They're Mad as Hell, and they're .........
The Fort Lauderdale residents of NW 5th Court, just south of Sistrunk Boulevard, are mad as hell, and if they have anything to say about it, they're
not going to take it anymore!
They've had 10 burglaries, just on their block, in the last month. Some of the residents say they won't leave their houses, practically sleeping with their valuables!
Today, they assembled to protest the conditions, to speak as a group, and have a fish fry !
The fish fry was not the odd part of the protest, the unusual part of the protest was the invitation list.
Here's who came!
Lots of Cops!
The idea was to bring together the residents and the Police, to join forces, so to speak.
The Chief and the neighborhood leaders addressed the group.
They prayed.
They kumbaya'd!
The City Manager attended the fry to show support
(while also supporting the Marlins!)
Let's hope it all works.
not going to take it anymore!
They've had 10 burglaries, just on their block, in the last month. Some of the residents say they won't leave their houses, practically sleeping with their valuables!
Today, they assembled to protest the conditions, to speak as a group, and have a fish fry !
The fish fry was not the odd part of the protest, the unusual part of the protest was the invitation list.
Here's who came!
Lots of Cops!
The idea was to bring together the residents and the Police, to join forces, so to speak.
The Chief and the neighborhood leaders addressed the group.
They prayed.
They kumbaya'd!
The City Manager attended the fry to show support
(while also supporting the Marlins!)
Let's hope it all works.
I recognize some of those Praying cops...)
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Nice to see residents, police and city officials coming together. Together, solutions will be found It's a good thing!!
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This is encouraging and lets hope the stepped up patrols continue. Nice that the city mgr. showed as well. Every neighborhood in the city should be safe - safe for a daytime fish fry and safe to walk your dog at dusk. Guess those 33 police patrol cars the city is buying on Tuesday will be put to good use!!
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Not if those cars just add to the surplus of takehome personal squad cars parked overnight in front of commuter cops houses in Tammarac.
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I'll be watching Tues night as they spend almost One Million Dollars to buy 33 police cruisers and one pursuit car. They need to outfit each w/ all the bells and whisles to make them road ready. Who does that and how much does that add to the cost of each of the 34 cars? Do they swap out the communications apparatus from the old ones to the new ones?
Wonder who is the seller and why a better deal was not negotiated. Do we auction the ones being replaced? How old and many miles on the 'old ones?' See PUR 3 and 4 http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/documents/agenda/2012/011712cc_reg.pdf
Just asking a lot of questions as usual to be sure we are getting the best deal possible for taxpayers.
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Mary, because you refuse to do the research which is all available on line (old commission agendas) I’ll help you. Prior to the take home car program the police department purchased over 100 cars per year due to wear and tear. Take home cars last three times longer and they are all auctioned. Take home cars get higher dollar at auction. All usable equipment (radios, light bars and cages) are reused in the new vehicles. And yes there is a bid process and the lowest bidder (through the State Sheriff association bid) is used. You can “watch Tuesday night” or just do a little research yourself. And by the way there is a professional City Manager, 5 money watching Commissioners, a professional City Auditor, a finance department and a budget advisory board. But then again what would they know.
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there being bought. whats the problem?
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My queries are rhetoric - for the benefit of any that may not know. Doesn't sound like I will be your favorite candidate but you give me attention and input so there is Value in that. Thank you very much.
I'll thank you as well for your contribution and informing us reading here. I want to be sure that we/taxpayers are getting a good deal. Do you resent that and believe it demonstrates my ignorance, as opposed to my attempt to "trust but verify"?
We must need the cars or we would not be buying them, right? If they want to take them home and put mega miles on them every year, so what. As long as tax payers have the money to give city hall, and 5 on the dais want to spend it as they see fit, we get what we get.
There are take home cars in my neighborhood from FLL, BSO, Plantation and Margate. They don't park them in their respective driveways, but rather strategically place them on the streets at 'public areas'. Therefore enterprising burglars don't know where they live. Works well. So far.
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marymarymarymary whats your beef?
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Well, I'll make sometime in my day to come down and point out the obvious to the Commission if you will come to do the same. If every suburban commuter cop had to use pool cars instead of having personal ones we would probably need about 300 fewer cars, not 33 more.
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Trust fund baby didn't you here they bought 3 times as many cars per year when they had pool cars because they ran 24 hours a day. It also took 45 minutes to get a cop on the road leaving 10 cops to cover the entire city. Didn't you're dad teach you simple math or did he just give you everything you have?
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Well, I hope you are aware the stats they quote about how long pool cars last are from the 80s. American cars really didn't last very long back then. They last a lot longer now. You also need to figure in all the extra miles of 80% of the force driving back and forth to western Boynton Beach each and everyday. Then add in all the free gas back and forth each day and then take into account that you are buying, maintaining and fueling twice as many cars as you need. All this comes with the side benefit of allowing 80% of the cops and their families to ignore transportation costs and escape our city. If you think that is a good deal you must be a cop or a car dealer yourself.
