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Residents urge fix for emergency-alert gaps and raise privacy concerns about ALPRs

Thornton City Council · March 11, 2026
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Summary

Multiple residents told council that an alerting gap during a recent grass fire left neighborhoods unalerted and asked for better testing and backup systems; other speakers urged a pause or tighter controls on Flock automatic license-plate readers, citing constitutional concerns and requests for legal review.

Several residents used audience participation to press the council on public-safety communications and surveillance technology.

Sandra Wolf and Steve Crescent described a recent neighborhood fire and said many residents did not receive emergency notifications. Wolf urged the city to test and explain Thornton Ready and to provide better public outreach; Crescent asked why the city had not…

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