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Winooski council approves emergency purchase of stairwell cameras for Cascades parking garage after reports of people living in walls
Summary
Council approved an emergency, single‑vendor purchase to install security cameras in stairwells of the Cascades parking garage to reduce hazardous behavior and the structural risk from wall damage; councilors pressed staff for warranty, use guidelines and alternatives including attendants or bathrooms.
Winooski City Council approved an emergency purchase on Monday to install security cameras in the stairwells of the city‑owned Cascades parking garage after staff reported repeated hazardous behavior, structural damage and escalating cleanup costs.
City staff described the stairwells as attracting people overnight who used the space for sleeping, drug use and other activities that at times damaged walls and exposed voids in the building’s fire separation. Staff said hazardous cleanups by contractors have cost the city more than $26,000 for 16 cleanings over the past 28 months and that recent damage included removal of interior wall…
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