Glenrock's Police Department has operated five Flock Safety license plate reader cameras for two years — four in town, one in neighboring Rolling Hills — after the purchase was approved during a routine council budget session rather than a dedicated public vote. Residents only got a full explanation when a standing-room-only crowd packed the town hall, split between concern and frustration, to hear Police Chief Colter Felton walk through how the system works.

These cameras photograph every license plate that passes and store the images for 30 days. Glenrock doesn't currently share that data through Flock's national search network, but nothing requires that to stay true, and residents say they were never given a real say before the program started. Councilmember Judi Colling has said she remains opposed "until I am convinced that the guardrails are in place to protect people from possible misuse and abuse," according to Judi Colling, Glenrock Town Council. Even Mayor Bruce Roumell has agreed the program needs outside eyes on it, saying any audit should come from "another outside law enforcement agency," according to Mayor Bruce Roumell.

Glenrock's contract with Flock is up for renewal this fall. A surveillance system capable of tracking where every driver in town goes shouldn't be extended through a quiet council vote — it deserves a public hearing, a binding independent audit requirement, and clear written limits on who can access the data and why.

Sign the petition to demand the Glenrock Town Council hold a public vote — with independent audit safeguards — before renewing its Flock camera contract this fall.