CCTV cameras have been installed in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour at two multi blocks in Dundee.
Work started on Monday to install CCTV cameras and a revamped secured entry system for the main entrances at Adamson Court and Elders Court multis in Lochee.
The work is being carried out by Dundee City Council in a bid to make the buildings safer for residents who have had long-running concerns about drug dealing, violence and vandalism.
Margaret Morgan, 44, a cook who lives in Elders Court, said she is waiting to see how much the work improves the building’s security.
She added: “We will see how it goes. There have been lots of issues here in the past with drug users and fighting.
“I’ve had people ringing my buzzer at 4am trying to get into the building and there have even been examples where drug addicts have walked right into my house.
“I hope that the added security stops this happening.
“It’s scary. I always keep my door locked here and that isn’t the way I used to live. I hope it does make a difference.”
Dean Dalson, 31, pictured above right, a receptionist, who also lives in Elders Court, said that he backed the move.
He said: “I think that it is a step in the right direction and it is going to help the multis be a better place to live.
“People moan about CCTV but I think that it is a great move.
“It is there to help and if you aren’t doing anything wrong then there is nothing to worry about.
“It’s safer for everyone.
“There are a lot of elderly people and I think a lot of them feel a bit scared living here.
“It will be good for them so they can feel safer.”
Alan Ross, community safety and public protection convener and councillor for the Lochee area, said both of the buildings had a history of issues involving drugs and violence and that the new measures would ensure residents feel safe in their homes.
He said: “There have been well-documented issues here for as long as I have been around.
“I hope that the move means that the residents will feel safer here.
“That is our priority as a council. There have been fires and some of them may have been set deliberately.
“There has been a lot of things going on — violence, drug dealing and other issues — but we have been making an effort with the community hub, which is going well, and other initiatives like ‘ditch the dealer’.
“I just hope that the residents feel safer. That is what it is all about.
“If residents living here have any concerns about security, then my door is open for them.”