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"80% of the force driving back and forth to western Boynton Beach each and everyday"
Where did you obtain that information or did you just flat out make it up?
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You can substitute a multitude of other cities for western Boyton Beach then. It is a fact we can not know because police officers addresses are a state secret. I guess we will just have to keep paying for the personal cars and free gas because of the need for secrecy.
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Charles just for the record the City did not begin a take home car program until 2002 and the study was done in 2000. It wasn't until the arrival of Gretsas and Hebert did all Officers get a car
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When your daddy created Little Rascals was Spanky or Alfalfa a depiction of you. We all know how you feel about the citizens of the NW so I know it wasn't Buckwheat
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Oh come on, don't sell yourself short, you can compete Intelectually with me. You don't have resort to irrelevant name calling. I'm a grown ass 38 year old man. Your not hurting my feelings.
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I think this will be alot more effective than just bringing a "hammer" down on the neighborhood.
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you re right. no one wants to buy or rent in a neighborhood where a 'peacemaker' is needed to deter crime. that vehicle serves no purpose other than making those living there and stuck there able to stay put. if the city wants to not just curb crime but stop it, they have got to drive the crime outand any who committ it.
so which will it be? peacemaker? or cutting out the crime?
sunrise is offering $2k to any owner occupier who buys a house in their run down neighborhoods fixes them up and stays put. does that tell you anything about why neighborhoods must be owner occupied to be decent or better?
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not to get off topic into the mayoral campaign but....
i just got my 6th robo call from earl in 7 days. robo call are bad enough but the calls are coming from alberta canada. with 10% unemployment in the area couldnt earl find local unemployed residents to make these calls?
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This is a great event. People interacting with people. The police want to know their friends they serve and visa versa. They need to know all residents aren't like King Earl. Likewise, the residents need to interact with us to knock down the false stereotypes of the police.
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people are proud of police and want their presense. but driving in the neighborhood is not enough to eliminate the crimes big and small. if you are fearful of being out in your yard after dark or coming home after dark, all the police driving around is not enough. how do we fix the neighborhoods so this criminal element is eliminated? elections don't fix this.
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It looks like Dan Lewis is at least involved and probably running Earl Rynerson's campaign. Of course Dan has been denying for months he was involved with Earl on any capacity....
You how you know Dan Lewis is lying?
Answer: His lips are moving
On the following link you will see Earl paid $600 to Ann Lewis of Plantation for Palm Cards:
http://ci.ftlaud.fl.us/clerk/treasurer_reports/2011/rynerson_f2.pdf
On the corporationwiki report below, you will see at the bottom of the page that Ann Lewis donated to Bill Nelson and listed her employer as Strategic Technonlgies aka Dan Lewis
http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/Plantation/anne-lewis/28163382.aspx
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As if we were that stupid. The company Earl is using is the same one John Rodstrom used when he had Dan Lewis do the robo calls. We all know Charlotte is helping Earl not because he is better that Jack but because she wants to be smarter than the Mayor so Earl is her only shot
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Funny Thanks for the Laugh
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Ray
What is funny is how you sucked up to Earl all these years until you finally woke up. Everyone knows the Rodstroms are behind Mary Graham, Jackie Scott and Earl. The bigger question is why Jack and Bruce still let Judy Stern run around telling people she is involved in their campaigns when she is still with Charlotte.
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Ms/Mr Anonymous -
Shame on you for thinking and stating uninformedly that any elector in FLL will seek office as a puppet/pansey for others on the dais.
Not Mary Graham.
Please
show your face and true name.
This is america, the USofA and if qualified have the right to seek office as challengers to the incumbents in office.
You obviously do not know me as I am no puppet or patsy of Rodstroms. The fact that this keeps coming up convinces me you are currently on dais or in high level admin. (I'll find you out sooner or later!!)
Hello - this is America. We have a right to seek office and if in fact voters support you - CONGRATS TO governing till March 2015.
If you are just here to criticize and critique, THANK YOU as in America you get that right, whether a citizen voter or not.
To belabour the point, Comm. Teel would have served her third term ending March 2012, so my running is almost (surprise) surely not a surprise.
If in fact District One is satisfied with current representation, and demonstrates that at polls come March 13, kudos.
Today is January 15.
Please be patient, state your views and do not forfeit our rights as voters on March 13.
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You are just too clueless to hold office. You pose you quwstions as rhetoric but the truth is you are seeking answers. Its scary how little you know. Crimmi has asked less ignorant questions.
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Great Effort It looks like community Policing To Me. I am Completely behind Community Policing
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Charles King sounds like another David Hebert and they're both supporting Lester
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The only retired Fort Lauderdale Police Officer I know that lives in the city is Ron Centamore. And as for me supporting Lester I would invite you to find that quote somewhere.
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the retired chief Bruce Roberts lives in district 1. running to retain his seat.
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