Flock cameras

A UK instructor and candidate polled the audience against AI data centers and the Flock camera contract, and asked for a public candidate forum before the election.

Cited WKYT's finding that only 0.9% of 7 million searches on Lexington's network came from Lexington Police, argued Flock can't be trusted after the Boston data-sharing failure, and called for tearing up the $317,000-a-year contract.

Argued AI-powered surveillance builds intimate profiles of residents and warned of government weaponization, urging the council to cancel Flock and ban AI data centers.

Asked the city to end the Flock contract, citing ICE use of the cameras to track immigrants, pending Fourth Amendment litigation, and FOIA findings of joke search justifications with little oversight.

A congressional candidate flagged a major loophole: the 25-megawatt limit applies per property, not per owner, so companies could subdivide; he urged a one-year moratorium extension and a countywide 50 MW cap.

Called for the 30-day cancellation notice to Flock and tighter data center square-footage caps of 10,000–20,000 square feet, warning Dart Points would erode weak regulations.

Thanked the council for appointing an ALPR review board but still urged termination, questioning how external agency search requests could possibly be reviewed at the reported volume.

Urged the council to redirect Flock funding toward social workers and proven programs, praised Commander Brotherton's transparency, and noted contract termination carries no early-ending fee.

A software engineer and first-time speaker said neither he nor a dozen people he surveyed feel safer with Flock, citing unresolved security vulnerabilities and weak evidence of crime reduction.

A District 11 resident and congressional candidate urged extending the AI data center moratorium to October 2027 and ending the Flock camera program, saying the public opposes both.