1.7.21 PLCO

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YO UR HOMETOW N. YO UR NEWSPAP ER .

YOUR HOMETOWN. YOUR NEWSPAPER

VOLUME 6, NO. 128

. YO UR NEWS PAP ER . MEET CHIEF BRADFORD BREANNE WILLIAMS

PCPD’s new Chief of Police, STAFF WRITER James Bradford, hopes City’s new Chief of Police has spent his to increase transparency, Plant first month on the job getting to know the continue to build a bridge community and learning the nuances of PCPD. between the department James Bradford was hired mid-November to fill the role of chief following Chief Ed Dunand the community and can’s announcement that he planned to retire leave a legacy of “leading at the end of 2020. There were more than 80 from the front” during his applicants for the position and after it was narrowed down to four, the city hosted a pubtime at the helm. lic meet-and-greet with each candidate. City

Manager Bill McDaniel made his decision a few days later. Bradford has been the chief full-time for two weeks now and spent the prior two weeks in a transition period where Chief Duncan helped ease him into the role. Bradford’s investiture ceremony was on Dec. 14 outside City Hall around the flag pole. Now that he’s fully in the role, Bradford said his goal is to spend the first 60 to 90 days assessing where the department is so he can develop a detailed plan of where and how he hopes it can evolve and grow.

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GREEN THUMBS, SILVER AWARDS

Members of Girl Scouts Troop 30889 completed their Silver Award projects at the Plant City Commons Community Gardens. The public is encouraged to check it out.

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