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Parks & Rec makes progress on security camera installation

Security cameras soon will be in place at EMC Park, while a camera is up and running at the Fruit Street athletic fields, according to Parks & Recreation Director Jon Lewitus.

At Tuesday’s Parks & Rec Commission meeting, Lewitus announced that he had been working with the town’s IT Department to finalize camera installation at Fruit Street. Installed on the building at the athletic complex, the camera will be able to record the license plate of any vehicle driving in.

“Once the snow melts, two additional cameras will be put at Fruit Street,” Lewitus added.

The director went on to detail progress on getting security cameras up at EMC Park. During a meeting in January, the Parks & Rec Commission discussed problems with installing a hard-line connection at the park and reduced video quality from connecting cameras there to a cellular network.

Lewitus told commission members that the IT Department is going to install a camera similar to that at Fruit Street on the doghouse at EMC Park. It will be “cellular-based” and face the Hank Fredette Skate Park. Another camera, recycled from the Main Street Corridor Project, will be turned toward the parking lot.

The security cameras at both parks are funded through the Community Preservation Committee. Camera installation was delayed last June due to other projects, and no cameras were operational when the skate park was graffitied in November.

“We’ll at least have better coverage, but it’s not going to be as detailed,” Lewitus noted. “We’re hoping that installation will come along soon.”

Chair Dan Terry questioned why the IT Department had ruled out a hard-line connection from nearby schools. Lewitus said he was not sure, but lack of infrastructure might have played a role in the decision to use a cellular connection.

— NICK SCHOFIELD

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Photo of the Day

Hopkinton Women’s Club members (from left) Sandy Lucchesi and Barb Foisy stand alongside Select Board chair Joe Clark, who spoke at the club’s monthly meeting Monday at the Hopkinton Public Library, addressing issues related to taxes, parking, traffic, water and more. The presentation will air on HCAM cable television.