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Residents press Mount Vernon to end Flock Safety contract and invest in social services
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Mount Vernon City Council to halt its Flock Safety camera subscription, citing privacy, third-party data control and immigration-era access concerns, and asked the city to prioritize social services, youth programs and PIT-count outreach to improve public safety.
Several residents used the council’s public-comment period on Jan. 14 to call on Mount Vernon leaders to end the city’s contract with Flock Safety and to redirect resources toward social services and community-based safety programs.
Gavin Birch described findings from public records and the company's transparency portal, saying he received inconsistent accounts about the number and cost of cameras. Birch told council he had requested public records and that the city’s response identified only six Flock cameras with an estimated $38,000…
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