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Buena Vista trustees keep proposed Flock Safety cameras in budget after hour‑long debate over privacy and redundancy
Summary
Trustees heard a detailed presentation from Flock Safety and local police, raised questions about privacy, data access and false‑positive rates, then voted 4–2 to leave funding for three license‑plate‑reader cameras in the draft 2025 capital budget for further review.
Buena Vista trustees on Nov. 26 heard a presentation from Flock Safety and the police department about a proposed system of three license‑plate reader cameras, then debated privacy, accuracy and cost before voting to keep the project in the town’s draft 2025 capital budget.
The police chief and Jonathan Paz, a Flock Safety representative joining remotely from Boston, described the company’s ALPR (automatic license‑plate reader) cameras as an investigative tool that can produce license‑plate images and a “vehicular fingerprint” to help locate stolen cars, support Amber Alerts and assist time‑sensitive investigations. Paz said the system is not facial recognition, that agencies own their data, and that footage is hard‑deleted after 30 days unless it is associated with an open criminal case.
“I don’t want this to be used for tracking or routine surveillance,”…
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