Protect Rio Vista #1 objection:
Don’t my property taxes already pay for that!?
Certainly everyone pays their fair share of taxes, and property taxes do go to pay for police services. Let’s take a quick look:
A $500,000 house in Rio Vista pays a millage rate of 16.4392 or $8,220 in property tax. The City of Fort Lauderdale millage rate is 4.2536, so the City takes $2,126.80 of the total property tax bill. According to the City of Fort Lauderdale’s budget documents, the total City budget for 2009 was $327,485,911. The Police department’s budget was $91,647,022 or approximately 28% of the overall budget. So, if we take 28% of the City’s $2126,80 on your property taxes, the Police department gets about $595.50 of your property tax bill. According to the Police budget, the Operations Division (the folks driving the cars out on the street) receives $45,134,284 of the overall Police budget. That adds up to 49% of the overall Police budget, or $291.80 of your tax bill. But remember, this is the Police budget for the entire City. The budget shows 247 officers assigned to Operations. Let’s say 6 of those are assigned to work Rio Vista, or 2.4%. That means about $7 of the property tax bill actually goes to policing Rio Vista! $7 out of $8220 works out to about .08%.
We know that prior to the patrol we rarely saw police in our neighborhood. The reality is that even though there were officers assigned to our area they spent most of their time responding to calls in neighboring areas and rarely made it east of US1.
Highlights from Recent Logs
Tuesda, January 3, 2012
0950 Received call on detail phone from resident advising her 2009 Cadillac Escalade has been burglarized. This is the same car which had all of its tires and wheels stolen several months ago and its rear bumper stolen last month. Extra patrols is being requested for this area as this is the second auto burglary to occur near the end of SE 7 Street now in the last two days. Report taken #12-000885.
Thursday, December 8, 2011 0930 Contact was made with resident in reference to request from earlier message. Stated that she received a telephone call from an unknown male who stated he was representing Comcast Cable Company and requested that she prepare a check for him to pick up of approximately $260.00 or her cable service may be terminated. Allegedly this male was going to come by and pick the check up in person if she would have prepared it for him. Stated that Comcast has no record of any service needed to her account and had not dispatched any representative to her home for any reason.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
1520 Called regarding hubcaps stolen from SE 9 St. Contac made, delayed overnight, vehicle (Escalade) was parked in driveway. NFI. 11-134949
1545 Flagged down regarding child custody problems while going through a divorce. Police Info report taken, 11-134955.
1610 Called on detail phone regarding another theft of hubcaps, just a few houses down from the above address. At SE 9 St, the hubcaps were stolen from an Escalade Denali overnight. This vehicle was parked in the residence driveway too. 11-134967
Patrol Log 2-4-2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
0815- Began out of town house checks.
0915- House checks complete, all secure.
0915- Patrolled Isles, LYC..
0945- Patrolled behind businesses along Federal Hwy., no unusual activity to report.
1020- Patrolled parks.
1045- Upon patrol of 6th st I observed an open door leading into garage Contact was made with cleaning lady who failed to close side garage door.
1055- Traffic post se 9ave/ 11st, no violaters. (several seat belt warnings)
1135- Final patrol all areas. Not much activity today.
1800 Checked all the isles, yacht club and cordova
1900 Continued patrol around central part of neighborhood
2000 Monitored traffic along Cordova and Ponce
2100 Monitored traffic along Federal Highway access points as it entered the neighborhood.
2200 Patrolled parks, SE 9 Ave and Rio Vista Blvd
0200 Patrolled isles and mainland
0400 went to station for fuel.
Patrol Log 1-21-2012
Sunday, January 08, 2012
2330 – House checks completed and all secure.
0030 – Stopped suspicious male walking on SE 7th St. Appeared to be homeless, was directed back to Federal after he refused any assistance.
0300 – Group of subjects talking loudly outside apartment complex on N. Rio Vista. All agreed it was too late and returned to their apartments.
Monday, January 09,2012
1015- Began pout of town house checks.
1100- Out of town checks complete.
1110- Patrolled behind businesses along Federal. No unusual activity to report.
1130- Patrolled LYC. Isles and parks.
1150- bulk trash coming up. Made contact with driver who was in search of scrape metal.
1215- Back to 7th st visibility purposes.
1250- Final patrol all areas.
1300- 10-7
1700 Checked isles to include earlier complaint of fisherman trespassing on private property. No one located.
1800 Conducted checks of west side of neighborhood and parks. Monitored traffic at SE 7 St entering from Federal.
1900 Completed checks of Cordova and yacht club, 10-7
2345 10-8 called in. Starting patrol of the area.
0045 Stopped several young adults being loud and skateboarding in the 1000 block of Ponce De Leon sent them in for the night.
0145 Patrolling, quiet night
0345 Patrolled isles and mainland not much traffic, 10-7.
Patrol Log 1-06-2012
Sunday, December 25, 2011
1445 – Patrol Rio, Ponce, and area parks.
1600 – Patrol Isles, Cordova, and LYC.
1730 – Vacation checks completed during patrols.
1830 – 10-7, after locating the mouse Lee could not seem to find last night. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Monday, December 26, 2011
1010- Began out of town checks.
1120- House checks complete. All secure.
1150- Return to Rio. Patrolled behind businesses along Federal. No unusual activity
To repport.
1210- Patrolled Isles, LYC., Parks.
1230- Patrolled Rio mainland, lots of kids in the streets with their new toys, otherwise
Quiet day.
1245- Final patrol all areas.
