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Council directs $15,000 pilot for stationary ALPR cameras; staff to report by Q1 2026
Summary
The City Council approved a pilot to test stationary automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras on Mercer Island, authorizing $15,000 for installation, operation and evaluation; staff were directed to return with legal, privacy and operational findings no later than Q1 2026.
The Mercer Island City Council on May 20 approved a pilot program to test stationary automatic license plate reader (ALPR) equipment on the island and appropriated $15,000 from available funds to support installation, operation and evaluation.
Deputy Mayor Rosenbaum moved the addition to the police department’s 2025‑26 work plan to pilot stationary ALPR units and to return to council no later than the first quarter of 2026 with findings on system…
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