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Resident urges Ocoee to review neighborhood surveillance contract over privacy concerns
Summary
Nicholas Margoli, a Westmere resident, told the commission he believes neighborhood surveillance cameras are "a violation of our 4th Amendment" and asked the city to review and remove the cameras from the community contract.
At the public‑comment portion of the Aug. 4 meeting, Westmere resident Nicholas Margoli told the commission he opposes the city’s contract for neighborhood surveillance cameras. "I believe they're a violation of our 4th Amendment," Margoli said, and asked commissioners to review the contract and remove the cameras from the community.
Margoli said he supports law enforcement's goals to reduce theft and burglary but weighed privacy costs against benefits and urged the city to reassess whether the technology is appropriate for widespread deployment in neighborhoods. The commission thanked him for the comment; no formal direction or vote on the contract was recorded in the available transcript.
