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During
public question period (22nd Oct) I asked if Council was willing
to address Vandalism in PR? I asserted there has been a 50% increase of incidents (comparing 2006 w 2007 year to
date—see graph below )--- I
suggested kids staying out all night during summer might be contributing to
this --- and asked if a ‘teen curfew’ might not be in order? (See
below for my discussion of Pond’s off the cuff remarks) (While
graph below suggestive – in itself meaningless as the reported incidents
could be result of ‘bar crowd’ going home after hours etc – or could be a
hyper active ‘complainer’ etc) |
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arrows point to surveillance cameras
---one aimed at the fountain area – the other at doorway |
Council’s
‘Response’ to Vandalism: Surveillance
Cameras |
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The
group of kids staying out all night during summer were congregating in this
park beside City Hall ---- the city installed cameras that are monitored
during night by--- the 9-1-1 operators of course --- perhaps the fire
fighters--- presumably the RCMP could see too At
Council Kinney brought up that the police would like similar cameras
installed at the PAC --- (only the main entrance) |
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Pond
lectures me on Canadian Bill of Rights |
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While
he gave his remarks in manner of ‘I have researched this issue’ – they were
presumably ‘off the cuff’ His
claim was that a ‘teen curfew’ would violate kids (Constitutional) Rights
---- He did not give any court case etc --- but a quick search of Internet
shows numerous Canadian examples – for example here is news article (dated
2006) stating 15 Albertan communities that
have teen curfews ---- |
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This
year was when we were to ‘rebound’ (forget for moment the 5.1M$ ‘logic error)
--- thus the city first addressed the ‘Derelict Cars’ (see earlier where 755 taken off streets) --- and
then several derelict buildings – including this one which was housing
several tenants – were ordered to be repaired
or torn down |
A Town in
Decline |
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this
property at 1021 2nd has had all tenants (re)moved – and now awaits
destruction |
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Later I will approach ‘surveillance cameras’ as a viable alternative --- why not? Could be viewable on a City Site between 1 and 6 AM etc And is there not something ‘illegal’/ immoral about asking 9-1-1 operators to watch surveillance cameras? – Addresses City’s problem but avoids public issue ---- Hire a private surveillance firm as answer? I will also look at
where the 5.1M$ mistake happened and make suggestions how to change system
(back to what it was before Howie/ Bruce changed ‘5 Year Financial Plan’
format for reporting). |
Take Back the Sidewalks campaign
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My
question to Council addressed an easier problem than Teen Vandalism --- I
wanted those kids 11-15 recklessly
riding on sidewalks downtown ‘controlled’ --- and as in the imminent ‘Dog/
Cat Control’ bylaw --- I suggested
licensing and ‘Vaccinations’ (proof of Helmet + knowledge of traffic laws/
test). I
was thanked and no one pursued the question further. |
Created by LG on 31/10/2007
Last updated on Wednesday, October 31, 2007