FOR MAVERICK, HIS SECOND TRY IS THE CHARM; HOLLYWOOD SELECTS ACTIVIST COLEMAN FOR COMMISSION SOUTH Edition

Civic activist John Coleman won a commission seat with a comfortable majority on Tuesday night. "When the final results show you have more than 50 percent of the vote, it's a very good feeling," a jubilant Coleman said. "There's a shift of power in this city, and it's g...

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Published inSun-sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Main Author PAULA McMAHON and RAY LYNCH Staff Writers Staff Writers Cindy Kent and David Cazares contributed to this report
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Lauderdale Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 10.06.1998
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Summary:Civic activist John Coleman won a commission seat with a comfortable majority on Tuesday night. "When the final results show you have more than 50 percent of the vote, it's a very good feeling," a jubilant Coleman said. "There's a shift of power in this city, and it's going to be good. I'm one of more than 6,000 people who got a vote and a voice in Hollywood tonight." On one side was the establishment candidate, Guy Roper, a former city commissioner and owner of Stratford's Bar and Restaurant on Hollywood Boulevard. He had strong support from the mayor and vice mayor Dick Blattner.