Recently, the Wildwood Police Department added another feather to its cap as the dept. was awarded state accreditation for the first time.
City Manager Jason McHugh stated that the Wildwood PD earned an excellent score from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation. The Wildwood City Commission will officially confer the initial accreditation in June.
“The accreditation team consisted of members from police departments in Stuart, North Port and Coral Springs and gave us a glowing report, so I’m proud of that,” McHugh said.
The Wildwood PD ticked all the boxes on more than 230 different standards judged.
Wildwood police Chief Randy Parmer was glad as he succeeded in achieving one of his initial goals since he joined in 2019.
“It makes us proud as an agency to have this recognition of the accomplishments we’ve achieved for the benefit of the city,” Parmer said. “My staff did a great job of getting everything together. We basically started from ground zero and rewrote all of our policies.”
Commissioner Marcos Flores, who previously spent nearly seven years as a deputy with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, applauded the achievement.
“Because of my experience as a law enforcement officer, I have really focused my attention on the police department and trying to get them modernized,” he said. “It’s awesome to get this accreditation. It’s something to be proud of.”
“It’s absolutely fantastic,” said Commissioner Joe Elliott, of the Village of Linden. “It’s a good reflection on the hard work and the planning from the leadership of our police force.”
Moreover, the commission collectively approved an extension to the Development of Regional Impact agreement with The Villages till Feb. 20, 2028. The commission also heard on first reading an amendment to change the Future Use Land Map and a zoning change related to a proposal to build a commercial retail plaza at the southeast corner of Warm Springs Avenue and Bigham Trail.
– Attributed Source, The Villages Daily Sun
