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Sheriff outlines grant-funded license-plate camera plan for Route 29 and River Road
Summary
Nelson County Sheriff said his office will use a $12,500 Virginia State Police HEAT grant to buy three Flock Safety license-plate–reading cameras sited along Route 29 and River Road; the sheriff said the county would not pay for year one and would seek grant funding for a possible $11,000 year-two cost.
Nelson County Sheriff Embry told the Board of Supervisors on a technology proposal funded by the Virginia State Police HEAT program that his office plans to buy three license-plate–reading cameras to help detect and recover stolen vehicles and assist investigations.
The sheriff said the office received a $12,500 award and has negotiated to use the money to purchase three Flock Safety cameras. “What we’re looking to do with the $12,500 … is purchase three cameras,” Sheriff Embry said, adding that two would be placed on the U.S. 29 corridor (one northbound and one southbound) and a third on River Road (Route 6) near the 1600 block. He said private landowners along those corridors had granted permission for installations at specific locations.
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