteers.
If
we're
going
to
preserve
our
small
town
charm,
while
preparing
for
a
healthy
future,
we
need
to
support
collaboration
among
the
city,
businesses,
nonprofit
organizations.
H
I
Thank
you
in
my
opening
statement
you
heard
me
describe
my
focus
as
mayor
will
be
on
improving
city
government,
specifically
in
the
areas
of
planning,
community
outreach
and
administrative
management.
You
may
have
also
heard
me
say
at
other
times:
tarpon
doesn't
need
to
change,
but
how
we
manage
process
progress.
Does
the
areas
I
described
need
to
change
in
a
way
to
better
manage
progress,
they're,
essential
elements
of
good
city
government.
They
form
the
functional
basis
of
a
representative
form
of
government.
I
They
set
the
course
for
the
city's
future
and
residents
need
to
keep
their
hands
on
the
steering
wheel.
If
this
doesn't
change,
tarpon
springs
will
still
change,
but
it
may
not
be
in
the
direction
residents
want.
Please
remember
what
I
just
said
and
remember
me
when
you
cast
your
ballot
in
this
election.
Thank
you
and
good
night.
Thank
you.
B
The
only
thing
that
I
can
promise
you
is
that
I
will
be
honest
and
transparent,
I'm
very,
very
familiar
with
city
government,
especially
tarpon
springs.
I've
been
involved
for
many
many
many
many
years,
pretty
old.
My
motto
on
my
campaign.
Literature
in
literature
is
integrity,
heritage
and
community,
and
those
are
very
important.
I
believe
that
we
need
to
work
on
community
unity
in
the
end,
but
I
hope
you
vote
for
me.
Thank
you.
C
You
again,
I
want
to
thank
the
league
of
women
voters,
city
of
tarpon
springs
and
our
residents
in
my
retirement,
my
favorite
pastime,
is
to
meet
people
swap
stories,
make
new
friends
and
after
giving
my
youth
to
a
lifetime
of
hard
work,
I've
tried
and
tested
experience
to
offer
a
very
special
city.
Anyone
that
has
spent
any
time
with
me
I'll
tell
you
that
I
care
have
a
big
heart
and
truly
want
to
do
good
wherever
it
might
be.
C
I
promise
to
be
devoted
to
the
interests
of
all
residents
recommendations
of
our
advisory
boards,
I'll
be
focused
on
preserving
our
city's,
unique
culture,
heritage
and
history.
I
will
be
a
smart
growth,
not
over
development,
to
keep
our
green
space
and
our
city
clean,
beautiful.
I
am
committed
to
cleaning
up
the
rules
of
regulations.
Discrepancies
in
the
tarpon
springs
comprehensive
and
strategic
plans,
and
I
publicly
declared
my
I
publicly
declared
my
opposition
to
the
anclote
harbor
over
development
and
also
the
west
klostermann
preserve
development.
I
offer
our
city
my
vast
experience,
my
logical
mind.
D
Want
to
thank
the
league
of
women
voters
again
and
the
city
and
their
staff
for
hosting
and
moderating
such
a
great
event.
I
believe
experience
is
one
of
the
most
important
issues
at
stake
here.
I've
been
very
blessed
to
work
in
washington
dc
and
to
serve
on
two
congressional
campaigns
with
congressman
bilarakis
and
to
be
able
to
work
with
other
state
legislators
and
high
officials
in
high
policy
discussion.
D
D
I
believe
that
we
need
to
return
to
old
style
leadership,
and
it
might
be
funny
coming
from
the
young
guy
on
stage
saying
that,
but
to
me
it's
about
being
a
humble
and
transparent
leader,
never
seeking
praise
when
you
do
well.
That
should
be
expected
when
you're
elected,
but
always
listening
to
the
cares
and
concerns
of
the
citizens.
If
they
have
a
disagreement
with
you.
I
would
like
to
thank
you
again,
and
I
hope
that
you
will
consider
voting
for
me
for
city
commissioner
c3.
Thank
you
very
much.
E
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
being
here
tonight
and
being
able
to
listen
to
our
our
campaigns,
but
we
weren't
able
to
voice
our
platforms
and
actually
implement,
show
you
how
we
can
implement
them.
You
know
I
will
be
a
strong
voice
for
the
citizens
to
make
sure
the
strategic
plan
is
implemented.
The
next
board
will
lay
down
the
frame.
The
framework
for
future
boards
will
follow
through
with
the
plan,
so
future
generation
of
tarpons
can
enjoy
the
same
if
not
better
quality
of
life.
E
I've
gone
out
on
a
limb
plenty
of
times
way
before
all
the
other
candidates
until
the
other
ones
joined
in
when
it
became
popular
to
talk
about
key
issues
in
tarpon
springs
that
matter
to
you
one.
I
have
a
lot
of
goals,
but
my
main
goal
is
one
of
my
top
three
priorities
is
conducting
a
nationwide
search
for
the
best
city
manager
that
will
be
able
to
lead
tarpon
springs
into
the
future
concerning
long-range
planning,
sustainability
and
strategic
planning.
E
I
want
to
make
sure
we
have
the
proper
people
in
place
to
be
able
to
do
this
management,
because
if
we
don't
we're
going
to
put
the
strategic
plan
back
on
the
shelf
and
we're
not
going
to
get
anything
done
for
long-range
planning,
so
please
vote
for
me
is
due
diligence,
outspoken
questions
and
being
there
for
you.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
some
final
statements
from
the
league.
I
promise
you'll
be
out
of
here
by
eight
as
planned.
As
mentioned
earlier,
the
city
election
will
be
march,
15th
from
7
a.m.
To
7pm.
There
is
no
early
voting
for
the
municipal
election,
but
there
is
the
opportunity
to
vote
by
mail
which
is
encouraged
by
the
supervisor
of
elections.
It
makes
their
job
easier.
Actually,
if
you
are
not
registered
to
vote,
you
must
register
before
valentine's
day
so
go
to
votepinellas.com
to
verify
that
you're
registered
always
a
good
idea.
A
The
league
has
placed
voter
registration
forms
on
a
table
outside
of
the
chamber
if
you're
unsure.
If
your
say
your
signature
changed,
maybe
you
moved.
Maybe
you
changed
your
last
name.
It's
always
a
good
idea
to
fill
out
another
form
and
mail
it
into
the
supervisor
of
elections,
visit
votepinellas.com
to
verify.
If
your
request
to
vote
by
mail
is
on
file,
let
the
law
has
changed
in
that
area
or
you
can
just
call
727-464.
A
Vote,
if
you
did
not
vote
by
mail
in
the
november
2020
election,
and
you
want
to
vote
by
mail
in
this
march
municipal
election,
you
must
make
sure
your
request
is
in
with
the
supervisor
of
elections
by
march
5th,
to
vote
by
mail.
If
that's
what
you
choose,
vote
by
mail
ballots
will
be
sent
to
you
sometime
february,
1st,
through
10th,
and
the
league
would
like
to
express
our
appreciation
for
the
opportunity
to
moderate
tonight's
forum,
and
we
encourage
you
to
consider
joining
our
league
at
lwvnorthpinellas.org.