We, the undersigned residents of Summit County and surrounding communities, respectfully request that our local government and law enforcement agencies terminate or decline to renew any contract(s) with Flock Safety, or any similar third-party automated license plate recognition (ALPR) surveillance system, operating within our community.

We raise this request based on the following concerns:

• We had no say in how this data is stored, used, or shared. The terms of the contract, including how long data is kept and who it may be shared with, were negotiated without any resident input, and we currently have no way to review or challenge them.
• Lack of clear public notice or opportunity for community input before installation of these cameras.
• Privacy concerns regarding the collection, storage, sharing, and potential misuse of vehicle location data on residents and visitors who are not suspected of any crime.
• Questions about oversight and data retention, and whether data collected locally may be shared with outside agencies, including federal immigration or law enforcement bodies, without resident knowledge or consent.
• The precedent of allowing a private company to operate ongoing surveillance infrastructure on public roads with limited local accountability or an easy path to opt out or terminate the arrangement.
• A desire for any future public safety technology decisions to include a transparent public process, including community meetings and open comment periods, before contracts are signed.

Breckenridge already has six of these cameras installed around town, and the town has spent close to $30,000 to set them up with another $28,500 or so in yearly costs going forward. Silverthorne is adding its own system through a federal grant, and there's already talk of expanding into Dillon and adding more cameras in Breckenridge. This program is growing, and most of us are learning about it after the fact rather than being asked beforehand.

The ACLU has been raising concerns about these systems for over a decade, and for good reason. Their research shows that ALPR cameras log the location and time of every vehicle that passes, that this data often ends up in regional or national databases with inconsistent rules about how long it's kept, and that Flock Safety's standard contract gives the company broad, ongoing rights to use the data it collects — even while telling cities they "own" it. That's exactly why the terms of our local contract deserve a real look before it's renewed.

We ask that our elected officials formally review this contract, hold a public hearing on the matter, and provide residents a clear opportunity to weigh in on the terms before any renewal or continuation of this surveillance program.