1800 Patrolled isles and Cordova
1900 Checked parks and SE 9 Ave area. Home added to the out of town log.
2000 Monitored traffic entering the neighborhood at Ponce, SE 7 St and SE 9 St.
2100 Circulated western areas of neighborhood.
2200 Checked isles, Cordova and Ponce
Patrol Log 12-24-2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
1830 – Patrol Mainland and begining house checks.
1915 – Dispatched to Alarm at 901 Cordova. Canceled by alarm company.
1930 – Patrol Isles, Cordova, and LYC.
2015 – House checks complete.
2030 – Continue patrols.
Monday, December 12, 2011
1005- Began out of town house checks.
1040- Upon checking home, I located two UPS boxes by front door. The two boxes
were placed by the rear residence door protected from outdoor elements.
1050- House checks complete, all secure.
1110- Patrolled LYC., Isles. and Parks.
1130- Patrolled behind businesses along Federal Hwy., no unusual activity to report.
1230- Final patrol all areas.
1730 Patrolled parks, school and SE 9 Ave areas.
1830 Checked Yacht club, isles and Cordova
1930 Checked Ponce, Rio Vista and central areas of neighborhood
2030 Checked isles.
2130 Patrol of SE 9 Ave and monitored traffic entering neighborhood from streets along Federal.
Patrol Log 12-10-2011
Sunday November 27, 2011
1000- 10-8, Left message for Mr. Weber, no new phone messages. Reviewed activity log.
1005- Began out of town house checks.
1040- Mr. Mirajes called in reference to a truck improperly parked on the 7th st bridge.
Both individuals had fishing permits and properly parked vehicle.
1115- House checks complete.
1130- Stopped off at Ms. Harding residence 1249 N Rio, just to check in with her and assure
Her we are in the area and keeping an eye out.
1150- Patrolled Isles, LYC., and Rio Vista mainland, parks.
1210- Patrolled behind businesses along Federal Hwy.
1230- Final patrol all areas. Thru out patrol kept an eye out for the older model green
Vehicle mentioned in L. Hancocks log reference 21 Ms. Hardy.
1300- 10-7
Monday, November 28, 2011
1645 10-8, Left messages with Mr. Weber and checked voicemail.
1800 Patrolled school and park areas.
1900 Checked access points along Federal at Ponce, 9 St, 7 St and 6 St. Monitored traffic entering neighborhood.
2000 Circulated Isles, Ponce and Cordova areas
2100 Checks along SE 9 Ave and Rio Vista Blvd
2245 10-7
Patrol Log 11-26-2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
1005- Began out of town house checks.
1005- Resident called in reference to a red P/U parked on bridge, upon
My arrival the truck was GOA. I returned phone call. Two fisherman present with permits.
1025- Observed an open rear hatch of a Mercedes Benz, with plenty of gift bags clearly visible. Made contact with homeowner who stated she accidentally left trunk open
And was extremely thankfull for the check.
1045- Patrolled Isles, Lyc.
1115- Patrolled behind businesses along Federal Hwy.
1150- Conducted several property checks, on the vacant homes. All appear to be secure.
1220- Patrolled parks, not much activity (school day).
1245- Final patrol all areas.
1730 Patrolled isles and Cordova area.
1830 Patrolled SE 9 Ave and access points into neighborhood along Federal.
1930 Raining, continued patrol along west side of neighborhood.
2030 Completed checks of Ponce and Rio Vista Blvds, 10-7
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
0830 Completed vacation checks
0845 Flagged down ref. burglary Auto. Car was left open and a wallet was taken. Loss is wallet, misc. cards and a social security card.
1700 Returned call regarding someone getting into her car last night. She stated that she would call me back.
1815 Investigated group fishing on 7 St bridge. Removed fishermen for no fishing licese.
1940 Stopped vehicle with loud music and driver no seat belt on SE 9 Ave. He was wearing no shirt, had narcotics memorabilia. Did not consent to search and had prior 57 charge. Narcotics k-9 checked vehicle with negative results. Citation issued for seat belt.
2045 Stopped vehicle for running red light at SE 9 ST. Warning given.
Patrol Log 10-29-2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
1445 – Begin house checks and patrol mainland / area parks.
1545 – Observed vehicle driving reckless through store lot at 7th and Federal. Stop was made and driver had an expired license since 2006! Criminal charges issued for the expired DL as well as the reckless driving.
1615 – Begin Isles patrols and remaining house checks.
1720 – Patrol Federal area.
1800 – Continue mainland patrols.
Monday, October 17,2011
1010- Began out of town house checks.
1110- House checks complete, all secure.
1120- Patrolled Isles, LYC.,
1125- Contact was made with 2 w/m fishing off of SE 7th St bridge, without permits, both left upon my request.
1208- Property check SE 6th ct, vacant property. All screen doors and windows secure.
1221- Contact was made with a w/m stated he was handing out fliers for 110 fitness located at 110 SE 6th St. He did not have a permit and left the area with out incident.
1240- Final patrol all areas.
1300- Due to poor weather conditions it was a quiet day, 10-7
Patrol Log 10-15-2011
Sunday, October 02, 2011
1445 – Begin house checks and patrol mainland / area parks.
1600 – Begin Isles patrols and remaining house checks.
1700 – Patrol Federal area.
1740 – Continue mainland patrols.
Monday, October 03, 2011
1000- Reviewed activity log.
1005- Began out of town house checks,
1030- Dispatched to residence in reference to audible alarm. Upon my arrival I conducted a property check which revealed all doors/windows and screens to be secure. Contact was made directly with owner who has been advised of the alarm. 98 MI on a 68 11-111975.
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