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Sheriff asked for more license-plate-reader locations; county staff to bring sheriff to next briefing

3086789 · April 23, 2025
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Summary

Spokane County staff briefed the commissioners on a request from Flock Safety to add automatic license-plate-reader locations under the county's existing franchise. Staff said most proposed sites are adjacent to state routes and that the sheriff's office requested the locations; the board asked the sheriff to attend next week for more detail.

Matt Zirkfar (staff member) told the Spokane County Board of County Commissioners on April 22 that Flock Safety requested an amendment to its existing franchise to add locations for automatic license-plate readers (ALPRs). He said the red-dotted locations on the map are mostly adjacent to state routes and that the majority of the proposed sites would not be on county-owned arterial right-of-way.

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