COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. --
Security cameras are coming to the Colorado Springs downtown core.
Tuesday, city council voted 6-2 in favor of installing 10 cameras on Tejon Street
According to the Colorado Springs Police Chief the downtown core has experienced a disproportionately high number of calls for service, and while the Downtown Area Response Team has helped, the security cameras are expected to take safety one step further.
"The training that we give [volunteers/light duty officers] is to make sure they're not engaging in any constitutional violations as well as discriminatory practices. It's my commitment," Pete Carey, Colorado Springs Police Chief, said.
Tuesday's vote came with some concerns from locals and city council members, including City Council President Scott Hente.
"I want to see the bigger pictures of the financials. I want to see the bigger picture of how this fits into the overall scheme. I am very concerned, been doing this for nine years, and I'm probably more concerned than I was a couple of years ago," Scott Hente, council president, said.
The cameras will cost a total of $237,000 which breaks down to $188,000 initially, and $25,000 every year after that for maintenance.
According to Carey, the plan is to have volunteers monitor the security cameras, which will hold images for 30 days.
The cameras are expected to be up and running around the end of summer.
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