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Pinellas Park runoff: Bradbury vs. Marlow
By ANNE LINDBERG, Times Staff Writer PINELLAS PARK -- Sandra Bradbury will face Ralph Marlow in a March 26 runoff election for City Council. "I'm pleased with the votes that I received," Bradbury said. "It shows the city has faith in me." Bradbury said she just wished more people had turned out to vote. Only 9 percent of Pinellas Park's registered voters cast ballots and, with 47.5 percent of the votes in her favor, Bradbury came close to winning the election outright. Marlow received 29.2 percent and Alan Swartz 22.3 percent. Marlow did not return a phone call asking for comment. Seat 2 was vacated when Chuck Williams decided not to run for reelection. All three candidates were making their first run for elected office. Bradbury, 37, is the daughter of former Mayor Cecil Bradbury. She said she believed his name helped her campaign. "I think it helped them (voters) to realize my upbringing," Bradbury said, but she pointed out that had been involved with city boards and the chamber of commerce so that people "know me for me." Bradbury had campaigned on her background in business and communications, which she said would help her talk with companies and encourage them to locate in Pinellas Park. She wants to ensure that a solid, diverse economic base carries the city into the future. She also worries about drainage, particularly that along 49th Street N. Officials, she said, needed to continue their efforts to get state and/or federal funding to solve the longstanding problems there. She also wants to make sure the Pinellas Park police and fire departments have the most up-to-date equipment. Marlow, 43, is the nephew of well-known community activist Harry Marlow. During the campaign, Marlow played it coy, declining to discuss his potential voting stance on many issues. He also declined to reveal details on his pledge to "build a bridge" between young people and the retirement community. Swartz, 43, is a local accountant who spent much of his campaign wooing voters in the Mainlands. He especially stressed his opposition to a proposed motocross dirt track that an entrepreneur wants to build at the Sunshine Speedway.
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