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Dear Scott Wagman, I think there should be important changes to the St Petersburg community. I believe the most important changes are to focus on the drug dealers. They are becoming smarter, by now moving into nice communities and make them a bad place for all. They even going far as doing their own repairs to the rental property. I don’t just blame the drug dealers even police are doing all they can. But it is the owners of the rental properties that do not do back ground checks and when the community tries to inform them of the drug sales taking place they only want the money. They are not concerned unless the city gets involved. So the owners should be charged for aiding in drug sales also.

Mr Smith, 4th Ave n 35 St.




I am the President of a 350 unit condominium complex south of Tyrone Mall. We are adding extra security at the additional expense of my owners due to the increased crime in the area. Several residents refuse to call the police because they do nothing. The chief may mean well but he is not effective. When people call the police even for something minor they do not want to be told that the police are too busy to respond either in person or even to put in a telephonic report.

Marge Culkin, Tyrone




St Pete Cops cost on average $161K versus Tampa at $132K. And, we get MORE CRIME for the money. Boo!! Above is based on number of Cops divided by total budget of 540/$87M and 996/$132M respectively.

Dave, Old Southeast




Eric, I will implement CR within 6 months of becoming Mayor. It will not cost anything to our citizens and may even allow a rate reduction for trash p/u. Email your phone # to me at info@scottwagman.com and I'll call you with details. Too much to say in this limited space. Thanks

Scott Wagman, candidate




Unfortunately we do need more police. I'm generally a socially liberal democrat- but people out of work, homelessness, and an unhappy populace seems to mean crime. Wish it were a quick fix situation, but it doesn't; I see my neighborhood changing too.

Carl Chappell, Fair Oaks




I second some of what I've read by other posters - desperate people do desperate things, and getting to the root of problems instead of "more police" is the starting place. We need more innovative programs in troubled areas, but we also need to not ignore the rest of the city. We need campaigns that bring people together instead of creating us vs. them mentality. You talk about waste in the city, but I dont see it. What I see is the need for INNOVATIVE THINKING!

Wayne Finley, NE




Conduct a performance audit in the area of code enforcement, Use the Garbage men to identify code violations...They are already out there, several days a week, sitting up high and can look low. All they need is a little training to know what to look for and report it to their Supervisor...it's time to tighten our belts.You can eliminate code enforcement personel and the transportation fleet.that would provide you with more money to hire additional police officers to keep the city safe. Elliott

Elliott L. Carr, Pinellas point Woodlands




I will spare you the details of my frustration, however, I would trade all of the crime issues for some relief with the homeless. I am tired of their free reign of the city and virtually every corner, redlight, and intersection in St. Pete. They are becoming more confrontational, and bold, and have actually begun coming up to people more often (my children twice) as well as parking their bodies in front of local businesses with their rediculous signs! We do have ordinances against such behavior.

Dawn Prillmayer, Old North East




I would say some one is very scared of your excellent exposure and wants to grind it to a halt. Any person who begins to catch the public eye particularily with good programs always stirs up some controversy. I would say you have some very worried competitors out there. I firmly believe you are entitled by federal law to campaign in this manner. Florida does have some catching up to do on several issues.

Al Miles, Pinellas Park




Bravo! It's about time we caught up with the rest of the country.

Judy Gallizzi, Coquina Key