{"id":6343,"date":"2016-05-11T21:57:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T04:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6343"},"modified":"2016-05-11T21:57:54","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T04:57:54","slug":"first-eastbridge-watchtower-nears-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6343","title":{"rendered":"First Eastbridge Watchtower Nears Completion"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"watch-tower\"<\/a>Six months ago, the MCA moved forward on a plan to construct a series of watch towers<\/a>. After several delays, the first tower located close to the car wash in Eastbridge is almost completed. \u201cThis is just one of the many steps we are taking towards a safer Stapleton,\u201d said MCA President Paul Harris. \u201cThis tower is more than a functional structure which will serve as a place for private security to scope out criminals and outsiders, it serves as a symbol of our strength as a community. No, you\u2019re not going to take things out of our open garages, and no, you\u2019re not going to loiter around our shops without an MCA card. This is a big first step, and a positive one.\u201d Harris was not specific on how many other towers would be built but mentioned there would be \u201cseveral.\u201d\nMany residents are not keen on the idea of having watchtowers throughout Eastbridge. \u201cI think I would rather have the petty crime than have our neighborhood look like a jail yard,\u201d said Eastbridge resident Lara Reisetter. \u201cThe one they have in the town center doesn\u2019t look horrible, but if you put those all over the place and in parks, it starts looking pretty bad. This isn\u2019t Gaza for crying out loud.\u201d Resident Mark Ihm echoed those sentiments. \u201cThis is ridiculous,\u201d said Ihm. \u201cI never thought living here would be like living in a police state. Just a little too much.\u201d The Next tower is expected to be raised at the park<\/a> on the corner of 26th and Fulton.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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