Michelle Hollands
Elevate, Ōtorohanga District Council’s development board, has appointed a project team to focus on improving security for businesses.
Michelle Hollands
The project team will now work through the options with businesses, Elevate’s economic development manager Michelle Hollands said.
The move follows the arrest of a man in connection with a series of burglaries in the business district.
“The community coming together and designing solutions that connect businesses both to one another and the police security network is an important next step for both business and whānau in Ōtorohanga,” Hollands said.
Business owners are being asked to take part in a survey to determine who has- and who wants – cameras installed.
Other issues to be considered include connecting to a national police monitoring system, the potential for camera which recognise number plates and whether or not a targeted rate for security patrol will continue.
Elevate board members Grant Matthews and Katrina Christison are also part of the project team which will work with council and police.
