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Resolution #16-R-26: Limits on ALPR cameras

The city is deciding whether and how to allow automated license plate reader and mass surveillance technology. The committee sent the oversight resolution back to staff for an independent technical expert to analyze it, while several residents urged an outright ban, citing ICE using Flock cameras to track an immigrant and missing Flock audit logs.

13 mentions (4 this month)Last discussed Oct 28, 2026

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Sanctuary City Designation

Appleton is getting tagged as a “sanctuary city,” and city officials are now reacting to the hot-button label. It could reshape local policing and immigration debates, even if it’s more rhetoric than formal policy right now.

1 mentionLast discussed Dec 27, 2016