CCTV cameras in Shrewsbury will no longer be monitored around the clock.
Shropshire Council has said it cannot “kick the can down the road any longer” and has approved cuts to 24-hour CCTV monitoring for Shrewsbury.
Difficult decisions must be made to protect essential services, councillor Rob Macey, portfolio holder for culture and digital, said at a cabinet meeting on Thursday. The decision to revert to a reduced system of reactive monitoring came after a public consultation over the plans. But councillor Dean Carroll told the meeting that discussions with partnership organisations including police, Shrewsbury Town Council and Shrewsbury BID had revealed other agencies were also unable to make up for the financial shortfall.“Let's remember that Shrewsbury is the only town in Shropshire for which Shropshire Council funds and operates CCTV provision," Mr Carroll said.
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