New Cameras Look to Change Image of Public Housing
The Danville (VA) Register & Bee (7/13) reports, "Safety and a positive appeal -- those are two goals that Carol Willis, procurement compliance specialist with Danville Redevelopment and Housing Authority, hopes to accomplish by installing wireless cameras at the authority's developments." She said, "A lot of people in Danville have a low opinion of developments that DRHA owns, and a lot of the residents feel unsafe." Willis said that authority officials want residents to feel safe in public housing units.
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