Council Defunds Flock Surveillance in 4-1 Vote and Approves Emerald Lakes Phase II
In a decisive 4-1 vote Thursday night, the Palm Bay City Council halted the city’s automated license plate reader program. Council directed City Manager Matthew Morton to defund the Flock Safety camera contract in the upcoming municipal budget following fierce Fourth Amendment pushback from local residents.
The surveillance reversal headlined an eventful three-hour regular session. Dais members simultaneously cleared Lennar’s 60-foot lot expansion across 829 acres in Emerald Lakes, advanced a major hospital zoning overhaul for Health First, and authorized critical utility and public safety…
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