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Council, legal spar over Jackson proposal to require security and cameras in small multiunit buildings
Summary
Councilman William Jackson urged an ordinance requiring 24/7 security and surveillance for multi-dwelling buildings beginning at small unit thresholds; Corporation Counsel raised legal concerns and assigned staff to work with Jackson to redraft language.
Councilman William Jackson pressed forward on April 8 with an ordinance he said would require 24-hour security and camera surveillance in multi-dwelling buildings after a string of public-safety concerns in parts of Paterson.
Jackson told the council he drafted the ordinance to apply to small multiunit conversions in Paterson — starting at four units in his draft — arguing the city has seen many 4- and 5-unit buildings added to small lots and that the police department is “understaffed, undermanned and ... overworked.” “If these developers want to come to our community…
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