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Council approves barriers and a drone purchase for World Cup security amid privacy concerns
Summary
Council approved purchases of barriers and a drone to support World Cup public-safety planning, saying the buys are tied to grant funding; some council members raised privacy and protest-use concerns but the measures passed on the council floor.
Spokane City Council voted to approve purchases tied to World Cup safety planning, including physical barriers and a drone that staff said replaced an out-of-compliance unit. Council members emphasized that the purchases are being made with grant funding rather than general city funds and said the tools would help public-safety operations and de-escalation; other members recounted protests where…
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