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DAVIE UPDATE
n recognition of her outstanding commitment to the community, Town of Davie Police Officer Staci Chastain is the recipient of the 2022 Lee McGehee Police Officer of the Year Award from the Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA). She will formally receive the award during the FPCA Annual Summer Conference on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. FPCA is the third largest state police chiefs association in the United States. To be considered for this award, individuals must showcase exceptional achievement in any police endeavor, including extraordinary valor, crime prevention, investigative work, community policing, traffic safety, drug control and prevention, juvenile programs, and training programs. Each year, the program recognizes three officers from varying agency sizes: small (1 – 30 sworn officers), medium (31 – 75 sworn officers), and large (more than 75 sworn officers). Davie was recognized in the latter division, having approximately 200 full-time sworn police officers. Some of her community contributions include helping individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, her involvement in the Broward County Multi-Agency Homeless Taskforce (MAHT), serving as a member of the Broward County LGBTQ+ Coalition, and her collaboration with businesses throughout
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By Mayor Judy Paul
the community for the annual Davie Police Department’s "Shop with a Cop" event. Officer Chastain also assisted in organizing security for COVID-19 testing sites, town-sponsored backto-school backpack drives, National Night Out happenings, "Faith & Blue" events, and in association with several faith-based organizations, planned over two dozen food drives. As part of ongoing sustainability efforts, the Town of Davie’s Fire Station 86 and Community Center located at 14651 SW14th St. was recognized as a LEED-certified building by U.S. Green Building Council & Green Business Certification, Inc. on April 1, 2022. A LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement and leadership. It provides a framework for healthy, efficient, carbon, and cost-saving green buildings and aims to reward sustainable and environmentally friendly decisions that are part of the construction process. Featuring over 14,000 square feet of space and energy-efficient lighting, Fire Station 86 opened its doors on March 6, 2020. The building's construction included rated materials such as filled cell concrete block walls, steel roof trusses, metal roofing, and impact-resistant windows. To achieve LEED certification, a project earns points by adhering to prerequisites
and credits that address carbon, energy, water, waste, transportation, materials, health, and indoor environmental quality. Projects go through a verification and review process by GBCI and are awarded points that correspond to a level of LEED certification. The points awarded for the Fire Station 86 and Community Center project the town earned a total of 42 points. Sustainability continues to be an essential component of our community as we work to protect our environment for generations to come. The LEED certification for Fire Station 86 reaffirms and bolsters our stance as a leading community for sustainable actions. This certification is the first of many and I am proud to have this designation assigned to a town facility.
