Mount Vernon / Building Political Capital To / St. Petersburg College / /
IndustryTerm
school site / local media outlets / liability insurance / play equipment / hand-selects playground equipment / /
Movie
Close to Home / /
Organization
Council of Neighborhood Associations / St. Petersburg College / Action Center / Baptist Church / White House / Mt. Vernon Elementary School / Mount Vernon Elementary School / Little League / city and school board / school board / /
Person
Valerie White / Barbara Heck / Rick Baker / Ellen McDowell / Cliff Footlick / Mary Brown / Wengay Newton / Susan Ajoc / Mike Dove / /
Position
attorney / Driver / mayor / City Councilman / kaboom.org/bestpractices Mayor / administrative support manager / physical education teacher / director / citizens / parks director / Deputy Mayor / original administrator / Implementation The mayor / team member / current neighborhood partnership director / neighborhood partnership director / Home Mayor / assistant / council member / director of the city / director of the city’s parks department / member / /
St. Petersburg, Florida: Play ‘n’ Close to Home A Playground Near Every Child How one man (the mayor) made a difference St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker developed a policy, Play ‘n’ Close to Home, to create a