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    well here it is taxpayers North Port is broke (again) It is my understanding that the commissioners are fine tuning expenditures. Parks and rec 19 million dollar budget and NPPD 17 plus million. Its time for the hard choices, cut every department budget 15%. No more extras, toys, trips etc Privatize the aqua center, a bundle on payroll, bennies etc will be saved here. In regards to the PD, just when are we going to smarten up and demand fiscal responsibility. We have over a million dollars in equipment and manpower in the so called traffic unit, all these expensive GHOST cars driving about snatching up those so called speeders, total waste of manpower and equipment, Every marked car in the fleet has state of the art radar, statistics and common sense tells you a marked police unit is more of a deterrent to traffic offenders than an unmarked GHOST car or the rainbow fleet as they are called, one maroon, one silver, one blacks etc. Oh so you know we have at least two unmarked pick up trucks, and ford and a chevy out there also. We as a community do not receive one red cent of the fines collected, nor are we reimbursed for the equipt, salaries etc, we as the taxpayers flip the entire bill, This unit is the sole idea of the ass chief CM, he instituted it before Chief G came into play and after KV left. Note KV dissolved the original traffic unit. The unit consists of a Sgt and several officers who sole mission is traffic enforcement. This is a total waste of the taxpayers monies. Wait before you say it, haven't they curtailed traffic violations, hmm NO, as previously stated, they hide in an unmarked car, so those who dont know dont see them, and anyone who travels 41 knows how they haunt it and yet this week a motorcyclist was in a fatal accident at HD intersection. Marked black n whites on the other hand are a deterrent, after all isn't it more customer friendly to deter rather than enforce, write tickets and get zero in return !!! All that manpower stripped from patrol and replaced by new hires. Speaking of new hires, when the civilian aides we hired, it was stated they would relieve patrol of the so called mundane calls, free them up per se, how many officers have we hired in the last five years, a hundred maybe. Its time to seriously look at the amount of manpower NPPD has, it is seriously over staffed, especially with command. Last but certainly not least, the fleet, every single officer including detectives etc has there own car, WHY, Most live outside North Port, cars have been seen in cape coral, Ft Myers, Naples Sarasota etc all this at the cost to the taxpayers, brand new Ford SUVs what 35 grand a piece equipted. CCSO charges their deputies 75 cents per mile to and from home, for vehs taken home from the county, that leave the county, NPPD charges zero Its time to let the commission know, tighten the belt, demand fiscal responsibility, cut the budget expenditures, the well is dry !!!

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    Get ready to be called a cop hater. Yes over inflated budget. More toys then toys r us. Little sleepy town with minimal crime. They will have you believe it is because of them. Get ready for them to do a media so called bust using the tank. They will do this every year before increased tax time. They have never given up a single red cent. They ask for more and more.No I am not a cop hater. I am also not a sheep who believes the over inflated toy and staff budget. In the middle of a pandemic many raised our taxes. Kept the jobs with raises. While the people are suffering paying for the BS. Stop the spending and no a two year old care does not need to be replaced. So many ignorant people. Stop kissing the ass of the over inflated budgets and start doing the right thing.

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    well here it is taxpayers North Port is broke (again) It is my understanding that the commissioners are fine tuning expenditures. Parks and rec 19 million dollar budget and NPPD 17 plus million. Its time for the hard choices, cut every department budget 15%. No more extras, toys, trips etc Privatize the aqua center, a bundle on payroll, bennies etc will be saved here. In regards to the PD, just when are we going to smarten up and demand fiscal responsibility. We have over a million dollars in equipment and manpower in the so called traffic unit, all these expensive GHOST cars driving about snatching up those so called speeders, total waste of manpower and equipment, Every marked car in the fleet has state of the art radar, statistics and common sense tells you a marked police unit is more of a deterrent to traffic offenders than an unmarked GHOST car or the rainbow fleet as they are called, one maroon, one silver, one blacks etc. Oh so you know we have at least two unmarked pick up trucks, and ford and a chevy out there also. We as a community do not receive one red cent of the fines collected, nor are we reimbursed for the equipt, salaries etc, we as the taxpayers flip the entire bill, This unit is the sole idea of the ass chief CM, he instituted it before Chief G came into play and after KV left. Note KV dissolved the original traffic unit. The unit consists of a Sgt and several officers who sole mission is traffic enforcement. This is a total waste of the taxpayers monies. Wait before you say it, haven't they curtailed traffic violations, hmm NO, as previously stated, they hide in an unmarked car, so those who dont know dont see them, and anyone who travels 41 knows how they haunt it and yet this week a motorcyclist was in a fatal accident at HD intersection. Marked black n whites on the other hand are a deterrent, after all isn't it more customer friendly to deter rather than enforce, write tickets and get zero in return !!! All that manpower stripped from patrol and replaced by new hires. Speaking of new hires, when the civilian aides we hired, it was stated they would relieve patrol of the so called mundane calls, free them up per se, how many officers have we hired in the last five years, a hundred maybe. Its time to seriously look at the amount of manpower NPPD has, it is seriously over staffed, especially with command. Last but certainly not least, the fleet, every single officer including detectives etc has there own car, WHY, Most live outside North Port, cars have been seen in cape coral, Ft Myers, Naples Sarasota etc all this at the cost to the taxpayers, brand new Ford SUVs what 35 grand a piece equipted. CCSO charges their deputies 75 cents per mile to and from home, for vehs taken home from the county, that leave the county, NPPD charges zero Its time to let the commission know, tighten the belt, demand fiscal responsibility, cut the budget expenditures, the well is dry !!!
    Taxpayers, how much have you paid for your own personal vehicle, how much is your car insurance, how much do you pay for yearly maintenance and how much monthly do you spend on gas and finally when is the last time you got a new SUV ??? Work for NPPD and its all FREE on your dollar. Times have changed, traditions must also. We no longer have to have an officer respond from his residence because of manpower shortage, especially from Naples, Ft Myers, Cape Coral and so forth. NPPD officers are compensated well enough to afford there own transportation outside of work.. Over a hundred Police Vehicle, all basically new, Leased Detective cars, go to a fleet vehicle system, eliminate take homes for everybody, eliminate the leased vehicles, give the bureau the traffic cars, every uniform in a marked vehicle. This will save the taxpayers millions !!!!! Not a cop hater, just a broke taxpayer !!!!!!!

