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Taylor council approves downtown surveillance cameras amid debate over privacy, cost and scope
Summary
After public testimony both supporting and opposing expanded surveillance, Taylor’s City Council voted 3–2 to approve procurement of downtown surveillance cameras not to exceed $250,000.
The Taylor City Council voted 3–2 on Aug. 14 to approve procurement of downtown surveillance cameras not to exceed $250,000 following extended public comment and council discussion.
Chief Luke and staff described a package from Sharco that would place cameras along North Main (Second through Fifth), MLK/South Main, heritage downtown parks and temporary monitoring for construction sites (new city hall and police station builds). Staff said the proposed downtown package costs about $188,000 and that upgrading cameras inside the police department would…
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