City Program Offers Discount on Surveillance Cameras for Businesses

The Mt. Airy Business Improvement District hosted a safety presentation by the Philadelphia Police Department recently that focused on the use of safety cameras for area businesses.

The Philadelphia Commerce Department offers a _SafeCam Program_ that helps businesses fund the installation of surveillance cameras in order to make their businesses safer.

The program provides a 50 percent reimbursement (of up to $3,000) for the total cost of eligible safety camera installations for a single commercial property.

In order to be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:

The applicant is the owner of a commercially occupied property, an operating tenant business with approval of the property owner or an established business association or community based organization representing a number of businesses in a particular area;

Must be operating legally, properly registered, licensed with the City of Philadelphia and current with all city taxes, including but not limited to revenue, licenses, water revenue billings, etc.

Must apply to install a camera that meets the criteria established in the SafeCam program application.

Applications and more information on the program can be found by clicking here.