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Georgetown council approves expansion of intersection cameras and license-plate readers
Summary
The Georgetown City Council voted to expand license-plate readers and add 12 fixed intersection cameras and three pan-tilt-zoom units to monitor high-crash locations and downtown event areas; police said footage is deleted after 30 days unless retained for evidence and the item was budgeted and approved under an existing contract.
Georgetown’s City Council on Sept. 22 approved a municipal order to expand the city’s license-plate-reader program and install 12 fixed intersection cameras plus three pan-tilt-zoom cameras to cover identified high-crash locations, the downtown festival footprint and a railroad crossing at Rogers Gap.
Police staff described the project as already budgeted and said it would provide live views to assist dispatch and responding units, and supply footage for…
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