By Michael Boriero
Vickie Lewis, a Derby Line, Vermont resident, is concerned about her privacy, and the privacy of thousands of people living along the Canada-U.S. border, as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) pushes its plans to build high-powered surveillance towers.
“Many of us who live very close to this proposed project are worried about a number of things,” said Lewis.
According to Lewis, residents believe it is an invasion of privacy. These are law-abiding citizens, she explained, they don’t need the government overseeing their backyard activities. They are also worried about the emissions coming of the towers and the visual impact.
The CBP wants to install several Remote Video Surveillance Systems (RVSS) towers along the border in Vermont and New York, including in communities like Highgate Center, Franklin, Richford, North Troy, and Derby Line.