License Plate Reader Surveillance

A small business owner said the town's cameras photograph her and her clients' cars daily, building a searchable travel schedule, and asked the council to name the software vendor, attach a condition barring opioid funds from surveillance purchases, and amend code to require council approval of surveillance policies.

Said she is 100% opposed to Flock cameras and mass surveillance, urged full transparency including on-the-record positions from every council member, and asked that contracts be published before another dollar is spent.

Raised concerns that plate readers effectively dox every resident by documenting when homes are vacant and children are home, cited national abuse reports, and said the database needs oversight.