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York council pauses York SafeNet camera authorization after wide public concern, sends proposal back to committee
Summary
After extensive public comment split between crime victims and civil-rights advocates, York City Council voted to send Resolution 68 — authorizing York SafeNet's citywide camera access to public infrastructure — back to committee for further review and policy development.
York City Council on Oct. 7 heard more than two hours of public comment about a proposed citywide surveillance initiative led by the nonprofit York SafeNet and LogosWorks before voting to return the proposal to committee for further work.
Resolution 68 would have authorized York SafeNet to place camera access points on city infrastructure as part of a proposed 140-camera, $4.5 million public‑safety network. After dozens of speakers — including victims who said cameras could help solve crimes, business owners and community organizers who urged safeguards, and civil‑rights groups that called for stronger oversight — the council voted to place the resolution back in committee for additional review at its Oct. 29 meeting.
The vote followed lengthy public testimony that split largely along two lines: those who said cameras would help investigators and deter crime, and those who warned about civil‑liberties risks, lack of transparency, unclear governance and private control of surveillance data. Sherry Washington, president of the York NAACP, said the county branch opposes…
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