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Resident raises surveillance and transparency concerns as Flock Safety contracts and ERep funding discussed

Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners · September 10, 2024
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Summary

During public comment, resident Ken Colbert challenged the county’s use of Flock Safety cameras, questioned a $300,000 allocation to ERep and announced FOIA requests seeking details of legacy payments to local NGOs after state takeover of the health department.

A local resident used the commissioners’ public comment period Sept. 10 to raise multiple concerns about county surveillance, economic-development spending and public-records access. Ken Colbert, who identified himself as a county resident and business owner, called recent Flock Safety camera installations "perceived as unlawful surveillance," asked whether a court order authorized their use and said…

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