AVONDALE ESTATES, Georgia — Avondale Estates officials are expected to address the city's use of Flock Safety license plate readers Oct. 28, following weeks of resident opposition over privacy and data-sharing concerns. The Board of Mayor and Commissioners' regular meeting agenda includes a statement regarding the city's use of the automated license plate reader system. However, no vote on whether to continue or terminate the city's contract is scheduled. The regular meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at City Hall, 21 N. Avondale Plaza. The work session will immediately follow. Both meetings are open to the public and can be attended virtually through Zoom. To view the agenda, which includes the Zoom link, visit avondaleestates.org/agendacenter. The planned discussion follows an Oct. 14 meeting in which 10 residents spoke against the cameras, calling on commissioners to reconsider the city's participation in Flock's broader surveillance network. Residents raised concerns about collecting and sharing license plate data, particularly whether the city can adequately protect information once it becomes accessible to outside law enforcement agencies. Avondale Estates currently operates 10 Flock cameras. During an Aug. 26 presentation, Police Chief Harry Hess defended the system as a valuable investigative tool, outlining restrictions on searches, auditing procedures and a 30-day data retention policy. A petition calling for the cameras' removal had collected more than 800…
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