SEATTLE – Mayor Katie Wilson has announced that the CCTV cameras placed around Seattle’s Stadium District will be turned off now that the city’s FIFA World Cup hosting duties are over.
The mayor had previously agreed to turn the cameras on, following a hotly contested debate leading up to the first of six matches that Seattle hosted for the global tournament.
Credible threats made to the safety of World Cup crowds in Seattle prompted Mayor Wilson to side with the Seattle Police Department and keep the cameras running for the several weeks of large-scale World Cup events taking over Seattle.…