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Wellesley eyeing surveillance video cameras for playgrounds
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WILL SLOAN Citing the discovery of glass “placed strategically” around the Linwood playground, Linwood recreation service board chair Lori Sebben asked township staff and councillors to consider options for video surveillance. At the township committee meeting Tuesday night, Sebben said that the playground’s relatively sheltered, remote location makes it more vulnerable to safety issues. “I understand that you want to wait until you can do them all together,” said Sebben of video surveillance of the township’s playgrounds. “But seeing as it’s such a private area, it would be really beneficial to have something back there.” Director of facilities Brad Voisin said that video surveillance would represented a heavy workload, noting that the township is implementing a new strategy for monitoring playground safety. Instead of a daily, year-round staff walk-by, staff will be given a complete checklist of safety conditions to meet. “Which is going to be time-consuming and cost money, but we can’t have glass in our playgrounds.” Coun. Herb Neher suggested not all playgrounds are equal priority. “Some of these playgrounds, you may not need [surveillance] because SURVEILLANCE | 6
Kelterborn makes retirement official After 30 years, 11 as Wellesley mayor, he’s ready to move on; pair of councillors ready to take up the challenge WILL SLOAN
Classmates and friends remembered Elmira student Austin Whittom at the Canadian Cancer Society’s Great Ride ‘n’ Stride, held in his honour on April 27. Whittom’s mother also walked the complete 20km course in tribute to her son. The Woolwich event raised $10,000. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]
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After indicating for months that this term in office would be his last, Wellesley Mayor Ross Kelterborn made his retirement official at Tuesday night’s committee meeting. The announcement brings to a close 30 years on township council, including three mayoral elections that Kelterborn won handily. “I’ve been mayor for 11 years, and at Ross Kelterborn this particular time I feel that the township is in a very good financial position,” Kelterborn told councillors and staff. “I have never really retired – I’ve always been working at something. And I decided that it’s time that I started really living a life of retirement rather than work, and pick up on some things that maybe I haven’t paid attention to as I KELTERBORN | 6
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