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Fountain City hears pitch for Flock Safety license‑plate cameras; council presses on privacy and cost
Summary
Flock Safety representatives and the police chief presented a proposal for a 27–28 camera license‑plate reading system; officials pressed the vendor and police on data retention (30 days), who can access footage, audit trails and an estimated $80,000 annual subscription baseline.
Fountain City council members on Tuesday heard a presentation from Flock Safety on installing a network of license‑plate readers and associated pan‑tilt‑zoom cameras that the police chief said could help recover stolen vehicles and aid investigations.
The police chief told the council that an HOA in Cumberland Green had paid for three Flock cameras and that footage helped identify and arrest two suspects in vehicle burglaries. Jonathan Paz, a Flock local government affairs representative, described the company’s Falcon LPR camera and Condor PTZ unit, saying the system captures license plates and a “vehicular fingerprint” (color, make, stickers, damage) to produce actionable investigative leads.
Paz said the…
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