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Residents urge council to review license-plate reader contract and sewer-billing practices

Common Council of the City of Lafayette, Indiana · March 3, 2026
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Summary

Public commenters asked the council to end its contract with Flock Safety’s automatic license-plate readers over privacy and error-rate concerns; a landlord urged review of billing practices tied to Indiana Code 36-9-23 after being charged $105 for a tenant’s unpaid sewer bill.

During the public-comment period at the March 2 meeting, residents raised privacy and billing concerns for council consideration.

Kenny Bright (S17) asked the council to terminate its contract with Flock Safety, the vendor for automatic license-plate readers used by law enforcement. Bright said the cameras were promoted with misleading safety claims, are searchable by law enforcement without a…

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