Asheville City Council voted to terminate its contract with Flock Safety, a provider of AI-powered license plate reader cameras. The vote passed 5–2 on Tuesday. The resolution requires removal of all Flock hardware and suspension of data access.
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References
- 13abc.comAsheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
- foxcarolina.comAsheville city council votes to terminate contract with Flock safetyScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
- kbtx.comAsheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
- kcrg.comAsheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
- kold.comAsheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
- kptv.comAsheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
- live5news.comAsheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
- wafb.comAsheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
- waff.comAsheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
- walb.comAsheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
- wect.comAsheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
- wfsb.comAsheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
- wlos.comAsheville City Council votes to terminate city's Flock camera contractScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
- wsmv.comAsheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-26T15:11:50
Carried by multiple outlets
- Asheville City Council voted to terminate the city's contract with Flock Safetyfoxcarolina.com, wlos.com, 13abc.com, kbtx.com, kcrg.com, kold.com, kptv.com, live5news.com, wafb.com, waff.com, walb.com, wect.com, wfsb.com, wsmv.com
- The vote was 5–2foxcarolina.com, wlos.com
- The vote occurred on Tuesdayfoxcarolina.com, wlos.com
- The resolution includes a request to remove all hardware associated with Flock Safetyfoxcarolina.com, wlos.com
- City employees will suspend all access, searching, and sharing of data collected through Flock technologyfoxcarolina.com, wlos.com
- Asheville mayor Esther Manheimer called for the city to cancel its Flock Safety contractfoxcarolina.com, wlos.com
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Reported by one outlet only
- Asheville currently has 11 Flock camerasonly wlos.com
- Flock Safety provides AI-powered license plate reader camerasonly wlos.com
- Residents spoke during the council meeting Tuesday evening, with some citing concerns with privacy and surveillanceonly wlos.com
- Mayor Manheimer proposed ending the contract about one week before the voteonly wlos.com
- Mayor Manheimer stated in part: 'After careful review and consultation, I have determined it would not be enough to call for a moratorium on the use of Flock technology, because our contract does not allow for the removal of the technology unless we terminate the contract'only wlos.com
- Flock cameras capture vehicle information, including license plates, that can later be searched by law enforcementonly wlos.com













