Tampere to Install Surveillance Cameras in Tammerinpuisto After Parents Advised to Avoid Park
Tampere will add surveillance cameras to Tammerinpuisto next summer after reports that parents were advised to avoid the park, the city says.
Tampere will install additional surveillance cameras in Tammerinpuisto next summer to close blind spots, and the police will help assess optimal placement, the city says. The move follows reporting in Tamperelainen that parents had been advised to avoid the park.
The article sparked a broad Facebook debate after a city councillor's query noted that parents of children who use a nearby youth centre had been told to steer youngsters away from the park. Some commenters said residents could reclaim the space by spending more time there. Others questioned whether there is concrete evidence of danger, or mainly a sense of unease.
Mayor Ilmari Nurminen (sd.) said the city will prepare technical and financing plans early next year, with installations tentatively scheduled for next summer.
Earlier coverage
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