Marco manager candidates endure first day of interviews
Marco Islander Rick Feinman, left, talks with candidate Richard Gestrich.
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Steve Garman talks to interested parties at the social.
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Marco Island Charter Middle School Principal George Abounader, left, talks with candidate James Malloy.
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Steven Thompson mingles with the crowd.
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Candidate Steven Thompson chats at the social gathering.
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City manager candidate Richard Finn listens to a question during the social gathering.
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City manager candidates answer questions during a social gathering.
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City Clerk Laura Litzan points out one of the city's neighborhoods that is most commonly home to the city's young families to city manager candidates Stephen Garman, center, and Richard Finn, right. Litzan was one of several city employees who conducted a series of revolving interviews among the five candidates Monday.
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Richard Gestrich listens to Fire Chief Mike Murphy, the tour guide for the afternoon, as the tour embarks from City Hall Monday afternoon.
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Richard Finn, the former city manager of Takoma Park, Md., checks out the scenery while driving through the Estates portion of Marco Island. Finn has been completing a doctoral degree from the University of Maryland since he left Takoma Park in 2004.
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Stephen Garman, city manager of Decatur, Ill., listens to Fire Chief Mike Murphy during the tour.
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Steven Thompson, left, asks a question during the two-hour driving tour of the island. Thompson, James Malloy (at right), and the other three candidates got a look at the city's beaches, utilities and everything in between during the tour.
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During a brief stop in the tour, Fire Chief Mike Murphy and the city manager candidates look out the glass doors of the Hideaway Beach Club, admiring the Gulf view. Pictured with Murphy from left to right are Richard Finn, Richard Gestrich and Steven Thompson, three of the five candidates.
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Stephen Garman is a candidate for the Marco city manager position.
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James Malloy is a candidate for the Marco city manager position.
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Richard Gestrich is a candidate for the Marco city manager position.
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Richard Finn is a candidate for the Marco city manager position.
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Steven Thompson is a candidate for the Marco city manager position.
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Marco Island city manager candidate Steven Thompson chats with Pat Birkeland, right, during a "Meet the Candidates" social hosted by Bayview restaurant at the Esplanade on Monday evening.
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