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Public raises privacy concerns about license-plate-reading cameras and asks city to adjust obstructing construction sign
Summary
During public forum, Marc Gregory urged the North End Park for an inclusive playground and said license-plate-reading cameras feel invasive; city staff and Council responded with technical and legal context and pledged to follow up on a construction sign obstructing sightlines near University and Buckeye streets.
At the July 28 public forum, local resident Marc Gregory urged council to place the proposed unlimited (inclusive) playground at North End Park and asked that a splash pad be paired with it to beautify the city gateway. Gregory also raised concerns about automatic license-plate-reading cameras, calling them an invasion of privacy.
"I feel they are an invasion of privacy," Gregory said. City Manager Michael Johnson replied that a court case in Norfolk, Virginia is examining the legality of the systems and said the city uses the cameras for license-plate reads rather than continuous tracking; Johnson cited their role in a recent Dollar General shooting investigation. Councilman Walker added, "You have no expectation of privacy when you're out in the public," and the city agreed to provide a website showing camera locations and to look into moving a construction sign that residents said was blocking sightlines at an intersection.
