The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will move ahead with its plans to install automated license plate readers at dozens of locations after county legislators passed a measure that was necessary for the project to proceed.
Legislators voted 25-4 on Tuesday, with those against it citing concerns about privacy and the political climate.
“My biggest concern is we don’t know where we’re going to be in six months or a year or two years, and it’s just not a good time to be increasing surveillance,” said Legislator Carolyn Delvecchio Hoffman, one of the four Democrats who voted against the measure. “I do believe in the intentions of the folks who advocated for this and what you’re trying to do, but we just don’t know where we’re going to be.”…