Volunteers could monitor Folkestone CCTV cameras
"Volunteers could monitor CCTV cameras in Folkestone in a move to save money, the manager of the Kent seaside town has suggested.
John Barber said the town's 43 cameras were currently monitored for about 32 hours a week.
They have developed numerous faults and Shepway District Council has been told it will cost more than £100,000 to upgrade the system.
Operating it currently costs about £70,000 a year.
If approved, the upgrade would see the number of cameras reduced to 25, but featuring improved technology.
The Hythe and Folkestone Area Partnership Against Crime has argued that volunteers could be used to monitor cameras to keep costs down..."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-23571936
Why CCTV footage is not treated the same as web-cams, I don't know. Each town could have its own portion of a dedicated web site.
It'd be good for star gazing, if nothing else.