Residents urge Millcreek to cut access and pursue ordinance on Flock/ALPR cameras

Multiple residents used the June 9 citizens‑to‑be‑heard period to press Millcreek Township officials to take immediate action on private AI‑enabled camera systems (Flock and similar automated license‑plate readers).

What residents said: a software engineer and several other speakers described the systems as insecure by design and warned that policies alone cannot eliminate the risk of mass surveillance, data sharing and future misuse. Speakers called for the township to (1) cancel any agreement that grants municipal access to private camera networks, (2) remove township logins or access to those networks, (3) engage property owners (including the Millcreek Mall) to encourage removal of internet‑connected ALPR systems, and (4) draft and pursue an ordinance to restrict or prohibit the use of AI‑enabled, internet‑connected ALPR or mass‑surveillance camera systems within the township.

Officials' response: board members acknowledged the seriousness of the concerns and said the issue is relatively new to the township; staff said the topic will be addressed in some form in future discussions. No immediate policy action or vote was taken at the meeting.

Context: speakers noted an online petition with several hundred signatures and referenced demonstrations and past vendor presentations to the board. Public commenters contrasted traditional, local CCTV systems (recording to local hard drives) with cloud‑based, AI‑driven services that aggregate and analyze vehicle movement data.