WILSON — The town will soon be moving forward with one of multiple proposed upgrades to town hall and courtroom facilities.
Last week, the town board unanimously approved a $15,000 bid from Amherst Alarm to replace the roughly dozen security cameras in the courtroom and town hall.
Over the past few months, town officials and court personnel have been eyeing a series of security upgrades to the town hall and courtroom, which also serves as the meeting space for town and village board meetings, following an assessment by New York State court officials.
Town constable David Warsocki said that they have applied for a grant through the state Justice Court Assistance Program to cover the cost of the security upgrades.
“They’ve given us absolutely no idea of how much it will be up to. The number was $30,000. It could be $0, it could be $10,000, it could be anywhere in between,” Warsocki said.
Town supervisor Tony Evans said the plan is to use grant funding to reimburse the town for spending on installation of the security cameras, which are slated to be replaced within a few weeks.
“I think it’s important that we continue to try to move forward with this. This figure of $15,164 is fairly time-sensitive,” Evans said.
Town officials and court personnel hope to coincide additional security upgrades, such as recalibration of an existing metal detector, installation of a lockbox at the courtroom entrance and other additional security systems for the building.
Evans said no timetable has been set as to when they would receive the grant money or when work on additional phases would be get underway.