By Mark Squibb/March 10, 2023
Witless Bay council is looking to spend some money to tighten security at the Town Hall, although council has not committed any monies as of yet.
“Essentially we are looking into some upgrades,” said councillor Alex Troake at a February 21 meeting.
That was before the latest departure of staff from the Town Hall, which has all but shuttered town business.
Troake said town staff and members of the volunteer fire department had identified some security concerns.
“Right now, we are not prepared to finalize any one provider or a scope or work or a schedule but will continue to look at the budget and what’s needed and report back when appropriate,” said the councillor.
The matter was put forward as a point of information only, and as such, council did not take a vote on the matter.
When the current iteration of council was elected back in September of 2021, one of council’s first orders of business was to change the locks on town buildings, including the Town Hall, Fire Hall and Puffin Centre.
