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Trustees authorize alarm and camera upgrades at community center
Summary
The board reviewed proposals to replace the community center’s 20-year-old alarm system and aging security cameras, authorized a $6,500 Johnson Controls alarm replacement (five‑year payment plan discussed) and approved a $5,048 camera system upgrade to Absolute Security (applying a $500 grant).
Crosby Township trustees agreed Oct. 14 to upgrade the community center’s aging fire alarm and security-camera systems. Trustees were told the alarm system is about 20 years old; Johnson Controls provided a quote of $6,500 to replace detectors and install a monitored system with an option to pay over five years. Trustees requested follow-up on installation timeline and maintenance terms before finalizing the payment schedule.
Separately, the board considered proposals to replace cameras that trustees said had been in place roughly 20 years. A vendor reduced an initial quote from $5,500 to $5,000 and a $500 grant from a local source (described in the meeting as “Brenda’s grant”) would lower the township share; a motion to contract with Absolute Security for camera replacement was made and passed. Trustees recorded the total camera contract amount at $5,048 and indicated they would apply the grant to reduce the township’s outlay.
Trustees discussed benefits including clearer imaging for license-plate reading and the ability to extend the system to a future maintenance building. No formal financing change beyond monthly payment language discussed for the alarm contract was recorded during the meeting.
