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e and would not ask North The chief said North Orlando
Orlando to do any work that may either provide two cadets
- should properly be done by our to handle the village's calls
department for our citizens, during the Longwood depart-
Sweat said ment's vacation period,pay the NA
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He stated Longwood was Longwood department a
misled in the beginning con- suitable amount in order that
cerning the amount of work the parttime people may be hired or
North Orlando dispatch service "they can remove their
" would involve. Rather than the telephone and provide dispatch
50 calls per month, the in some other fashion."
department had been told would r
be incoming, work was many
times over that amount,he said.
Sweat added the North
Orlando department went to 24-
hour service after the informal
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agreement was made, thus
making more work. Sweat
admitted no formal agreement
1 authorized by the Longwood
Chief Sweat City Council was ever executed.
LONGWOOD — Police Chief The police chief has given
R.E.Sweat lashed out at North North Orlando three choices in
Orlando Village officials today the controversy in order for the
for their apparent lack of ap dispatch service to continue.
preciation for the services his
department has been giving,
gratis.
Sweat said, contrary to
published reports, his depart-
ment is well-staffed and needs
no assistance from North
Orlando. However, he said, if
the village of North Orlando
wishes to have radio dispatch
service continued by the
Longwood Police Department,
it is going to have to arrange to
"help out" in some manner
during the nine weeks this
spring and summer when the
city's police personnel will be
taking vacations.
"It is not right for North
Orlando to expect Longwood
taxpayers' money to answer
their telephone complaints and
radio calls and to do their paper
work," Sweat said.
He explained he had
requested North Orlando Police
Chief Walter Bachelor to
provide personnel to handle the
village's work in the Longwood
police station during the 74 - Q &I
vacation period. "We did not