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Cameras hope to deter criminal activity By Bryan Jessop
LEAMINGTON – The Leamington Uptown Business Improvement Association will soon be letting uptown troublemakers know that they’re being watched. In a non-unanimous deVIDEO cision, municipal council SURVEILLANCE voted in favour of having its Public Works department mount up to 10 signs that will notify pedestrians and motorists about surveillance camera services taking place along Leamington BIA-covered streets and walkways. Members of municipal council had mixed thoughts Uptown BIA merchants on the signs, ranging from care about the safety concern about adding to of our community the uptown area’s visual clutter to enthusiasm about discouraging would-be criminals from damaging or stealing property out of fear of being recorded in the act. Chief Administrative Officer Peter Neufeld noted, however, that actual video surveillance is being conducted by participating business and property owners in the Uptown BIA area, meaning that the members of the general public cannot rely on the municipality or BIA to display or provide footage from the videos. “I believe there are more effective ways to provide people with security than through video surveillance,” said Neufeld, who also noted that the Leamington BIA must work in collaboration with Public Works to ensure that the new signs do not visually obstruct existing signage in the area. Feedback from council on the report ranged from acceptance of the security cameras but reluctance to approve of relating signage to confidence in the cameras’/signs’ objective of discouraging criminal activity in the region. “I don’t see this as bringing us to a military state, like we’re being watched by big brother,” stated Mayor Hilda MacDonald. “I think we need to consider the big picture.” “We have some areas that are a challenge and businesses and police are saying the surveillance cameras are helpful,” added councillor Tim Wilkinson. “I’d like to see a day where we can take them down, but for now, I’d say they’re useful. A similar program has been a success in Detroit.” Wilkinson continued to explain that he doesn’t believe that the maximum of 10 signs will distract from the uptown area’s appearance. Councillor Paul Tiessen agreed that surveillance cameras are a necessity, but was skeptical about the need for signs to make the presence of such cameras known to the public. The proposal included in the report to council explained that the BIA wishes to have the maximum of 10 signs affixed to municipally-owned light standards and poles and that those signs be installed by Public Works. The projected cost for materials and labour time to erect each sign has been pegged at $100 for a sum of $1,000 in the event that the maximum number of 10 signs are displayed.
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Canada Day ABOVE: Five-year-old Emmie Richards of Leamington was one of the hundreds who filled Seacliff Park for the Canada Day festivities on July 1. AT RIGHT: Three-year-old twins, Lauren (left) and Sydney Whaling of Kingsville were thrilled, but a little shy, showing off their face painting at the Kingsville Canada Day celebrations. (More photos from Leamington and Kingsville on Page 24)
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