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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 106, No. 31
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REVIEW AUGUST 2, 2023
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Village to replace security cameras at Community Center Will add cameras to Public Works building, water pumping stations By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
Forest Park Village Council unanimously approved a contract to not only replace aging and malfunctioning security cameras at the village facilities, but also add security cameras to municipal buildings that don’t currently have them. This has been a long-term priority for the village. In a memo to Village Administrator Moses Amidei, Police Chief Ken Gross said security cameras in village hall and the police station complex, 517 Desplaines Ave., are out of date, and one of the police station cameras isn’t working. He also wrote that the security cameras at the Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd., “are not functioning properly,” and the village can’t view the live feed due to a technical issue. The contract also includes putting in cameras at the Public Works building, 7343 W. 15th St., and the pump stations that store and distribute the drinking water Forest Park gets from Chicago. The council awarded the See CAMERAS on page 10
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