Security Cameras in Bexley.

Security Cameras in Bexley (Originally broadcast September 17, 2009).

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Does Bexley need more video cameras as a deterrent to petty property theft?

In a recent broadcast interview with Bexley police chief Larry Rinehart, Bexley Public Radio senior correspondent John Matuszak asked about property theft in Bexley. The chief reported that during calendar year 2008, there were more than six hundred property thefts in Bexley. In the Monday morning Dispatch newspaper, the chief is quoted as describing Bexley as "a city in peril" because of this property crime.

A two hundred dollar bicycle stolen from a Bexley garage isn't a peril for the city but the editorial collective understands the chief's point.

Six hundred thefts, mostly petty thefts, is a large number for sure but not significantly different from the property crime frequencies in Dublin, Gahanna, Upper Arlington, Westerville and Worthington.

For sure, the dollar value of stolen Bexley property is greater than these other suburbs because, well, it's a matter of quality and taste.

Sperling’s Best Places publishes crime rates in American cities on a scale of one (low) to ten. Dublin, Gahanna, Upper Arlington, Westerville and Worthington are rated at eight and Bexley alone is rated at nine. Still all of these communities including Bexley are in the same fourth statistical quartile.

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If the average theft involves stolen property valued at $500, there is an economic impact of $300,000 each year on Bexley residents. If the average is $2,000, then the impact is $1.2 million. If damage to door frames and windows averages $1,100, there is an additional $660,000 in economic loss to residents in the community.

Those dollar amounts help to set a range for how much money might be spent prudently to respond to the problem of property theft.

Equipment needs might be eighteen network digital recorders (at $900 each), one thousand infra-red digital night video cameras ($700 each), connecting cables for each camera and installation ($350 each) for a total of $1,066,800. Operations, staffing and repairs will add another $180,000 each year. AEP, Verizon and AT&T will want some compensation when the best camera location is on a utility pole.

Bexley police chief Larry Rinehart is promoting the formation of neighborhood block-watch teams in response to the number of property crimes suffered by Bexley residents.

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The Bexley Public Radio editorial collective wonders whether neighborhood block-watch volunteers can be assisted by video cameras.

Currently, video cameras are used in some Bexley retail stores, banks and residences. Should video cameras be installed in all commercial locations in Bexley? Should video cameras be required at all residences?

Should the city install cameras in all of the alleys and along all of the streets?

How should installation be prioritized? Does the Bexley police department analyze property theft by location? Does the police department know which neighborhoods have the highest frequency of property theft? Should frequency of theft be used to prioritize installation?

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Does the police department know how many businesses and residences use video cameras? Does the police department have a map of Bexley that shows what views are currently recorded. Banks, CVS and carry-out convenience stores obviously use video cameras currently.

Should Bexley adopt saturation coverage by digital video cameras as part of its response to unacceptable levels of property theft?

Do Bexley residents really want video cameras recording vehicular and pedestrian movement in the neighborhoods? What happens to privacy in our neighborhoods? Is this too much a Big Brother proposal?

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Who should own the cameras, computers and discs recording digital data? Should the city own them?. Should the property insurers that carry the property risks in Bexley own the equipment? Should a Bexley property owner cooperative be formed to own the equipment? Should ownership be on a block by block basis?

Installing video cameras everywhere in Bexley sounds like a good stimulus public infra-structure program.

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This WCRX-LP editorial collective comment was first published February 15, 2009.

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Security Cameras in Bexley (Originally broadcast September 17, 2009).

Camera #1
Does Bexley need more video cameras as a deterrent to petty property theft?

In a recent broadcast interview with Bexley police chief Larry Rinehart, Bexley Public Radio senior correspondent John Matuszak asked about property theft in Bexley. The chief reported that during calendar year 2008, there were more than six hundred property thefts in Bexley. In the Monday morning Dispatch newspaper, the chief is quoted as describing Bexley as "a city in peril" because of this property crime.

A two hundred dollar bicycle stolen from a Bexley garage isn't a peril for the city but the editorial collective understands the chief's point.

Six hundred thefts, mostly petty thefts, is a large number for sure but not significantly different from the property crime frequencies in Dublin, Gahanna, Upper Arlington, Westerville and Worthington.

