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ALPR ban

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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 14, 2026.

Public comments (12)

SupportiveMegan NormansellOct 14, 2026

Business owner urging the committee to pass the ALPR ban that night rather than delay.

Safety and Licensing Committee — October 14, 2026 · 52:07 →
SupportiveSean PooleOct 14, 2026

Argued the city can't safely regulate large-scale ALPR use, so limited use or none at all is the right course.

Safety and Licensing Committee — October 14, 2026 · 53:41 →
SupportiveTanner MannOct 14, 2026

Cited the Menasha stalking case and unanswered audit log requests; now supports a full ban.

Safety and Licensing Committee — October 14, 2026 · 56:09 →
SupportiveCari TetzlaffOct 14, 2026

Oshkosh business owner who said the Appleton resolution inspired similar action in Oshkosh; urged passage.

Safety and Licensing Committee — October 14, 2026 · 59:03 →
SupportiveMeg JohnsonOct 14, 2026

Little Chute resident asking the committee to move the ban to full council.

Safety and Licensing Committee — October 14, 2026 · 1:01:38 →
SupportiveLindsay BennsOct 14, 2026

Said this is not a vocal minority — the community wants the ban passed tonight.

Safety and Licensing Committee — October 14, 2026 · 1:02:30 →
SupportiveEmmy CarickOct 14, 2026

Oshkosh resident who visits Appleton and doesn't want to be mass-surveilled when she does.

Safety and Licensing Committee — October 14, 2026 · 1:03:04 →
SupportiveSam StrattonOct 14, 2026

Cited reporting showing roughly 80/20 bipartisan disapproval of AI surveillance deployment in communities.

Safety and Licensing Committee — October 14, 2026 · 1:03:54 →
SupportiveJohn BaughnOct 14, 2026

Engineer from Grand Chute who said guardrails in RFPs aren't guaranteed — cheaper and simpler to ban outright.

Safety and Licensing Committee — October 14, 2026 · 1:06:01 →
SupportiveChristiana CoakleyOct 14, 2026

Called ALPRs a trampling of Fourth Amendment civil liberties and urged a yes vote.

Safety and Licensing Committee — October 14, 2026 · 43:10 →
SupportiveSeth HammondOct 14, 2026

Cited the Flock CEO avoiding his own photo being tracked and a YouTuber who surveilled police back, to show how uncomfortable everyone is with this tech.

Safety and Licensing Committee — October 14, 2026 · 1:07:51 →
SupportiveUnidentified ResidentOct 14, 2026

Warned that Flock reinstalled cameras in Evanston, Illinois after the city removed them — private companies shouldn't be allowed to surveil either.

Safety and Licensing Committee — October 14, 2026 · 1:52:04 →