Plan to develop CCTV system for Julianstown village
AN OVERWHELMING majority of people want CCTV to be installed in the Julianstown area, a local community meeting has heard.
Members of the community, gardai and local public representatives attended a public meeting at which plans for the new service were outlined.
It is now envisaged that the proposal will go to the Department of Justice in a bid to secure up to 60% of the funding needed.
Other funding sought.
‘We are looking at having eight cameras in three different locations,’ Cllr Sharon Keogan stated.
‘It will be in collaboration with gardai and we have to seek tenders and get the best price.’
She said there was a big desire to get the cameras in and said that up to 98% had indicated their desire to see them installed. will also be
There are a number of key areas in Julianstown that need constant monitoring with traffic flows and junctions of major concern to the sheer volume of traffic that pass through the village on a daily basis.
‘It’s a matter of moving on with this now and getting the funding so we can get the cameras in. They are needed in the area.
‘We have to get agreement on monitoring them too,’ the councillor added.