For sure, the dollar value of stolen Bexley property is greater than these other suburbs because, well, it's a matter of quality and taste.

Sperling’s Best Places publishes crime rates in American cities on a scale of one (low) to ten. Dublin, Gahanna, Upper Arlington, Westerville and Worthington are rated at eight and Bexley alone is rated at nine. Still all of these communities including Bexley are in the same fourth statistical quartile.

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If the average theft involves stolen property valued at $500, there is an economic impact of $300,000 each year on Bexley residents. If the average is $2,000, then the impact is $1.2 million. If damage to door frames and windows averages $1,100, there is an additional $660,000 in economic loss to residents in the community.

Those dollar amounts help to set a range for how much money might be spent prudently to respond to the problem of property theft.

Equipment needs might be eighteen network digital recorders (at $900 each), one thousand infra-red digital night video cameras ($700 each), connecting cables for each camera and installation ($350 each) for a total of $1,066,800. Operations, staffing and repairs will add another $180,000 each year. AEP, Verizon and AT&T will want some compensation when the best camera location is on a utility pole.

Bexley police chief Larry Rinehart is promoting the formation of neighborhood block-watch teams in response to the number of property crimes suffered by Bexley residents.

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The Bexley Public Radio editorial collective wonders whether neighborhood block-watch volunteers can be assisted by video cameras.

Currently, video cameras are used in some Bexley retail stores, banks and residences. Should video cameras be installed in all commercial locations in Bexley? Should video cameras be required at all residences?

Should the city install cameras in all of the alleys and along all of the streets?

How should installation be prioritized? Does the Bexley police department analyze property theft by location? Does the police department know which neighborhoods have the highest frequency of property theft? Should frequency of theft be used to prioritize installation?

Camera #4
Does the police department know how many businesses and residences use video cameras? Does the police department have a map of Bexley that shows what views are currently recorded. Banks, CVS and carry-out convenience sores obviously use video cameras currently.

Should Bexley adopt saturation coverage by digital video cameras as part of its response to unacceptable levels of property theft?

Do Bexley residents really want video cameras recording vehicular and pedestrian movement in the neighborhoods? What happens to privacy in our neighborhoods? Is this too much a Big Brother proposal?

Camera #5
Who should own the cameras, computers and discs recording digital data? Should the city own them?. Should the property insurers that carry the property risks in Bexley own the equipment? Should a Bexley property owner cooperative be formed to own the equipment? Should ownership be on a block by block basis?

Installing video cameras everywhere in Bexley sounds like a good stimulus public infra-structure program.

Listener thoughts are welcome. Email to wcrxlp@yahoo.com.

Contribute to Bexley Public Radio now!!!

This WCRX-LP editorial collective comment was first published February 15, 2009.

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WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
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"Bexley's neglected areas need urgent attention, councilman Ben Kessler says" by John Matuszak..

The future of Bexley depends on revitalizing some of its long-neglected areas - including North Cassady and Livingston avenues - City Councilman Ben Kessler believes.

On Aug. 4, Kessler chaired a meeting of the new Bexley Land Use Strategy Commission to gather public input about future uses for these areas, as well as Main Street and Alum Creek.

Kessler maintains that this effort could have a greater impact on the city than previous development efforts because it addresses sections that have been allowed to deteriorate.

While all of the targeted areas are important, Kessler said the one that needs the most urgent attention is Livingston Avenue.

This is largely due to the presence of the Mayfield Apartments, which has become Bexley's high-crime area, according to police Chief Larry Rinehart.

In the past 12 months, officers have received 271 calls for service to Mayfield Road, which Rinehart said is "unacceptable for one street."

More troubling is that most of these calls are for serious crimes, such as burglaries, domestic violence and reports of gunshots, requiring at least two officers to respond, the chief said. A homicide recently occurred in the area, and gang signs have been spotted.

These problems contrast with the potential for commercial development along Livingston, with its access to I-70 and the city's highest volume of vehicle traffic, at 28,600 drivers a day, the planners noted. The success of the community garden near Mayfield has created more interaction between Bexley residents and shown the potential for change.

With the urban blight arrested, residents envisioned an express motel in the area to accommodate and attract visitors.