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    Well said. Hopefully those that control this are listening. Maybe this time they will not kiss the old behind of NPPD and give them everything they ask for. Stop. Your spending is out of control. Oh and to the commissioner that drives around drunk frequently. Do you think you are going to get a free pass when you are caught? Or have you already gotten one. Stop the ass kissing and do your job. The Hanks Q nonsense along with Miss V giving away our money for their wants is over. So sheepie that followed them. Time for you to put your big boy pants on

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    It's strange that the same person will reply to themselves in this thread to give the impression that there is more than just themselves who gives a rats ass about the NPPD budget. Way to go, you made it look like two people might care.

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    It's strange that the same person will reply to themselves in this thread to give the impression that there is more than just themselves who gives a rats ass about the NPPD budget. Way to go, you made it look like two people might care.
    You must be one of NPPD's finest simply because you are totally wrong. So do you just take the taxpayers monies and dash back to wherever, in your taxpayer provided SUV. Do own property or pay taxes in NP. Taxpayers in NP are being held hostage by the inflated department budgets, in the case of the NPPD, they make more than a livable wage, most live elsewhere and we are constantly reminded we need more toys, more money, more officers so we can create more divisions so we can get more tax monies. Are you really that naïve in stating who gives a rat's ass ? How much is left in the 2020 budget, nothing, of course, if the Chief returned any monies he very well could not ask for a budget increase. More money, More Money, More Money sort of like Nottingham, you must pay the sheriff (in this case the NPPD) or the skels, criminals will rape and pillage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    You must be one of NPPD's finest simply because you are totally wrong. So do you just take the taxpayers monies and dash back to wherever, in your taxpayer provided SUV. Do own property or pay taxes in NP. Taxpayers in NP are being held hostage by the inflated department budgets, in the case of the NPPD, they make more than a livable wage, most live elsewhere and we are constantly reminded we need more toys, more money, more officers so we can create more divisions so we can get more tax monies. Are you really that naïve in stating who gives a rat's ass ? How much is left in the 2020 budget, nothing, of course, if the Chief returned any monies he very well could not ask for a budget increase. More money, More Money, More Money sort of like Nottingham, you must pay the sheriff (in this case the NPPD) or the skels, criminals will rape and pillage.
    You are not being held hostage, do the world a favor and move.

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    It's strange that the same person will reply to themselves in this thread to give the impression that there is more than just themselves who gives a rats ass about the NPPD budget. Way to go, you made it look like two people might care.
    We all know this is gibson and her squad of cop haters. Same old same old. They keep bringing up the same stuff over and over. Hanks and carusaone ar gone and they're still stuck in their minds. Ignore the trolls.

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    You are not being held hostage, do the world a favor and move.
    So let me get this straight, I am a taxpayer and help fund your lavish workplace and you want me to move, no I would instead let the entire city know just what a joke you are and the entire NPPD as a whole. I would also point out that the good majority of the NPPD live outside the city limit, so I guess you have already taken your own advice !!! Your reply is exactly why I am sounding the alarm as they say. I am sure Chief G would tell you to STFU you are only making things worse for us, but then again maybe not !!!! Do the right thing and let it go, your only embarrassing yourself.

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    We all know this is gibson and her squad of cop haters. Same old same old. They keep bringing up the same stuff over and over. Hanks and carusaone ar gone and they're still stuck in their minds. Ignore the trolls.
    Well you don't know jack Sh!t, that's already been established. Why is it, when the taxpayer or general public sound off and want accountability, the NPPD first line of defense is, " YOUR ALL COP HATERS ", really, how juvenile. Grow up junior, you work for us, not yourself. For your information, SG has the drunk Kool aid, she is a firm supporter of the NPPD, and if you remember VC also supported the PD, you know the inflated budgets, million dollar traffic unit, the good humor ice cream/tank swat like truck etc Troll, the I find humorous !!!!!!!! You should really keep your mouth shut, your lack of education and ignorance are only supporting my cause !!!!!!!!

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