City Walk unveils new security measures
Several agencies join the City Walk security plan
ANY TOOLS DID YOU SPOT? WELL, BUDDY, THESE BARRICADES ARE IN PLACE TO KEEP PEOPLE OFF THE PLAYGROUND AFTER IT CLOSES EVERY NIGHT AT 7 PM AND THERE IS A SECURITY CAMERA POLL A FEW FEET AWAY. JUST TWO WAY TWO WAYS TO CITY WALK TRIES TO KEEP VISITORS TO THE UNIQUE PARK IN ITS FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO RETURN AGAIN AND AGAIN, AFTER A SCHOOL OUTING TO THE CITY WALK THURSDAY GRADE FOURTH LIZZIE WELCH ENJOYED IT SO MUCH. SHE CONVINCED HER MOM TO RETURN HER TODAY. IT’S LIKE A REALLY NICE SAFE PLACE WALKING DISTANCE TO THE PLAYGROUND OR EMERGENCY BOOTHS AND ADDITIONAL SECURITY CAMERAS. JUST A FEW MEASURES IN PLACE TO MAKE FAMILIES. WELCH’S FEEL COMFORTABLE. IT SOUNDS A LOT. I WOULD LIKE IT. IT’S SUPER SAFE TO BE HERE AT LEAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BJCC TOOK OVER THE $34M SEVEN BLOCK PARK A MONTH AGO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TED SNYDER SAYS SECURITY IS A KEY PART OF THEIR OPERATION PLAN. THERE WILL BE A LAYER PLAN. THIS IS SOMEONE IS IN PLACE NOW AND SOME ARE IMPROVED OVER THE NEXT WEEKS THE PLAN INCLUDE A BIRMINGHAM POLICE OFFICER PRESENCE PLUS RESOURCES FROM THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE A FEW WEEKS AGO THE COURSE LEFT OF BURNOUT MARKS ONLY WALK TO PARK. NOW THERE IS A SHERIFF’S OFFICE SECURITY CAMERA TOWER A FEW FEET AWAY AND THESE BARRICADES ARE DESIGNED TO DISCOURAGE AREA TEAMS FROM GATHERING HERE AFTER THE BIRMINGHAM CURFEW. YOU KNOW CITY WALK NOW AND MANY OTHER PLACES WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THESE CURFEWS ARE IN THE FOREST JAY PATTON IS PLANNING TO RUN HERE ONCE A WEEK AND AS NOTICE BJCC SECURITY TEAMS ARE CONSTANTLY PATROLLING IT SEEMS TO BE ALWAYS SOMEONE AROUND ESPECIALLY HERE MAY BE THE MOST ISOLATED IN SO OFFICER JUST BEHIND ME OR SECURITY BOY JUST HERE SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT AND SEBASTIAN WATTS WHO BROUGHT HIS GRANDSON FOR THE THIRD FOLLOWING DAY OK. THEY RIDE IN THE CARTS AND YOU HAVE ONE RIDING AND THEY MIGHT BE SITTING UNDER THERE SOMETIMES. BUT YES, YES, AND IT MAKES YOU SAFER. YEAH, NO PROBLEM HER GRANDSON HAS A CHANCE FOR A FEW MORE JUMPS. SOME OTHER CHANGES WE HAVE NOTICED DURING OUR TIME HOW HERE TODAY WAS AN AMBASSADOR WALKING THE LENGTH OF THE PARK SEVEN BLOCKS READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT WHAT THE PARK HAS TO OFFER. WE ALL HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET THE NEW DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OF CITY WALKS JUST COMPLETING HER SECOND WEEK ON THE J
City Walk unveils new security measures
Several agencies join the City Walk security plan
Updated: 6:37 PM CDT August 19, 2022
The BJCC continues to deploy the layers of its City Walk security plan. ALDOT transferred the $34 million site after the World Games ended on July 17. Follow Jon Paepcke on Facebook and Twitter!
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