Following a recent string of expensive crime at his restoration company on Chicago’s West Side, Gary Maus is hopeful a new program could be the answer.
Following a recent string of expensive crime at his restoration company on Chicago's West Side, Gary Maus is hopeful a new program could be the answer.
"We had six vehicles broken into, vandalized, damaged and equipment stolen out of it. As well as catalytic converters removed," said Maus, the CEO and president of Paul Davis Restoration of North Chicago."It really is discouraging. It takes away from the good you try to do in the community," said Maus.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyHe is, however, encouraged by a program presented by the Fulton Market Association during a Tuesday afternoon Zoom meeting. The goal is to deter crime through a network of high-tech security cameras across the city.
"There are 77 communities around Chicago. We’re saying put 50 cameras in each of those 77. And where there’s high-crime hot spots, put more cameras there," said FMA Executive Director Roger Romanelli. Romanelli is calling on Chicago's mayor to pay for those cameras with surplus money from the city's Neighborhood Tax Increment Financing, or"TIF" funds.
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