Select Board votes to disable, remove Flock license-plate cameras after public outcry
After extended public comment raising privacy and process concerns, the Ayer Select Board voted to disable and remove privately operated Flock automatic-license-plate cameras and to cancel the contract immediately. The action followed calls for review of how the cameras were funded and installed.
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Residents filled the meeting to oppose recently installed Flock automatic-license-plate cameras and to demand transparency about the contract and grant process. William Barnes told the board it appeared town officials bypassed the Select Board and used a $25,000 warrant payment to Flock, citing Massachusetts law Chapter 44, Section 53 and asking the board to investigate whether municipal funds were improperly dispersed.
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