The city of Greensboro is looking at options to increase security in the wake of recent nightclub-related violence downtown. The city is on edge after last month's shooting that left one person dead and four injured.
Solutions on the table include new and increased downtown lighting, more police cameras and a change to city ordinances that could require nightclubs to have more and better security.
The News and Record of Greensboro reports that at tonight's City Council meeting, members will discuss changes to the city ordinance on bars and nightclubs, requiring entertainment venues with more than 100 customers to hire two uniformed security guards.
One club owner has protested the ordinance, saying that businesses that never had problems with violence should not be penalized.
The council has added a provision excluding clubs with no history of violence for between three and five years.
Council members are still considering a proposal to install 21 high-tech security cameras throughout the downtown area.
That idea is opposed by Mayor Nancy Vaughan, who says she is concerned about the perception of the area being a surveillance state.
In the meantime, increased police presence downtown will continue through mid-January.
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