Petition: ask Issaquah City Council for a moratorium on Flock / ALPR cameras
Last year IPD applied for a DOJ grant to buy both new tasers and to put Flock automated license plate reader cameras at major intersections and freeway on/off ramps inside city limits. After residents started showing up to council meetings and sending emails, the city announced it won't be buying the Flock cameras after all. The reason given was that the price of the tasers in the grant went up, leaving no money for cameras.
The city has said there is no other budget to install ALPR cameras right now, but budgets change, and the next time this comes up there may not be the same level of community attention. While the issue is in front of everyone, residents are asking the council to pass a moratorium on new ALPR systems until a proper city ordinance with real safeguards is on the books.
Council meets Monday, May 18. If you want to add your name, there's an open letter and a petition:
You can also email them at citycouncil@issaquahwa.gov