Backed by his passion for Gainesville's community and public safety, Robert Krames said he is ready for change.
Krames said he will implement that change if elected to the City Commission At Large Seat 1 on March 24.
Krames, 26, works in graphics and Web site design. He said his background in technology would drive him to increase innovation in the city.
He said the current city commission is out of touch with what people want and need.
Spending more than $1 million on a new golf course was unnecessary, Krames said.
He said understands the need for tax breaks because of the current economy, but the money should be spent elsewhere, like on public safety.
He said smart spending is especially important when the city government is in a $1.2 million budget deficit that is projected to increase to $3 million by 2010.
"The current government focuses on the wrong priorities and has poor spending habits," he said.
Krames is in favor of the controversial Charter Amendment 1, which would remove the city ordinance entitled "Discrimination," which protects gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination.
If passed, the amendment would also prohibit the local government from creating new protected classes, such as veterans.
The law would then revert to the Florida Civil Rights Act.
A father himself, he said the ordinance began with good intentions, but present wording leaves women and children vulnerable to pedophiles.
If elected, Krames said he will make decisions after considering all of the parties' ideas.
"[Gainesville's] a great place to raise a family and live," he said. "I will fight to keep it that way."
