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Residents at Mount Clemens work session call for removal of Flock ALPR cameras
Summary
Multiple residents urged the city and county to remove or publicly account for Flock license‑plate readers, citing privacy, vendor trustworthiness and concerns about third‑party access; officials said the cameras aid investigations but agreed to consider more public information.
At the start of the Mount Clemens work session, several residents used the public‑comment period to call for removal of the Flock automated license‑plate‑reader system or, at minimum, for more transparency about how the system operates.
Jill Murphy of Lincoln Street said she was "here to share, my concerns about flock cameras and demand that the city of Mount Clemens denounce flock and any ALPR technologies and remove such from our city," and said she would return with more examples linking the technology to broader data‑access worries. Nathan Carpenter told the commission he disliked constant surveillance and read passages he said were from the Flock CEO, saying the tone felt extreme and unnecessary for Mount Clemens. Jeff Matthews, who identified himself as from Warren, described canvassing after his city renewed its Flock contract and reported strong opposition among residents once they learned the system existed.
Residents repeatedly asked for publicly available contract details, location maps and plain‑language frequently asked questions so citizens could better understand use, limits and safeguards. Commissioners and county presenters acknowledged the public concerns and said they would look into adding contract, policy and location information to existing transparency channels. No formal petition or ordinance was introduced at the session.
