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Council approves consent agenda; members raise short‑term rentals, Freedom Hill traffic and AI/drone privacy concerns

5671868 · August 20, 2025
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After approving the consent agenda, councilmembers used reports and new business to request staff research on short‑term rental policy, report back on county coordination for traffic control at Freedom Hill, and review drone/AI privacy policies as the city considers surveillance tools.

Sterling Heights — With the consent agenda approved, councilmembers used the reports and new business time to raise several items for staff follow up, including short‑term rental regulation, county coordination on event traffic, and privacy safeguards for drone and AI tools.

Councilmember Todd Radke urged the city manager to press Macomb County and Freedom Hill operators for better event traffic control after multiple nights of concert traffic spilling…

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