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Hernando commissioners set March workshop after wide debate on license‑plate readers
Summary
After hours of public comment and commissioner debate about privacy and public safety, the board scheduled a March 10 workshop to review a draft interlocal agreement governing automated license‑plate readers and data use by the sheriff's office.
The Hernando County Board of County Commissioners scheduled a public workshop for March 10 to give residents a full opportunity to review and weigh in on a draft interlocal agreement governing automated license‑plate reader (ALPR) technology used by law enforcement.
Commissioner Christopher Hawkins, who advanced the draft MOU, said the document was intended to set operational limits and safeguards. "It's a discussion," Hawkins told the board, stressing the draft is meant to define data retention, access and permitted uses and to be debated publicly before any formal decision.
Why it matters: The county faces competing priorities — residents pressing for strict limits on surveillance and data retention, and…
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