One of the obstacles to revitalization is that Bexley only controls the north side of Livingston, Kessler said. Columbus is in the process of adopting its own land use plan for Livingston, from Alum Creek to Brice Road.

The far end of North Cassady Avenue is another area with problems and potential. A gas station and a floral shop stand vacant, near such established businesses as Bexley Natural Market and a new coffee shop. The thoroughfare provides access to I-670 and serves as the city's northern gateway.

That gateway could be improved, residents suggested, to provide a clearer demarcation that people are entering Bexley.

Delmar Avenue has seen its share of police attention, including a SWAT team emergency last year. Planners are hoping that the construction of a new police station will deter crime and draw more positive attention to the area.

While Main Street has benefited from a surge of new development in the last five years, including the $24 million Gateway project, there is still room for improvement, participants said, particularly on the eastern end.

Residents see the area as less unified than the rest of Main Street, and they would like it to be more pedestrian-friendly. Desired businesses for the area include a book store and a grocery.

The plan being formulated isn't all bricks and mortar. It's also focused on the waterways and green spaces of Alum Creek.

The 2.5-mile stretch of the creek at Bexley's western border passes three parks - Schneider, Wolfe and Jeffrey - as well as other open spaces and a bike trail. With the dams now removed, residents see the possibility of canoeing and kayaking, along with scenic overlooks and more trails.

The next steps in the planning process include a report based on the public comments, to be published on he city's web site. The commission will then draft strategies for future action, with more public meetings before a plan is presented to city council for adoption.

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WCRX-LP Editorial collective asks "Video cameras to reduce property theft?"

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Does Bexley need more video cameras as a deterrent to petty property theft?

In a recent broadcast interview with Bexley police chief Larry Rinehart, Bexley Public Radio senior correspondent John Matuszak asked about property theft in Bexley. The chief reported that during calendar year 2008, there were more than six hundred property thefts in Bexley. In the Monday morning Dispatch newspaper, the chief is quoted as describing Bexley as "a city in peril" because of this property crime.

A two hundred dollar bicycle stolen from a Bexley garage isn't a peril for the city but the editorial collective understands the chief's point.

Six hundred thefts, mostly petty thefts, is a large number for sure but not significantly different from the property crime frequencies in Dublin, Gahanna, Upper Arlington, Westerville and Worthington.

For sure, the dollar value of stolen Bexley property is greater than these other suburbs because, well, it's a matter of quality and taste.

Sperling’s Best Places publishes crime rates in American cities on a scale of one (low) to ten. Dublin, Gahanna, Upper Arlington, Westerville and Worthington are rated at eight and Bexley alone is rated at nine. Still all of these communities including Bexley are in the same fourth statistical quartile.

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If the average theft involves stolen property valued at $500, there is an economic impact of $300,000 each year on Bexley residents. If the average is $2,000, then the impact is $1.2 million. If damage to door frames and windows averages $1,100, there is an additional $660,000 in economic loss to residents in the community.

Those dollar amounts help to set a range for how much money might be spent prudently to respond to the problem of property theft.

Equipment needs might be eighteen network digital recorders (at $900 each), one thousand infra-red digital night video cameras ($700 each), connecting cables for each camera and installation ($350 each) for a total of $1,066,800. Operations, staffing and repairs will add another $180,000 each year. AEP, Verizon and AT&T will want some compensation when the best camera location is on a utility pole.

Bexley police chief Larry Rinehart is promoting the formation of neighborhood block-watch teams in response to the number of property crimes suffered by Bexley residents.

Camera #3
The Bexley Public Radio editorial collective wonders whether neighborhood block-watch volunteers can be assisted by video cameras.

Currently, video cameras are used in some Bexley retail stores, banks and residences. Should video cameras be installed in all commercial locations in Bexley? Should video cameras be required at all residences?

Should the city install cameras in all of the alleys and along all of the streets?

How should installation be prioritized? Does the Bexley police department analyze property theft by location? Does the police department know which neighborhoods have the highest frequency of property theft? Should frequency of theft be used to prioritize installation?

Camera #4
Does the police department know how many businesses and residences use video cameras? Does the police department have a map of Bexley that shows what views are currently recorded. Banks, CVS and carry-out convenience sores obviously use video cameras currently.

