Hey, I’m psyched to have Kelly Kirschner as Sarasota’s new mayor.

Kelly and SCOPE Exec Director Tim Dutton (photo courtesy of sarasotagov.com)
Kelly and SCOPE Exec Director Tim Dutton (photo courtesy of sarasotagov.com)

He seems like a bright, sincere, informed, and concerned city commissioner and I’ve got a feeling he’ll rock as Mayor. I know some of the stuff is just ceremonial, but I think someone like Kelly will be good for the city, its image, and its sense of well-being.

I was fortunate enough to have Kelly introduce me at my first book reading ever — when my book Sideways in Sarasota came out in 2008, he made the introduction to my reading event at Sarasota News & Books. I think he was Vice-Mayor back then … guess I’ll have to hurry up on my next book and hopefully have the same honor again while he’s Mayor … .

Good luck, Mr. Mayor!

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