Finance Committee - 09/02/2020 Page 12
Alderman Laws
Thank you. So | have, like everyone else in the world now, | have one of those Ring Video Doorbells and
every morning at 10:30 my Amazon let’s me know that the mail has arrived. Do you have something set up
with this video system where like say it’s like 2:00 in the morning and there’s some kind of activity. Does it alert
you or do you just retroactively go back and something has happened and look at the tape?
Mr. Caggiano
Correct, so it would be similar to the system at Greeley Park. It would have a time on it and any activity that
occurred after a certain time, which is usually 10:00 p.m., in the morning you would get an e-mail from the
system saying “hey, the camera picked something up at 1:20 in the morning” and you could reference that and
just kind of see what is going on.
Alderman Laws
Thank you. Just for future consideration, it might be a worthwhile venture to have some kind of system set up,
because | mean you know, a lot of nefarious activity has happened late at night and it might be good to be
proactive about it and while it is happening, be able to send law enforcement there. But that’s just my opinion,
other than that, | think it’s great and | support you 100%. Thank you very much for answering my questions.
Mayor Donchess
Anyone else? Alderwoman Lu?
Alderwoman Lu
Just a question | thought of, do we have this type of camera at any other park in Nashua?
Mr. Caggiano
We have a similar camera at the Holocaust Park off of Main Street and have cameras at Greeley Park that
monitor the outside of our office. There’s also other DPW facilities | believe, Jon’s current system at the Street
Department which is semi-working but needs to be upgraded and | believe that there is a full system very
similar to this at the Solid Waste Department.
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you, may | follow up.
Mayor Donchess
Yes.
Alderwoman Lu
Why do we feel the need to spend $150,000.00 on this? It seems to me that that park is a concrete, pretty
indestructible place? | mean it might be painted but it doesn’t seem like there can be much damage that will
cause it lose its function.
Mr. Caggiano
The activity that happens there is quite costly if that park gets tagged, you’re talking about pressure washing,
possibly resurfacing the concrete. We really need to know who did that so the authorities can follow up on it.
It’s also, | think, the benefit of having it at Mine Fall’s Park the entrance there is huge.