Should Bexley adopt saturation coverage by digital video cameras as part of its response to unacceptable levels of property theft?

Do Bexley residents really want video cameras recording vehicular and pedestrian movement in the neighborhoods? What happens to privacy in our neighborhoods? Is this too much a Big Brother proposal?

Camera #5
Who should own the cameras, computers and discs recording digital data? Should the city own them?. Should the property insurers that carry the property risks in Bexley own the equipment? Should a Bexley property owner cooperative be formed to own the equipment? Should ownership be on a block by block basis?

Installing video cameras everywhere in Bexley sounds like a good stimulus public infra-structure program.

Listener thoughts are welcome. Email to wcrxlp@yahoo.com.

Contribute to Bexley Public Radio now!!!

Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
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John Matuszak reports: Bexley Council chews on changing dog-limit law

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Bexley City Council's safety committee is being asked to allow residents to keep more than three dogs, the limit now set by city ordinance.

The recommendation was presented Feb. 10 by attorney Gary Andorka, representing residents Jan and Karl Hinch, who had been recently notified that they were in violation of the law for keeping five dogs at their Pleasant Ridge Avenue property.



Andorka expained that the Hinches take in foster and rescue dogs until they can be placed in permanent homes. He also told the committee that the residents are now in compliance with the ordinance, having moved two of the dogs to Mrs. Hinch's sister's home. They had not been aware of the three-dog limit before receiving a warning in January. Their latest group is made up of smaller dogs, including poodles and terriers.

Andorka proposoed that council either rescind the current ordinance, or create a yearly permit with a $100 fee for residents who want to keep more than three dogs. The city could issue the permits on a case-by-case basis and consider such criteria as the size of the property and previous animal law violations befiore granting the waiver, the attorney said.

A small town in Kansas has a similar permit provision, Andorka said. Columbus does not have a limit, while many of the surrounding suburbs limit residents to three or four dogs.

Andorka presented a letter with about 25 signatures supporting the Hinches in their efforts.

Mrs. Andorka reported that she and her husband, Bexley residents for about seven years, have been taking in dogs for nine to 10 years. She said she would move out of Bexley before giving up her dogs.

Animal Control Officer Becky Shope and Police Chief Larry Rinehart did not appear to favor the proposal. Shope said she responded to 11 violations of the dog limit last year. She told the committee that Franklin County requires anyone with more than five dogs to have a kennel license.

Monitoring permits would be an added burden for an already busy force, the chief added.

"When you talk about permitting, you're talking about oversight,which means increasing the work load," Rinehart said.

Mayor John Brennan expressed skepticism that people would actually come in to pay the permit fee.

City Attorney Lou Chodosh offered that the law would have to be written with narrow criteria.

"I'm afraid that every time someone applies for a permit it would become extremely subjective," he said.

Councilman Rick Weber said he might favor a permitting process, but acknowledged that the law would ave to be carefully written. Councilman Mark Masser is leaning against it.

While many residents, himself included, like dogs, "a lot of people are afraid of dogs," Masser said,

In other business, Chief Rinehart announced that he is trying to organize block watches in the community, in response to a rise in property thefts.

"Some parts of of our community are just made for community watches," Rinehart said.

Having more eyes and ears helping the police could reduce the thefts, which topped 600 last year, according to the chief.

While many residents already keep an eye on their neighborhoods, having a block watch in conjunction with the police would formalize the process, he added. They could then report suspicious activities without feeling like "nosy neighbors."

Rinehart is available to talk to any group interested in learning how to form a block watch. He can be reached at 559-4444, or at LRinehart@bexley.org.

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Matuszak: Bexley's trash-picking permit idea dumped

Bexley City Council has decided to curb a proposal for a trash-picking permit, but the issue could be recycled as a ballot initiative.

Council's service committee voted 3-0 on Feb. 3 not to go forward with a suggestion from resident Robert Jessberger to change an ordinance that prohibits individuals from scavenging trash for items that can be repaired or re-sold. The recommendation was prompted by police warnings issued to Jessberger, who for years has periodically perused the city's alleys for salvageable items that he collects for charities and for profit.

