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Orinda council backs budget funding for 15 license‑plate readers, defers taking over private cameras
Summary
After months of neighborhood use, the City Manager recommended public ownership of 15 new license‑plate reader (LPR) cameras; council directed staff to add the program to the draft budget and to report back on outcomes and private‑camera adoption within a year.
City Manager Smith recommended that the city add 15 publicly owned license‑plate reader (LPR) cameras to the draft budget and continue evaluating privately owned neighborhood cameras, a move the council signaled it would support.
The cameras are intended to provide consistent ingress/egress coverage across Orinda and to give police better tools to locate wanted vehicles and speed investigations. City Manager Smith told the council that staff did not recommend absorbing privately owned cameras now but instead proposed installing 15 strategically placed public cameras and returning with a one‑year progress report and potential policy on private cameras.
Why it matters: Council members and residents said LPRs can deter crime or speed investigations in neighborhoods that have experienced repeated thefts and robberies. Staff estimated the capital cost of…
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