New CCTV cameras on their way to Essex borough
The cameras will be installed in Castle Point
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More than 130 new CCTV cameras are to be installed in Essex to update a "very out of date" system.
Castle Point Borough Council said the cameras would deter crime.
The authority received about £1m from the police, fire and crime commissioner for the scheme.
Russell Savage, portfolio holder for people and community, said the council's partnership with Southend-on-Sea City Council would provide monitoring of the footage from the Southend CCTV hub.
The estimated cost of the installation is about £100,000.
Annually, maintenance costs will be about £40,000 and monitoring will be £117,000, with a management fee of about £25,000, reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
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- Published8 February
