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Council approves radar/message trailers, chief says grant bars license-plate readers
Summary
Fremont council approved purchase of grant-funded traffic trailers described as “ALPR-ready,” while the police chief stressed the COPS grant prohibits buying automated license-plate‑reader equipment and community members sought an explicit on‑record restriction.
The Fremont City Council voted unanimously to approve item 2e, authorizing the purchase of trailer-mounted radar and message-board equipment funded by a COPS grant, after the police chief and community members sought clarity that the purchase would not include license-plate‑reading capabilities.
City Manager Queena Shackleford introduced staff and the item before the council returned to the previously pulled consent item. Community speaker Henry Song asked the council to place an explicit statement on the record limiting the trailers to radar speed detection, messaging and traffic analysis and…
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