Chester is about to get a little bit safer.
I can't think of a town that needs it more.
Sen. Dominic Pileggi, R-9, of Chester yesterday announced a $750,000 grant for the city that will be used to install more than 100 security cameras to be mounted on Chester streets.
You can get all the details here.
I know this is something Mayor John Linder has long sought as the city battles to quell the persisten random gun violence that continues to stain too many city streets.
The move is being coordinated by the city, Widener University and the Institute for Economic Development in Chester. Widener is contributing $300,000 and the city will kick in another $50,000, bringing the total tab for the project to $1 million.
Linder stressed this is just one part of a multi-faceted program to make city streets safer. He said plans are underway already to expand the camera program into other parts of the city.
They can't do it quick enough.
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