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Township proposes security camera for community pond and pavilion bathroom, quotes $16,866
Summary
Township staff told council they received a quote of $16,866 to install a camera on the prefabricated bathroom that would also cover the community pond; $15,000 was budgeted in this year’s capital improvement program and staff said CIP balances and savings would cover the gap.
Township staff told the Hampton Township Council on July 9 that a security‑camera contractor quoted $16,866 to mount a camera at the prefabricated bathroom near the community pond that would view the pond, the nearby trails and bathroom entrances and support license‑plate‑read capability for vehicles leaving the park.
Staff said the township’s capital improvement program included $15,000 for pavilion upgrades this year but that the bathroom/pond camera was an urgent gap because the pond and adjacent municipal complex areas are heavily used and there have been two vandalism incidents at the bathroom in the past year. A staff presenter said the new camera would "not only cover that area, but also the entirety of the community pond, and and give us footage all the way back to there." Another staff member described the planned camera as similar to existing high‑zoom cameras used elsewhere on township property that can read license plates.
The vendor, identified in the meeting as the township’s security camera contractor, proposed mounting a high‑zoom (bullet) camera on a pole and additional cameras to record bathroom entryways (not interior restroom activity) so vandalism could be traced through the park. The total quote provided to the council was $16,866. Township staff said savings on other projects and higher than expected interest earnings in the capital improvement fund make the expenditure feasible; $15,000 of the cost was already budgeted and officials indicated the CIP fund could cover the remainder without a separate appropriation.
Council members asked whether the camera would have sufficient zoom and were told the equipment planned is the same type used at other township locations and can "zoom clear across the pond." The item closed as a staff recommendation; no formal motion or vote was recorded in the meeting minutes.
If council approves purchase at a future meeting, staff said the new cameras would integrate with the township’s existing camera network and allow police and staff to follow persons of interest from the pond to vehicles or other park locations.
