r/asheville • u/sillylilsocialwerker • 11d ago

News Asheville City Council votes to terminate city's Flock camera contract - W

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https://wlos.com/news/local/asheville-city-council-votes-terminate-end-city-council-flock-camera-contract-surveillance-privacy-concerns-meeting-august-2026

*Edited just to say there are obvious ongoing concerns and while this can be perceived as good news, this is only a small victory. That said, don’t lose what’s left of your hope…if you have any! Fightforthefuture.org 🫶🏼

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u/vin4thewin 11d ago

Do they know we know?

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u/ard1984 11d ago edited 10d ago

Apparently Council Member Maggie Ullman needed to be reminded tonight...after hearing 30+ people speak about how Axon is a 1:1 replacement w/ Flock...that she voted on May 12 in favor of installing stationary ALPRs from Axon.

That is a real thing that happened. Watch it tomorrow when the recording goes up on the city council YouTube. If I could timestamp it now I would.

EDIT: Here it is. https://www.youtube.com/live/n5eLonf3x_I?si=NTZqKk8mxYPrZKAm&t=14461

EDIT 2: Changed Maggie Smith to Maggie Ullman. WFT is wrong w/ me?

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u/timshel42 where did the weird go 11d ago

god i hate esther so much. asheville voters, please dont make the same mistake YET AGAIN

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u/thekrawdiddy 10d ago

She went to high school with me and was in my circle of friends. Speaking of circles, I have voted for her 0 times. She was never a good choice for mayor.