Residents urge city to end Flock ALPR program, citing privacy and contract concerns

Sep 4, 2026

Multiple public commenters urged Johnson City to end its contract with Flock Group Inc., arguing the automatic license-plate reader system enables broad surveillance, is difficult to audit, and carries a large remaining contract liability.

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Several residents used the public-comment period to urge the commission to terminate the city's Flock automatic license-plate recognition (ALPR) program and remove cameras deployed across Johnson City.

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