Select Board Freezes Flock Cameras for 90-Day Legal Review
Milton Select Board unanimously froze the Police Department's Flock automatic license plate reader cameras for 90 days pending legal review, responding to public concerns about privacy and surveillance.
Select Board · Meeting of September 22, 2026
Milton Select Board unanimously froze the Police Department's Flock automatic license plate reader cameras for 90 days pending legal review, responding to public concerns about privacy and surveillance. Police Chief John King presented the system as an investigative tool with data retention limited to seven days and restricted access. Following extensive public comment, Select Board member John Driscoll moved to freeze the cameras pending counsel review; the motion passed unanimously, 5-0.
The board also unanimously approved the Purchase and Sale Agreement for Labouré College property at 303 Adams Street and scheduled a December 15, 2026 special election on a related debt exclusion ballot question.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of September 22, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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