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Oct 6, 2026

ATHENS FLOCK CAMERAS

 

 

ATHENS FLOCK CAMERAS 

AFTER MONTHS OF HEATED DEBATE, ONE SOUTHEAST OHIO COMMUNITY IS COMING TO A CONCLUSION ABOUT SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.
YESTERDAY (MONDAY) AT THE BI-WEEKLY CITY COUNCIL MEETING, ATHENS MAYOR STEVE PATTERSON FORMALLY READ POLICE CHIEF NICK MAGRUDER'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY OF ATHENS SHOULD TERMINATE ITS CONTRACT FOR FLOCK CAMERAS. WHILE THE AGREEMENT WITH FLOCK DOES NOT EXPIRE UNTIL FEBRUARY, THE DEPARTMENT’S GOAL IS TO FORMALIZE A DECISION BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT AS EARLY AS OCTOBER 19TH. THE ISSUE BECAME A PRIORITY FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BACKLASH OVER SECURITY AND PRIVACY CONCERNS.
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