Sarasota has a new Chief of Police and I couldn’t be happier. I’m so glad the powers that be came to their senses and hired Mikel Hollaway, who has been serving as Interim Chief since May. 
I really like that Sarasota hired from within instead of spending massive amounts of time and money going after candidates from out of town.
And, I think it’s great that our police will have an African-American Chief of Police for the first time ever. I think it will be good for our community, good for the many residents who feel under-represented in our City Government, and hopefully good for the strained relationships that exists between Sarasota-area minorities and the police in general.