A PLAN to fit a security camera in a town hall have been scrapped because of the cost.
The management committee of Bedale Hall had wanted to fit the camera to tackle problems of vandalism and anti-social behaviour.
But the plans have been discarded after it emerged that it would cost £20,000, plus £3,000 a year in maintenance, to have the camera linked to Hambleton District Council's system.
The hall already has a camera, but its pictures cannot be used as evidence in court.
Management committee chairman John Noone said: "With vandalism, underage drinking and others problems, there are all kinds of reasons why a camera would be useful.
"To have it linked to the system would make a tremendous difference, but the cost is too prohibitive and there have even been questions about the effectiveness of a separate digital system."
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