Roll-up security doors and grilles are among many topics on the agenda for Tuesday's Historic Preservation Commission meeting,
Commissioners briefly discussed the doors at the Sept. 24 meeting but needed to research whether permits are required for them. The doors are supposed to be 60 percent open, not solid, and are intended to be integrated with the facade and not have large metal boxes at the top.
Thoughts on their efficacy are mixed in various online articles. Many observers considers them ugly and feel they give business districts the perception of being high crime areas, even while possibly preventing crime.
At the Sept. 24 meeting, one commissioner said some gates can be mounted inside facades for a less forbidding look.
The HPC meeting is 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22 in City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Ave.
--Bernice
Update. This is a hi crime area! When the crime goes down I'm sure the Merchants would remove the role downs but until then they have to protect what they have or go out of business.
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