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Council rejects license‑plate reader contract after hours of public testimony and debate
Summary
After a presentation and lengthy public comment that split residents and retailers, Gig Harbor City Council voted 2–5 against authorizing a master services agreement for automated license‑plate readers from Flock Safety.
Gig Harbor City Council considered a police proposal March 24 to install automated license‑plate reader (ALPR) cameras at the city’s ingress and egress points but voted against authorizing the contract after more than an hour of public comment and council deliberation.
Chief Kelly Busey told the council the department sought the system as a crime‑fighting tool and had secured a Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority grant that would cover installation and the first year of cloud storage. “License plate readers are a series of cameras that would be installed, within the ingress and egress points of Gig Harbor,” Busey said during his staff report. He described two uses: real‑time alerts when a passing plate matches a stolen vehicle or the department’s internal “hot list,” and reactive searches…
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