Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and District 6 City Commissioner Samuel B. Ings Further Enhance Public Safety in Metrowest Community

January 26, 2012 - ORLANDO, FL – The City of Orlando is set to begin renovations on an expanded and permanent community police office for Metrowest. The new location – a former bank at 6440 Raleigh Street – is owned by the City rather than the current location which is leased. The expanded community police office will continue to serve the growing MetroWest section of the City of Orlando, while increasing response times and police presence in those neighborhoods.

More than 130 patrol officers will report to the expanded Southwest Community Police Office, an increase of 80 officers. The new community police office will also include a community room, which will be available for neighborhood and local business meetings and gatherings.

On December 14, 2011, the City of Orlando closed on the purchase of the former bank property allowing the City to move forward with these plans to expand and relocate the MetroWest police substation. On January 22, 2012, the City released a request for proposals (RFP) for a design/build contract with plans to begin construction on the renovation of the 3,135 square foot building in the fall of 2012 once the design phase is completed. Construction is expected to be complete in the winter of 2012.

“I would like to thank Mayor Dyer for his continued commitment to public safety and for his continued focus on providing the Orlando Police Department with the tools and resources to continue to combat criminals and reduce crime in our City,” said District 6 City Commissioner Samuel B. Ings. “This expanded community police office will provide our officers with increased access and will further ensure the safety of our residents in District 6.”

The Southwest Community Police Office is part of Mayor Dyer’s continuing commitment to public safety and his Public Safety Initiative launched in 2006. Since 2006, the Orlando Police Department has bolstered the number of officers on the streets, added new substations throughout the City and invested in tools, training and technology.

 

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