Oak Ridge residents press council on license‑plate readers as city defends use
Residents urged a public town hall and raised privacy, hacking and third‑party sharing concerns about Flock license‑plate readers; city manager and police chief said the city uses 16 pole‑mounted readers for law‑enforcement purposes, stores data 30 days and audits access monthly.
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Councilors heard an extended public debate over the city’s use of license‑plate readers (LPRs) and the private vendor Flock Systems during the special issues portion of the Sept. meeting. City Manager Mister Heaman told the council the city has “a total of 16 license plate readers” installed since 2019, that searches are limited to law‑enforcement purposes and that captured data is stored for 30 days and then automatically destroyed.
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