07-24-2012, 11:42 PM
Here is a link from an edition of Caloosa Belle, from last year. It contains interesting facts as presented by Nelson at HCSO.
1) Whidden claims he put more deputies on the street, yet the ratio is only .08 officers per thousand???????
2) Whidden said the public isnt paying for the Grant officers. Yet Nelson states that the public is picking them up next year 2012 (this year)
3) Randy Bengston recommended the radio technology remain on VHF narrowband which the equipment was capable of and just do a program change per radio. Instead Whidden goes after a million dollar system that has now separated his agency with the rest of the public safety agencies in the County. Ask anyone how they now communicate with the SO. It is by phone. Going backwards are we?
4) Whidden takes credit for the jail expansion yet Nelson states they inherited it from Ronnie Lee.
5) The chairman of the BOCC and Comm Tris Chapman states he hadnt seen any cutbacks from the constitutionals despite the budget shortfalls. Whidden claimed HE reduced the budget, AND didnt increase it. Wrong BOCC said you would.
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00027799/00274
1) Whidden claims he put more deputies on the street, yet the ratio is only .08 officers per thousand???????
2) Whidden said the public isnt paying for the Grant officers. Yet Nelson states that the public is picking them up next year 2012 (this year)
3) Randy Bengston recommended the radio technology remain on VHF narrowband which the equipment was capable of and just do a program change per radio. Instead Whidden goes after a million dollar system that has now separated his agency with the rest of the public safety agencies in the County. Ask anyone how they now communicate with the SO. It is by phone. Going backwards are we?
4) Whidden takes credit for the jail expansion yet Nelson states they inherited it from Ronnie Lee.
5) The chairman of the BOCC and Comm Tris Chapman states he hadnt seen any cutbacks from the constitutionals despite the budget shortfalls. Whidden claimed HE reduced the budget, AND didnt increase it. Wrong BOCC said you would.
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00027799/00274