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Local officer and council members press council to revisit license-plate reader funding
Summary
A Green River Police Department employee and council members urged reconsideration of license-plate readers (LPRs); a council member said the council rejected only the funding mechanism, not the LPR program itself.
Brad Dodson, who identified himself as a Green River Police Department employee speaking as a private citizen, told the council he was disappointed the council had not approved the LPR project and asked the council to reconsider how it might be funded. "I'm Brad Dodson. I work for Green River Police Department," he said, and described recent incidents in which access to LPR data from other jurisdictions helped investigations.
Councilman Kilpach responded during the council reports, addressing criticism in an email that he said called council members "dishonest." Kilpach rejected that characterization and clarified the council "did not vote down the LPR. All we voted down was the funding mechanism." He urged staff or the chief to explore alternative funding or workshop review so the council might revisit the project.
