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Riverview police present plan for eight Flock license-plate readers; first-year cost $53,000
Summary
Police and a Block Safety (Flock) representative outlined a proposal to install eight license-plate–reading cameras on major arterial roads, with a first-year cost of about $53,000 and annual maintenance of roughly $24,027; council members asked about privacy, data-sharing, locations and funding.
Riverview police briefed the City Council on a proposal to install eight fixed license-plate–reading cameras from Block Safety (Flock) as part of the police department’s capital improvement plan. Chief and Block Safety representatives described the system’s investigative uses, estimated costs and privacy protections during a Zoom presentation.
The police chief said the department asked for eight devices to monitor main roads such as Fort (Ford) Street, Sibley Road and Pennsylvania. Block Safety representatives described the system as a networked license-plate reader that captures license plates and vehicle “fingerprints” (descriptive vehicle…
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