Jessberger, who admitted to repeatedly skirting the law, suggested that Bexley residents could pay a $50 fee for a yearly trash-collecting permit, and that fines for violations could be raised to $250.

Police Chief Larry Rinehart has been adamantly opposed to the permit idea, that he warned could bring more people to the city's streets and alleys and add to property thefts.

A bicycle left in a driveway looks good to someone out at 2 a.m. looking for loot, according to the chief.

"The reality is, we are a city in peril," Rineheart told council, pointing out that 600 incidents of property theft were reported in 2008, and that arrests jumped by 200 from the previous year.

No other city the size of 2.5-square mile Bexley experiences this rate of crime, the chief added.

Rinheart said he is not against recycling and reusing items. "There is only thing that trumps that, the safety of the community."

Council members also stated that they did not want to discourage recycling household items, but ultimately sided on the safety issue.

Councilman Mark Masser noted that the law prohibiting trash picking was passed after Bexley began curbside recycling, which attracted those looking to sell cans and other items.

Rumpke, the city's waste hauler, makes part of its money from recyclables, he pointed out.

The anti-scavenging ordinance has not been stringently enforced. But service commitee chairman Rick Weber recommended that officers begin to issue citations to violators.

There are numerous organizations that will pick up household items for repair and reuse, including the MAP furniture bank, Masser said, and residents need to know about these options.

"The problem is the education of residents," Masser said. "That route is much better, not Mr. Jessberger's theory of Robin Hood."

Weber commented that this information could be included with quarterly water bills.

Not quite willing to dump the issue, Jessberger brought up the possibility of mounting a ballot initiative to change the law, although he said it would depend on the number of signatures he would need to collect.

In the meantime, he said he would be ending his trawling for trash.

John Matuszak reports: Groundbreaking for new Bexley police headquarters

Taking part in the groundbreaking for Bexley's new police station Nov. 17 are, from left, Chief Larry
Rinehart; former chief John Carruthers; City Councilman Jeff McClelland; Police Advisory Committee Chairman Lee Nathans; Council President Matt Lampke; Council members Robyn Jones, Jed Morison, Rick Weber, Mark Masser and Ben Kessler; and Mayor John Brennan.

The station on the city's north end is expected to be completed by December, 2009, replacing the 50-year-old building on Main Street.

Cost of construction will be $7.4 million.

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Bexley, Ohio. John Matuszak reports on police bids and budget to be revised.

Bexley police bids come in; budget to be revised

Bexley City Council opened a second round of bids for its proposed police station Sept. 30, and appears to have come a little closer to the mark on the estimated cost. The latest figures have city officials hopeful that they might be able to lock in costs and possibly break ground this fall.

The second set was needed after the first bids came in around one million dollars above the architect's estimate of $4.5 million. Bids for public projects must be within 10 percent of estimates, which disqualifie all of the seven bids received.

That led the planners to revise their estimate for the base bid to $5.4 million. The entire project is slated to come in at around $7.4 million.

The low bidder is Thomas & Marker, which submitted a bid of $5,416,000.

Other bidders included Ferguson Construction, at $5,498,000; Charter Hill, $5,571,000; 2K General, $5,591,000; Altman, $5,444,000; Robertson, $5,479,000; and Gutnecht, $5,425,000.

In a memo to his employees, police Chief Larry Rinehart announced the results and predicted that they could see activity on the Delmar Avenue site within "weeks."

Rinehart put weeks in quotations as a sign of his often-stated cautious optimism and the reality that this project has proceeded in fits and starts over 10 years.

The next job for council members and city administators will be to review the bids before awarding the contract. Mayor John Brennan said he will send the bids to the council members, who could act within a couple of weeks.

Council is scheduled to meet October 7 to continue discussions on the city's 2009 budget. Brennan did not know if they would be ready to talk about the bids at that time.

City Auditor Larry Heiser is reporting that next year's budget picture might not be as rosy as previously believed. Officials had hoped to trim at least $1.7 million off of this year's spending. But after receiving updated budget requests from department heads, Heiser thinks that may not be realistic.

The latest budget figures show projected revenue of $9.8 million in 2009, and $11.7 million in general fund expenditures. That scenario would leave the city with a fund balance of less that $250,000 at the end of the year. This year's fund balance is estimated at $2.1 million.

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