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Live Oak residents allege switch to fixed license-plate readers, cite Open Meetings Act concerns
Summary
Residents at Live Oak's Nov. 4 council meeting accused officials of switching an advertised vehicle-mounted license-plate reader project to standalone cameras without required public notice, and urged the council to halt the rollout pending review under the Texas Open Meetings Act.
At the Nov. 4 Live Oak City Council meeting, multiple residents told the council they believe the city changed an advertised plan for vehicle-mounted license-plate readers to a network of permanent, standalone Flock cameras without adequate public notice.
"Why did the city's Flock license plate reader program get adopted the same year as BB inspections contract…?" said Christina Lichtenberg, who identified herself as a Live Oak resident and business owner. Lichtenberg alleged the deputy fire marshal has used Flock data in code-enforcement actions and said a police report was filed with Live Oak Police Department naming council members, the city manager and the police chief for violating the Open Meetings Act.
Cecilia Lopez said staff refused to notarize a sworn complaint her…
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