By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter
The City of Phoenix is looking at installing more security and surveillance cameras and repairing existing ones in the downtown core.
The Phoenix City Council is looking at a $1.6 million spending effort to install 15 new surveillance cameras and replace 33 cameras previously installed between 2008 and 2012.
Some of those latter cameras are “varying states of operational condition”, according to council documents.
The cameras were installed as part of security efforts for the Phoenix area hosting major sporting and other events — including the Super Bowl, College Football Playoffs and the Final Four.
Metro Phoenix will host the Super Bowl in 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. A number of events will be held in downtown Phoenix.
